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Maiden Prayagraj municipal bond oversubscribed 4.4 times

Lucknow, May 1 -- The maiden municipal bond issued by Prayagraj Municipal Corporation has been oversubscribed 4.4 times as it received bids worth Rs.221 crore against the offer size of Rs.50 crore, a ... Read More


IRCTC takes tourists across cherry blossom country for taste of bullet train travel

India, May 1 -- Nearly 30 people from Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore got a taste of travels on the bullet train between two stretches in Japan - Osaka to Hiroshima and Hiroshima to Tokyo - recently, thank... Read More


IIT Ropar and AVPL International Team Up for Made-in-India Drones

New Delhi, May 1 -- India's drone industry is growing fast, but there's a concern: many drones use technology from other countries. This could lead to problems like data theft and cyber-attacks, which... Read More


Fire-fighting system was not working: Fire brigade

India, May 1 -- The Link Square shopping complex that went up in flames in Bandra on Tuesday was a tinder box waiting to be lit. This damning preliminary finding comes from the Mumbai Fire Brigade a d... Read More


GDA eases industrial buildings' FAR norms to boost growth

India, May 1 -- The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has approved a comprehensive set of amendments to the 2008 building bylaws aimed at stimulating industrial growth through capital-intensive pr... Read More


Israel: Composite state of the economy index up slightly in March

Tel Aviv, May 1 -- The Composite State of the Economy Index increased in March by 0.25 per cent, and the Index readings for January and February were revised upward, reflecting continued slightly mode... Read More


Achham shamans join push to stop forcing women into huts during periods

Achham, May 1 -- Religious leaders and shamans in remote Achham district have pledged support for government efforts to eradicate Chhaupadi-the deeply-rooted practice of isolating menstruating women-s... Read More


After years of delay, SCLR-WEH extension may open in May

India, May 1 -- The long-awaited and long-under-construction extension to the Santacruz Chembur Link Road (SCLR), connecting it directly to the Western Express Highway (WEH), is 95% complete, as per t... Read More


UK Foreign Secy welcomes US-Ukraine reconstruction Investment Fund Agreement

London, May 1 -- UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy welcomed the US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund agreement. "The UK welcomes steps taken by the US and Ukraine to sign an economic partnership,... Read More


US, Ukraine sign deal to create Reconstruction Investment Fund - Treasury

Washington, May 1 -- The United States and Ukraine have reached an agreement on establishing the joint Reconstruction Investment Fund, which, according to the Ukrainian government, is part of a broade... Read More