Mumbai, Aug 17 (UNI) Snapping a winning streak of last two sessions, the BSE sensex on Thursday dropped 388.40 pts to settle at 65,151.02 as selling was seen in Utilities, Power and Energy stocks tracking weakness in Asian peers on worries over China’s economy. Asian markets declined, dragged by concerns over China’s economy in the…
Varanasi, Aug 17 (UNI) A proposal forwarded by the Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh (VVSS) for a peaceful and out of the court settlement of Gyanvapi complex dispute has evoked a mixed response from both the sides. While the Anjuman Intezamia Masaid Committee, which looks into day-to-day affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque has welcomed the move,…
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said India expects its digital economy to be more than 20 per cent of its total GDP by 2026. At present, India’s digital economy is 11 per cent of the total economy today, he added. “The digital economy in…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said drug abuse is a matter of concern for the society and the country, which is very worrying and stressed the need for working on all fronts in this matter. She said this while launching the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’, organized by Brahma Kumaris at Raj…
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (UNI) The United States has approved the sale of Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany in a deal valued at a record $3.5 billion for Israeli defense industry, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “The US government has approved the historic procurement of the Arrow 3 defense system to…
Lucknow, Aug 17 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday heard the grievances of 220 people at the Janata Darshan and directed officers to address their grievances with utmost sensitivity, ensuring prompt resolution of their complaints. The CM listened to the problems of people from different districts of the state and referred their…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI) Airtel Payments Bank, India’s only profitable multi-segment fintech operating at scale with a banking license, has delivered another quarter of strong performance. In a significant milestone, for the first time, the Bank’s quarterly revenue grew to INR 400 Cr for Q1’FY24, an increase of 41% YoY. For the Q1’FY24, the Bank’s…
Una (HP), Aug 17 (UNI) HP Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said Jal Shakti Department in Himachal Pradesh has suffered a loss of 2,000 crore rupees due to rains in the last month, during a state level review meeting of the department here last night. The meeting, held through video conference, was presided over by…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (UNI) Union Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi has advised the NFDB-NFFBB to develop a few commercially important fish varieties that have demand in Biofloc and RAS systems. Likhi said this on Thursday while reviewing a meeting at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) in Kausalyaganga to review the activities carried out…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said drug abuse is a matter of concern for society and the country. Launching ‘My Bengal, Addiction Free Bengal’ Campaign under the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’, organised by Brahma Kumaris at Raj Bhavan here, she said, ” Due to these addictions, youth are not able to…
