New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) India has taken a decisive leap toward telecom self-reliance with the launch of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)’s first fully indigenous 4G (5G-ready) network and the commissioning of nearly 98,000 Swadeshi 4G towers, all powered by homegrown technology. BSNL’s Indigenous 4G stack ensures immediate connectivity while enabling seamless upgrades, nurturing…
Chennai, Sep 29 (UNI) US billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Communication Private Ltd’s satellite internet service will not be a threat to Indian telecom companies given the latter’s competitive rates, said India Ratings Research in a report. In a recent report India Ratings said Starlink’s upcoming satellite internet services, currently on trial, will likely have…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for the month of August is 4.0 pc, which was 3.5pc (Quick Estimate) in the month of July 2025, said the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation today. Growth rates of three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing, and Electricity, for the month of August…
Mumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power officially stated in a regulatory filing today that it has inked a deal to divest its entire stake in five Indonesian coal subsidiaries to Singapore-based Biotruster Pte Ltd for USD 12 million. The share purchase agreement was executed on September 29, 2025 and is subject to…
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) Moody’s Ratings today affirmed India’s long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings and the local-currency senior unsecured rating Baa3. The rating agency also affirmed India’s other short-term local-currency rating at P-3 while maintaining a ‘Stable’ Outlook. The stable outlook incorporates India’s gradually improving fiscal metrics and resilient growth prospects compared…
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has granted Rs 82 lakh to the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board for the conservation of the endemic and economically significant Red Sanders tree, a government statement said today. The move aims to nurture one lakh saplings of Red Sanders, which will subsequently be distributed among…
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today arrived in Bogota, Colombia. Rahul Gandhi is on a four-nation visit to South America. The Congress party in a post on X gave the information with a video of Rahul Gandhi being received at the airport. “Today, LoP Shri Rahul Gandhi…
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported death of two sanitation workers due to asphyxiation while working in an underground drainage pipeline in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The workers reportedly died on September 22, 2025, near Carmel Garden in the Muthunagar…
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Panaji Zonal Office recently conducted search operations under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at the premises of ‘Loja Shamu’, located at 22, Mapusa Municipal Market in Goa. The action was initiated based on specific intelligence received from the Airport Customs in Goa…
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) Major General Paul Owuor Otieno, Commander of the Kenya Navy, currently on an official visit to India, today held a meeting with Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, during which both sides agreed to strengthen maritime collaboration and deepen bilateral relations. Major General Paul Owuor Otieno is…
