New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The 7th meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation (JCDC) was held here today, and both sides reiterated their commitment to further strengthening bilateral defence cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad from the Indian side and Staff Maj Gen Saad Mohammed H Alkathiri…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and the other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the kind of language being used in Bihar’s ‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra,’ accusing them of engaging in the “politics of abuse”. Addressing a press briefing…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) While many metropolitan cities such as Delhi, Kolkata and Jaipur compete to be the best Smart City in the country, a new report released today here has revealed a disturbing truth—most of these have failed to ensure women’s safety in public spaces. According to the first-ever National Annual Report and…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) India and Japan are stepping into a new phase of economic partnership, marked by more than USD 13 billion in fresh investments with over 170 MoUs signed in the past two years, reflecting Japan’s growing confidence in India’s growth story. These Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) are across key sectors, including…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia today chaired a high-level meeting on the restoration of mobile connectivity in flood-affected regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). He said on X “ Reviewed telecom restoration efforts in flood-affected Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Jammu & Kashmir with DOT India,…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The government of India has formulated a comprehensive multi-dimensional strategic framework designed to mitigate adverse economic impacts while strengthening the nation’s export competitiveness in the wake of a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, says a PHDCCI official. Hemant Jain, president, PHDCCI, said, “ In response to the implementation…
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (UNI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP Basavaraj Bommai today praised union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for spearheading the next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, calling them a “major milestone” in India’s economic development and a catalyst for broad-based growth. In a letter to the Finance Minister, Bommai highlighted…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) The union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for submission of bid for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2030. It also gave its approval to sign the Host Collaboration Agreement (HCA) along with the required Guarantees from concerned…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) India’s semiconductor market is expected to cross the mark of USD 110 billion by 2030 as per the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The optimism in the Indian semiconductor industry is due to robust support of Rs 76,000 cr under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). The Ministry of…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) Even as India-US ties touch a new low over Trump’s unilateral Tariffs, the two countries held a virtual US-India 2 2 Intersessional Dialogue and discussed cooperation in several areas including Defence, security, counter-terrorism and civil nuclear energy. Both sides looked forward to increasing Defence cooperation, including signing a new ten-year…
