New Delhi,  In a rare move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the deputation of a serving Army engineer to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for three years to cater to technical needs of the security forces in operational areas, sources said.

According to a MHA notification, Lieutenant Co

New Delhi,  India has entered into a series of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) this year with worlds leading economies and are negotiating another one with the UK, Israel and Canada that would open a plethora of economic opportunities and create jobs not just in India but also globally.

The FTAs will further

Bhubaneswar, With severe heat wave conditions prevailing in the state, the Odisha government on Monday asked all power distribution companies (discoms) to ensure uninterrupted power supply all across the state during the day time.

Holding a meeting here through videoconferencing mode, Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh

New Delhi,  In his March 27 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed satisfaction over Indias success in achieving the target of $400 billion of exports. He noted that this signified Indias capabilities and potential and confirmed that the demand for Indian goods wa

New Delhi,  Ownership of foreign institutional investors in Indian stocks -- NSE 500 companies -- hit an over two-year low of 19.5 per cent in the month of March 2022, a report by multinational firm BofA Securities said.

March of 2022 was the sixth consecutive month of FII outflows (-) $5.4 billion, most

Colombo,  Stock trading in Sri Lanka was halted again on Monday after the index of liquid stocks plummeted, with the All Share Price Index falling 9.6 per cent and the S&P SL20 plunging 12.64 per cent.

Trading was initially halted till 11 a.m. due to sharp falls when the stock exchange started, while pric

Chennai,  Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged the exporters to look at newer markets to increase their exports.

He also said the ambitious project of 'District Export Hub' announced by the Government of India in 2019 is expected to boost exports.

"Most of the 775 distr

New Delhi, The minutes of April 2022 monetary policy committee meeting reaffirmed the MPC's reaction function pivot, reflecting its discomfort with inflation amid changing macro economic realities, said financial services company Emkay Global Financial Services.

"The persistent inflation narrative saw coh