EAM Jaishankar opens Quad meet; focus on economy, security in Indo-Pacific
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar addressed the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Tokyo as he opened it in the presence of his counterparts and dignitaries from Australia, Japan and the US on Monday. The highlight of the address was the discussion on deepening their collaboration on economic, security […]
EAM Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with Australian counterpart ahead of Quad meet
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, ahead of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to discuss the bilateral relations between India and Australia. “A great start this morning meeting Australian FM Senator Penny Wong in Tokyo,” he said in a […]
Congress to raise UPSC aspirants’ death case in Parliament today
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Congress will raise the issue of the Delhi coaching centre tragedy, in which three UPSC aspirants died, in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Congress MP from Punjab Dr Amar Singh has moved an adjournment motion demanding accountability for the death of IAS aspirants. “I hereby give notice of my intention […]
Parliament today: Discussions on Union Budget to continue today
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The discussion on the Union Budget will continue on Monday in both Houses of Parliament besides other businesses, including tabling of papers by various ministries, as per the Business Lists issued. In the Lok Sabha, further discussion on the Budget will be held and the Leader of Opposition in Lok […]
Drugs valued at Rs 9 crore seized in Assam; 1 nabbed
Silchar (Assam), July 29 (IANS) The police in Assam have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 9 crore and arrested a drug peddler from the state’s Cachar district, an official said on Sunday. Acting on secret information, police conducted a special operation on Saturday night in Katakhal area and apprehended Abdul Alim (42) […]
South Korea’s science ministry picks 4 joint projects with global research institutes
Seoul, July 29 (IANS) South Korea’s science ministry on Monday said that it has selected four joint science research projects with global top-tier research institutes to support for up to 10 years. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the projects include cooperation between Seoul’s Institute for Basic Science and Tokyo’s National Research and […]
Google interfering with US presidential election, alleges Elon Musk
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday attacked Sundar Pichai-run Google, saying if the search giant is interfering with the US Presidential election, they are going to face “a lot of trouble”. Sharing a screenshot where a Google search on “president Donald” resulted in “president Donald Duck” and “president […]
Ola Electric IPO to open in Rs 72-76 price band for subscription on August 2
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Homegrown EV firm Ola Electric is set to offer shares in the price band of Rs 72-76 in its initial public offering (IPO) worth Rs 5,500 crore that will open for subscription on August 2 and close on August 6. Around 10 per cent of the IPO will be reserved […]
Homegrown EV startup Simple Energy secures $20 mn to scale up production
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy startup Simple Energy on Monday announced it has secured $20 million in its Series A funding to scale up local production. The funding round saw participation from current investors, such as high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) from Haran family office, Dr A Velumani’s family office, Vasavi […]
Sensex opens at all-time high, Nifty trades above 24,900
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Indian equity indices opened at an all-time high on Monday following positive sentiment in the global peers. At the start of the trading session, Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 81,749 and 24,980. At 9:37 a.m., Sensex was at 81,679, up 347 points or 0.43 per cent, and […]
