Mumbai, Sept 24 (UNI) The Rupee on Tuesday slipped 12 paise to close at 83.67 against USD on rising demand for US Dollars by bankers and importers, dealers at the Foreign exchange said. The local unit fell 3 paise at 83.58 in opening session, it was lost further by 12 paise to close at 83.67…
Mumbai, Sept 24 (UNI) The impact of rate cut by the US Fed continues on the D-Street as the benchmark indices touched new record high with BSE Sensex breaching the 85k mark and the Nifty crossing the 26k level today even as the market ended almost flat compared to previous day. The BSE Sensex ended…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st edition of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders’ Conference here on Tuesday where he called on the ICG to become a technology-oriented force to deal with conventional and future threats. The three-day meeting serves as a vital forum for ICG Commanders to engage in…
New York/New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joined his colleagues from Germany, Japan and Brazil at the G4 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New York during which they called for urgent reform of the UN through text-based negotiations. In a post on X, the EAM said: “Glad to join the traditional #G4…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed three petitions challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that had quashed a Punjab government notification amending conditions for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota admissions in medical colleges. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud with Justice J B Pardiwala…
Jammu, Sep 24 (UNI) Making a scathing attack on the Congress Party for misleading the people, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday that the matter of fact is that Congress had denied reservation in Jammu and Kashmir, whereas the BJP gave it after Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister. Dr. Singh…
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday asked the newly inducted Cabinet Ministers to discharge their duty with utmost dedication, sincerity, honesty and commitment so that benefits of pro-people schemes percolate to those at the ground level. Interacting with the Cabinet Ministers, who called on the Chief Minister at his…
Ankara, Sep 24 (UNI) Ankara expects expects Washington to remove barriers to the defense industry; Ankara-Washington cooperation in this area lags behind its potential, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkey’s cooperation with the United States in the defense industry has “unfortunately fallen far short of its potential” in recent years due to various restrictions,…
New York/New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and also Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See in New York, on the sidelines of the UNGA. The meeting with the Armenian PM comes amid reports that Armenia is making significant purchases of Indian-made…
New York/New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain in New York, in the first such high-level contact between India and the Interim Government, even as Dhaka has lodged a strong protest against remarks reportedly made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. EAM in a…
