India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the UN Security Council to call for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The resolution was adopted with 11 votes in favor, paving the way for the General Assembly to meet on the crisisContinue Reading
India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to form a joint task force on a proposal to construct a hydropower project from investments of the two neighboring countries. The task force will have a maximum of three members from both countries. The agreement was reached at the 9th meeting of the Nepal-India EnergyContinue Reading
Ten grams of 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 50,180 on Thursday, down Rs 280 since the last trade as demand dips for the safe-haven bullion. Gold of 22 carats is selling at Rs 46,000, down Rs 250 from Wednesday according to the Goodreturns website. One kg of silver is selling at RsContinue Reading
Companies today realize the value of data-driven business strategy and are looking for talented individuals who can collect information and gain meaningful insight. Research shows that nearly 75 percent of Indian executives say they prefer job candidates with data skills and demand analysts who will help in digitizing the business.Continue Reading
The Delhi High Court (HC) put an order by the central bank against the debt recast of shadow lender Religare Finvest on hold until the next hearing. Religare Finvest, a fully-owned unit of Religare Enterprises (REL), said it filed a petition in the Delhi HC against the Reserve Bank of India’s order that saidContinue Reading
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will on Friday sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with an aim to more than double the bilateral trade in goods to $100 billion within five years. The first round negotiation was launched five months ago. Under the trade deal, both countriesContinue Reading
India’s exports grew at a slower pace in January, after recording the highest-ever monthly outbound shipments of goods in December, showed data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday. However, exports remained above the $30 billion-mark for the eleventh consecutive month amid a surge in Omicron cases across the globe. Merchandise exports grew 27.54 perContinue Reading
Online travel company Yatra Online on Monday announced its partnership with Cleartrip, owned by the Flipkart Group, to offer a wider hotel inventory to its customers. This strategic association between Yatra and Cleartrip, both leading brands in the online travel space in India, aims to provide a boost to theContinue Reading
The European Union is working on a 20 billion-euro ($22.7 billion) financing package to support African transport networks, as well as energy, digital, education and health projects to counter China’s reach in the continent. Member states, however, have yet to commit to financing the infrastructure plans, according to officials familiar with theContinue Reading
Smartphone maker OPPO India on Friday said that it conducted a 5G standalone and non-standalone network trial in collaboration with telecom service provider Jio. The site infrastructure and network provider Jio carried out these tests by utilizing the allocated mid-band trial spectrum which is in the range of 3.3-3.6 Ghz frequency range. Oppo claimed thatContinue Reading
