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3 inmates killed, over 20 injured in fresh prison clashes in Sri Lanka

India, Aug. 8 -- Three inmates were killed and 23 others injured in separate clashes at two prisons in Sri Lanka over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. The clashes were the latest in a ser... Read More


Amit Shah: RBI has been proactive in helping UCBs

India, Aug. 8 -- Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Saturday urged urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to look at the RBI from a "different viewpoint", underlining that the central bank has "proact... Read More


Kejriwal slams PM Modi after US bill seeks 100% tariffs on India & other countries

India, Aug. 8 -- Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, 8 Aug slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that US President Donald Trump's interference can be seen in every ... Read More


India not in favour of separate BRICS currency: Piyush Goyal

India, Aug. 8 -- India is not in favour of a BRICS currency and does not support the introduction of any such scheme, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. BRICS group comprises... Read More


Build AI safeguards before adoption: CEA

India, Aug. 8 -- Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday cautioned the financial sector against overlooking the security risks posed by artificial intelligence, saying recent instances o... Read More


India must build export-oriented medtech industry

India, Aug. 8 -- India must move beyond import substitution approach in the medical devices sector and build an export-oriented industry that serves global markets, a senior Government official said o... Read More


Stock markets decline dragged by banks, elevated crude oil prices

India, Aug. 8 -- Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday after two days of gains, dragged down by bank, financial stocks, and crude oil prices trading above $80 per barrel mark... Read More


Rupee settles on flat note, up 2 paise at 95.20

India, Aug. 8 -- The rupee settled on a flat note on Friday, higher by just 2 paise at 95.22 (provisional) against the US dollar, on heightened risk aversion due to fragile negotiations between Iran a... Read More


Odisha attracts Rs 41,748 cr in food processing

India, Aug. 8 -- Odisha has secured investment commitments worth Rs 41,748 crore from 27 companies in the food processing sector, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Friday, as the State stepped... Read More


Private sector investment moving at steady pace: Economic Affairs Secretary

India, Aug. 8 -- Private sector investment is witnessing steady and sustained growth, driven by the Government's continued capital expenditure push, Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur said on ... Read More