India’s use of semi-conductors is predicted to exceed USD 110 billion by 2030, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the country has the world’s fastest-growing start-up ecosystem. According to him, India is poised to lead the next technological revolution, with investments being made, among other things, in building 5G capabilities. “We are paving the […]
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Reliance Industries has become the first Indian business to have a market capitalization of Rs 19 trillion
After reaching a new high, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) became the first Indian listed firm to have a market capitalization of Rs 19 trillion. In an otherwise sluggish market, the stock set a record high of Rs 2,827.10, up 2% on the BSE in intraday trade on Wednesday. RIL’s market capitalization was Rs […]
India records 861 fresh Covid-19 infections, six more fatalities
India logged 861 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,36,132, while the active cases dipped to 11,058, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 5,21,691 with six fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent […]
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Nagpur due to ‘technical snag’
An IndiGo Nagpur-Lucknow flight returned to the origin after take-off following a suspected momentary technical snag, said the airline on Monday. The airline further informed that all the passengers were safe after the return of the flight to Nagpur airport. “IndiGo’s Nagpur-Lucknow flight, returned to origin after take-off, following a suspected momentary technical snag, today. The pilots followed […]
India to allow Russia to invest, borrow from domestic market: Report
In the face of mounting sanctions against Russia for launching military operations in Ukraine, India in line with its old ties and friendly relations will allow Moscow to invest and borrow in the domestic market. Russia has been hit by multiple sanctions following its military operations in Ukraine. Countries around the world are imposing fresh sanctions against Russia. The United States, […]
India records 1,259 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hrs, 35 new fatalities
India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,30,21,982 on Tuesday with 1,259 fresh cases, while the number of active cases of the infection further declined to 15,378, according to Union health ministry. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,21,070 with 35 more fatalities, the ministry’s data updated at 8 am stated. […]
AI flight carrying students evacuated from Ukraine’s Sumy lands in Delhi
An Air India flight from Poland’s Rzeszow carrying students evacuated from northeastern Ukrainian city Sumy landed in Delhi on Friday morning, officials said. The flight had taken off from Rzeszow around 11.30 pm (IST) on Thursday and landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Friday, they said. India has sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 […]
Ukraine crisis: PM Modi asks Air Force to evacuate stranded Indians
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive against that country, sources said on Tuesday. The IAF is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft as part of Operation Ganga from Tuesday, they said. Till now, only private Indian carriers were […]
India records over 8,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 119 more fatalities
The single-day rise in coronavirus infections fell below 10,000 after two months, with 8,013 cases taking India’s total tally to 4,29,24,130, while active cases have declined to 1,02,601, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. On December 28 last year, 9,195 people were infected in a day. The death toll has climbed to 5,13,843 with […]
Gold trading at Rs 50,180 per 10 gm today; silver is at Rs 64,300/kg
Ten grams of 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 50,180 on Thursday, down Rs 280 since the last trade as demand dips for the safe-haven bullion. Gold of 22 carats is selling at Rs 46,000, down Rs 250 from Wednesday according to the Goodreturns website. One kg of silver is selling at Rs 64,300, down Rs 100 from […]