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coronavirus infections have been reported in the US, Europe and Asia, with cases attributed to the EG.5, "Eris" subvariant, a descendant of the Omicron lineage. While India has reported only one case of this variant so far, authorities are concerned and have swung into action. Indian scientists have stepped up genome sequencing.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday held its 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for its shareholders. This AGM comes just weeks after the listing of Jio Financial Services on India's stock exchanges.

free grains program well into next year’s national election season, according to people familiar with the matter, a move likely to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection bid for a third term. The proposal involves continuing a $24 billion program by another six months to June 2024, said the people who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private. A final decision will be taken by Modi’s office in the coming months, they added. The extra cost is expected to be nominal and can be met through this year’s budget allocation, the people said.

Falling prices for steel-making coal has forced Bowen Coking Coal to rethink the future of a mine it bought only two years ago.

In the intricate realm of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin stands at the forefront of strategic discussions, underscored by its formidable $5 billion trading volume that has adroitly positioned the asset back in the positive domain. 

Modi government, during which nine lakh jobs were given to the country's youth.

child into school. Taking to social media, BharatPe cofounder Ashneer Grover addressed the biggest pain point for many parents on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday. The 41-year-old said that getting admission for a four-year-old in the Nursery of a reputed private school is more difficult than cracking the entrance of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). Grover is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi. The entrepreneur-turned-author said that the problem was evident in the Delhi-National Capital Region, which comprises cities like New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad. In his post, he said that every parent in Delhi-NCR must have gone through admission struggles in the last 10 years to get their child into a coveted private school. «It’s tougher to get your four-year-old kid admission in Nursery in your preferred private school than it is to enter IITs.

A recent report by Redseer Consulting estimated that India’s ecommerce market is expected to reach $163 billion by 2026 and online sales will account for over 25% of the sales across major retail categories barring grocery, by 2026. This phenomenal growth is propelled by several catalysts, most notably the expanding middle class, accessibility to high-speed internet across Tier 2 and Tier 3+ regions and brands adopting technology to offer seamless shopping experience to consumers. Retail brands across sizes are striding through the ecommerce wave and powering their businesses with technological platforms to cater to the rising consumer demand and with a positive outlook towards India’s economy.

Terry Gou, who founded Apple supplier Foxconn, has announced that he will run as an independent candidate in Taiwan's presidential election, scheduled to take place in September this year. Gou pledged to fix ties with China and added, "I will definitely not allow Taiwan to become the next Ukraine". Gou criticised the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, saying its policies have “brought Taiwan into the risk of war" with China.

Digital ruble scammers have reportedly struck in multiple Russian regions, with fraudsters apparently hoping to dupe citizens who do not yet fully understand how the CBDC works.

The New Indian, Narayanan also reacted to the war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress over PM Modi's announcement to name the touchdown point on the lunar surface as ‘Shiv Shakti’. The grand old party had even accused PM Modi of ‘stealing credit’ for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. “You may not like the PM, it's your problem.

Pragyan, moving on the surface of the moon, is in a «race against time» and that the ISRO scientists are working to cover a maximum distance of the uncharted South pole through the six-wheeled rover. The scientist said that «real work» starts only after a soft landing on the moon's surface. India took a giant leap on August 23, as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat. The country became the fourth– after the US, China, and Russia – to have successfully landed on the moon’s surface. «On August 23, we achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also interacted with scientists of ISRO to congratulate them. But, the real work started after rover Pragyan rolled out of the lander Vikram,» Desai said.

Imran Khan, his lawyer said. «God be praised,» said the lawyer, Naeem Panjutha on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, adding the charges related to the murder of a lawyer in southern city of Quetta had been dismissed by a court. Khan, who was charged for the murder in June, has been facing over 100 cases since his ouster in a parliamentary vote of confidence in April, 2022, after he fell out with the country's powerful military. A high court in Islamabad is also due on Monday to give a ruling on an appeal filed by Khan seeking to suspend his conviction in a graft case.

Narendra Modi , on Monday, distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in various para military forces . The PM addressed the 8th edition of Rozgar Mela on Monday. The Rozgar Mela will be held across 45 locations in the country.

Battlegrounds Mobile India) quickly rose to prominence in India after the ban on PUBG Mobile. Despite facing its own ban, the Indian government decided to allow BGMI back into the country with certain modifications around 10 months ago. Similar to other popular battle royale titles like Garena Free Fire, BGMI developers regularly release redeem codes that grant players access to a wide range of enticing rewards and freebies.

draw India closer. In June Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, undertook a state visit to Washington, where he was feted by the White House, Congress and business leaders alike. Europe, too, has been trying to get cosier.

In this video, we will discuss the key highlights ... moreIn this video, we will discuss the key highlights from the Economic Survey 2022-23 related to India's startup ecosystem.

Narendra Modi to pass a resolution in the Parliament to declare the Moon as a Hindu Rashtriya. Also read: ISRO Chairman appeals for unity over 'Shiv Shakti' name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site on Moon The seer added that 'Shiv Shakti point', where Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon, should be declared as the capital of the Hindu Rashtriya. However, the seer has received massive backlash on the X platform for his statement.

Inward foreign remittances to India surged by 26% ... moreInward foreign remittances to India surged by 26% to $112.5 billion in the last fiscal year, the highest growth in five years, driven by economic recovery post-pandemic.

financial inclusion. Emerging markets need to get the same access to global financial markets as the rest of the world, economist and former World Bank official Vera Songwe said on Saturday. “We're not getting the equity investment that is needed in the global economy because of a flight to safety,” she said, while speaking at the B20 India Summit being held in New Delhi from August 25-27.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said Jan Dhan Yojana-led interventions and digital transformation have revolutionised financial inclusion in the country, as more than 50 crore people have been brought into the formal banking system with cumulative deposits surpassing Rs 2 lakh crore. On the ninth anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), which is one of the biggest financial inclusion initiatives in the world, Sitharaman in her message said 55.5 per cent bank accounts have been opened by women, and 67 per cent have been opened in rural/semi-urban areas. Under the scheme, the number of bank accounts grew 3.4-fold from 14.72 crore in March 2015, to 50.09 crore as on August 16, 2023. Total deposits too have swelled from Rs 15,670 crore as of March 2015, to over Rs 2.03 lakh crore as of August 2023. The average deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have increased 3.8 times from Rs 1,065 as of March 2015, to Rs 4,063 in August 2023.