Mumbai, Mar 18 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius (BoM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing a framework to promote the use of local currencies, viz., the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions. The MoU was signed by the Governor, Reserve…
Mumbai, Mar 18 (UNI) The Rupee continued to remain firm on Tuesday too, gaining 24 paise to close at 86.56 against the US Dollar on selling of USD by bankers and importers, dealers at the Forex Market said. The domestic unit that rose 8 paise at 86.72 in opening session, rallied 24 paise to finish…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Online travel portal Goibibo on Tuesday said it has partnered with young Indian and prominent cricketer Rishabh Pant who has appeared in a campaign along with cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar. Staying true to its identity of launching youth-centric campaigns that resonate across generations, Goibibo has launched its latest campaign featuring…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) IP University has signed an MoU with St Petersburg State University of Economics, an official said here on Tuesday. The purpose of this agreement is to promote and expand international development, understanding, and friendship by stimulating and supporting educational, professional and intercultural activities as well as projects among students, scholars…
Punta Cana/New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who has been missing since March 6 in Punta Cana, a resort in the Dominican Republic, have formally requested Dominican authorities to declare her deceased after extensive search efforts yielded no results. According to Diario Libre, Subbarayudu and…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) India today slammed Pakistan for its comments on Kashmir, and said that instead of “spreading lies” Islamabad should vacate the Indian territory under its illegal and forcible occupation. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, said in response to media queries on the comments made by Pakistan: “We note…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious note of allegations that various public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s family members. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, and Justice KV Viswanathan directed the…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a meeting with Defence Minister of Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans here and both leaders reviewed the full range of defence cooperation. The two Ministers discussed elevating the bilateral cooperation in areas like defence, security, information exchanges, Indo-Pacific and new and emerging technologies, a Defence…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of “anti-India activities” during his meeting with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the reference was to the so-called Khalistan “referendum” that had taken place in Auckland’s Aotea Square on November 17 last year. PM Modi, while noting both countries’ cooperation against “terrorists, separatists…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not paying condolences to those who lost their lives in the Mahakumbh stampede. Talking to media, Gandhi said, “We fully support the PM that Kumbh is our tradition, history and culture. We have…
