India, Russia review ties
India and Russia reviewed the entire gamut of their robust bilateral ties during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit there this week from December 25-29. The visit provided an opportunity to review ongoing bilateral cooperation and examine ways to further bolster the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, according to a...
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Faridabad hospital first ESIC centre in north India to perform kidney transplant
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Government releases draft guidelines to make railway user friendly for PwDs
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NCC Republic Day Camp 2024 begins in Delhi
31 December 2023 | Pioneer News Service -
Rahul takes swipe at selfie booths at railway stations with PM cutouts
31 December 2023 | Pioneer News Service -
Covid has raised risk of heart failure pandemic: Japanese researchers
31 December 2023 | Pioneer News Service -
Coastal communities at risk of isolation due to rising sea levels
31 December 2023 | Pioneer News Service -
Govt to launch 2nd version of National Career Service portal
31 December 2023 | PTI
Deepfake an issue in holding fair polls: MoS IT
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that for a large, connected nation like India, deepfakes and misinformation represent a "very problematic issue" for conducting safe, free and fair elections. With respect to tackling deepfakes and misinformation, he said social media platforms are under watch on remedial actions they take in next...
FM meets heads of PSBs, reviews performance
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Saturday held a meeting with heads of public sector banks and reviewed their financial performance. During the meeting, concerns related to cyber security and the risks on the financial sector were discussed, sources said. Issues related to fraud and wilful defaulters and progress on the National Asset...
NHAI undertakes road safety measures
State-owned NHAI has undertaken road safety measures to counter reduced visibility due to foggy conditions, an official statement said on Saturday. Mitigation measures have been classified under two heads — engineering measures and safety awareness measures — to enhance road safety during foggy conditions, it added. The guidelines also encourage NHAI...
Snapdeal's FY23 loss narrows to Rs 282 cr
Snapdeal's has seen its consolidated loss after tax narrow to Rs 282.2 crore for FY23, from Rs 510 crore in previous year, according to a statutory filing. As per the company's RoC filing, the total income fell to Rs 388.1 crore in FY23, from Rs 563.5 crore in the previous fiscal...
Registration of properties in Mumbai may rise 33 pc in Dec: Report
Registration of properties in Mumbai municipal area is likely to rise by 33 pc annually to around 12,500 units during this month on better demand, according to Knight Frank. As many as 9,367 properties were registered in Mumbai city (area under BMC jurisdiction) during the same month last year. Real estate consultant...
Bengaluru sees 15-fold jump in net leasing of office space
Bengaluru saw a 15-fold jump in net office leasing during the quarter due to many large leasing transaction from corporates as well as low base effect, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield said on Saturday that the net leasing of office space stood at 18.63 million...
Adani raises $15 bn in equity, debt in comeback strategy after Hindenburg rout
Billionaire Gautam Adani's sprawling conglomerate has raised over USD 5 billion (Rs 41,500 crore) in equity and a double of that in debt this year as the apples-to-airport group made a comeback since being hit by a bombshell short seller report. Adani, who was the world's second-richest man at the start...
