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Defence Ministry approves modernization proposals worth Rs 76,390 cr.

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday approved modernization projects for armed forces amounting to Rs 76,390 crore under the Buy (Indian), Buy and Make (Indian) and Buy (Indian-IDDM)…

Mamata to be Chancellor for State-controlled universities, cabinet okays

Kolkata: The West Bengal Cabinet on Monday approved an official proposal to appoint Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the Chancellor of all the state controlled universities across the state to replace the Governor, official sources said. The…

S Jaishankar visits Slovakia, Czech Republic: Defence, trade, health in focus

New Delhi: Trade and investment, defence, science and tech, and health were the focus of talks during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's four-day visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic that helped boost relations with the two central…

5 reasons why you shouldn’t miss Kamal Haasan’s Vikram

Chennai: Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan’s Vikram is due in cinemas this Friday. The 67-year-old star has created a new benchmark in Kollywood with his marketing blitz across the world. In the last 10 days, Kamal travelled to cities across the country…

Swami Avimukteshwaranand continues indefinite fast on day 2 at Gyanvapi Mosque

Varanasi: Head of Sri Vidya Mutt Swami Avimukteshwaranand, who was prevented by police to go to the Gyanvapi Mosque to offer prayers at the newly-discovered Shivling, continued his indefinite fast for the second day on Sunday. The seer, who was…

Eye on return to pre-Covid rates: Markets brace for ‘no-brainer’ hike

After the 40-bp hike in repo rate to 4.40 per cent last month, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to go for another rate hike to tackle the elevated inflation level at its upcoming meeting on Wednesday.…

FPIs pull out of equities for eighth straight month

Mumbai/New York: As fears of a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve weighed heavily on market sentiment, foreign investors maintained their selling spree in the Indian equities last month, having pulled out pulled out nearly Rs 40,000 crore.…

No boarding denial to differently abled sans seeking medical opinion: DGCA draft

New Delhi: In the aftermath of the Ranchi Airport incident, where low-cost airline IndiGo denied boarding to a specially-abled passenger, the country’s aviation safety regulator DGCA has moved to amend its rules to say that airlines cannot deny…

Three astronauts enter China’s space station module after successful launch

Beijing: China’s strategically significant space station project entered the final phase on Sunday as three astronauts entered its orbiting module after they were successfully launched to complete its construction this year to further the Communist…

Thailand police rescue 59 Rohingya refugees abandoned on southern island

Bangkok: Thailand had rescued 59 Rohingya refugees, including children, from an island who had been abandoned by people smugglers on an island close to the Malaysian border, police said on Sunday. The Rohingya – 31 men, 23 women, and five…

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