Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new PM
Colombo, Aug 9 (IANS) Leader of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as the nation’s new prime minister on Sunday after his party...
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SpiceJet operates first long-haul wide-body charter flight to Canada
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Airline major SpiceJet on Saturday became the first Indian budget carrier to operate a long-haul wide-body charter flight to North America....
Minimal impact of Covid-19 on Indian pharma industry: ICRA
New Delhi, Aug 8 The domestic pharma industry is expected to grow at a 4-6 per cent in FY-2021 owing to Covid impact, though FY...
British Airways to operate special relief flights from India
New Delhi, Aug 8 British Airways on Friday said that it will recommence direct relief flights from India to London Heathrow from August 17. According...
SpiceJet gets Heathrow slots, flights from Sept 1
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Airline major SpiceJet has secured slots at Heathrow Airport, London, to operate flights from September 1. The current arrangement, under the...
SpiceJet brings back 269 Indians from Amsterdam
New Delhi, Aug 3 SpiceJet operated its maiden long-haul charter flight bringing back home 269 Indians from Amsterdam to Bengaluru and Hyderabad on Sunday. The...
India-Mauritius partnership is destined to soar higher: PM
New Delhi, July 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the partnership between India and Mauritius is destined to soar higher in future....
LOSS AND MOURNING IN TIMES OF COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed everything around us. The complete social structure has been forced to undergo a massive change. Death was believed to...
CSRL Super30 program funded by PSUs under CSR now a case study by Harvard Business School, USA
One the top-most global institutions, Harvard Business School (HBS), has published it’s detailed case study on CSRL Super 30, a socio- economic program supported by...
Gujarat Government and UK India Business Council Sign MoU to Strengthen the State’s Industrial Development
Ahmedabad, July 28, 2020: The UK India Business Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb), Industries and Mines Department, Government...
KOLKATA OFFICIAL BRIEFS HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ON UK-INDIA COVID COLLABORATION
Her Majesty The Queen on Friday heard from an Indian consular officer about the close collaboration between the UK and India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanjibita Tariang, who works...
Secretary General of International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), New Delhi, India “Shincheonji Contributes to Donating Blood Plasma Even in Media Manipulation”
Secretary General of International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), New Delhi, India urged the Korean government to immediately stop persecution of Sincheonji Church, HWPL and Chairman Lee,...
Never been a better time to invest in India : PM Modi
New Delhi, July 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon the US industries to take advantage of the recent reforms in India by...
US may open its strategic petroleum reserve to store Indian oil
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India proposes to build a portion of its strategic oil reserve in the US to take advantage of current low prices...
200 million higher education students impacted by Covid-19 pandemic: Coursera
New Delhi [India], July 18 — The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of more than 555 million workers and 200 million higher education students...
Google to invest Rs 33,737cr in Jio Platforms for 7.73% stake
Mumbai, July 15 In a mega investment announcement, Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday said that Google will invest Rs 33,737 crore in...
Blocked over 1 billion threats targeting Indian consumers : Quick Heal
Pune, July 13 IT security company Quick Heal Technologies said it had detected and blocked over one billion known and unknown threats targeting Indian consumers...
SpiceJet to operate UAE flights from July 12th
New Delhi, July 12 Airline major SpiceJet on Saturday said it will operate flights from across four stations in India to Ras Al-Khaimah (Dubai) between...
Etihad to now operate India flights from July 15
New Delhi, July 12 Etihad Airways has postponed, to July 15, the resumption of a limited number of special flight operations from Abu Dhabi to six...
IMF warns on massive fiscal response, soaring public debt
New Delhi [India], July 11 — The global public debt is expected to exceed 100 per cent of the GDP in 2020-21 and the average...
India, China are partners not rivals: Chinese Ambassador
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Amid ongoing tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, Chinese Ambassador to India, H.E. Sun Weidong, on...