Mumbai, Mar 28 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Friday slipped 191.51 points to end negative at 77,414.92 due to brisk selling in IT, Technology and Utilities stocks amid weak global cues. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) also eased 72.60 pts to 23,519.35. In a highly volatile trade, the Sensex opened on a positive note at…
Chennai, Mar 28 (UNI) Riding on skipper Rajit Patidar’s half century and the final flourish by Tim David, Royal Challangers Bengaluru (RCB) scored a competitive 196 for seven in their IPL match against home favourites and five time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chepauk stadium here on Friday night. After opener Phil Salt’s…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) Ministry of Defence on Friday signed two contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for supply of 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), Prachand, along with training and other associated equipment worth Rs 62,700 crore. The first contract is for supply of 66 LCHs to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and second…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) India and Japan have signed loan agreements worth 191.736 billion Japanese Yen for six projects under Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to India in the sectors of forest management, water supply, urban transport, aquaculture, biodiversity conservation and investment promotion. The six loan agreements were signed between the Government of India…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a writ petition challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution, in light of the recent controversy surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma and a request for registering an FIR against him. The petition, filed by a group of lawyers and concerned…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) External Affairs minister S Jaishankar told the Lok Sabha on Friday that India is “very closely” tracking incidents of attacks on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Replying during the question hour on ‘Crime and atrocities against minorities in Pakistan in Lok Sabha, Jaishankar said the government is making its position…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs today trashed as fake a social media post by a Pakistani ‘journalist’ alleging that a Regional Passport Officer in Bengaluru is a “RAW agent” and involved in the Jaffer Express hijacking in Balochistan. The MEA spokesperson said on X that “Ajit John Joshua is RPO…
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, the Maharatna CPSU under the aegis of Ministry of Power, handed over project specific SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) of Intra State Transmission Project under TBCB route viz, Mahan Transmission Limited to Adani Energy Solutions Limited on 26th March 2025. Adani Energy…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Punjab Government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has removed protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders near Haryana, ensuring free movement on the National Highway. Advocate General of Punjab, Gurminder Singh, apprised a Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh that veteran…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for fixing the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Kharif Season, 2025 (from 01.04.2025 to 30.09.2025) on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers. The budgetary requirement for Kharif season 2024 would be approximately Rs. 37,216.15 crore. This is…
