R-Day parade: BSF women contingent atop camels to don Raghavendra Rathore outfits
The BSF's women contingent atop camels that will be featured for the first time in next month's Republic Day parade will be wearing military regalia designed by popular fashion designer Raghavendra Rathore, a force spokesperson said Friday. The annual parade held on January 26 will witness the border forces' first-ever women...
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Won’t compromise national security for good relations with neighbours: Rajnath
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IIT-Delhi researchers develop technology for industrial scale production of Nanofibres
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Strengthening education system priority of Delhi Govt, says Sisodia
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LG, Sisodia, BJP leaders condole passing away of PM’s mother
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Sebi bans DS Capital Venture, its directors from securities markets for 3 years
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Centre’s fiscal deficit touches 59% of full-year target in November-end
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Sensex closes 2022 with annual gain of 4.44%, Nifty ends up 4.32%
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Govt hikes interest rates on NSC, post office deposits; no change in PPF rate
The Government on Friday hiked the interest rates on small deposits — including post office term deposits, NSC and senior citizen savings scheme — by up to 1.1 percentage points from January 1, in line with firming interest rates in the economy. However, the interest rates on Public Provident Fund (PPF)...
Coal sector constructs 8 eco parks to promote mine tourism
In a bid to give a fillip to mine tourism, eight eco-parks have been constructed recently in different parts of the country and two more will be completed in the ongoing financial year, the Government said on Friday. The said eco-parks are being developed on reclaimed land. Coal and mines minister Pralhad...
Gold rises Rs 205; silver declines Rs 30
Gold prices rose by Rs 205 to Rs 55,210 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid positive global trends, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had touched Rs 55,005 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver, however, declined by Rs 30 to Rs 69,698 per kg. “COMEX gold...
Rupee gains 14 paise to close at 82.73 against US dollar
The rupee gained 14 paise to close at 82.73 (provisional) against the US dollar in the last trading session of 2022, as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels and a rising appetite for riskier assets among investors. The local currency, however, ended the year on a negative note, with...
Core sector output up 5.4% in Nov
Production of eight infrastructure sectors increased by 5.4 per cent in November against a 3.2 per cent growth in the same month last year on a better show by coal, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity segments, according to the official data released on Friday. Crude oil, natural gas and refinery products, however,...
Reliance seeks bids for sale of KG-D6 gas at rates linked to JKM
Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc of the UK have sought bids for the sale of natural gas from the eastern offshore KG-D6 block at a price linked to the rate at which LNG is delivered to Japan and Korea. The two partners invited bids for the sale of...
ADB grants $100 million to Shriram Finance for vehicle loans to women entrepreneurs
Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned USD 100 million (about `830 crore) to Shriram Finance Limited (SFL) to provide vehicle loans to women entrepreneurs. The $100 million External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) is a five-year loan and is under SFL’s Social Finance framework to provide credit towards the...
