Over 40 Delhi schools receive bomb threats; students, staff evacuated
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) More than 40 schools in Delhi, including DPS RK Puram and GD Goenka School in Paschim Vihar, received bomb threats via email on Monday morning, triggering a swift evacuation of students and staff, according to the authorities. The threats disrupted the peak morning hours as school buses arrived, parents dropped […]
Farmers’ stir: SC to hear plea seeking clearing of blockages on highways
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking directions to the Centre and states to immediately clear the blockage of National and state highways, imposed during farmers’ protests as it poses a threat to national security given that the entire Army movement towards the northern borders of the […]
LIC’s ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ empowering 35,000 women to be launched by PM in Panipat
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Panipat, Haryana on Monday, is set to inaugurate the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), a scheme aimed at training and financially empowering women aged 18-70 years who have passed class 10th. The ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ will […]
Centre’s millet scheme is boosting farmers’ incomes: Minister
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Centre’s scheme to promote millet-based products has boosted local production and procurement of agricultural produce, which has benefited farmers, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Thirty beneficiaries were initially enrolled in the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Millet-Based […]
Airtel flags 8 billion spam calls, 800 million spam SMSes
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) After the government directed telecom operators to curb the spread of spam calls and messages, Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has flagged 8 billion spam calls and 800 million spam SMSes within two and a half months of launching its AI-powered, spam-fighting solution. The AI-powered network has successfully identified […]
CT-scan market to see consistent growth through 2033 in APAC regions: Report
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The computed tomography (CT) market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 3 per cent in market value from 2023 to 2033, according to a report on Monday. The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, showed […]
Adani Group most attractive among Indian corporates: Nomura report
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Adani Portfolio of companies appear “most attractive” among Indian corporates, according to Japanese brokerage Nomura, as other Indian corporates stay at “expensive levels” compared to the Group companies. In a new report, the global brokerage said that the ports-to-power conglomerate will also be able to withstand recent turmoil brought on […]
South Korean battery makers’ global market share declines
Seoul, Dec 9 (IANS) Three South Korean electric vehicle battery makers saw their combined global market share fall from a year earlier in the first 10 months of 2024 amid robust growth of Chinese rivals, industry data showed on Monday. The trio — LG Energy Solution, SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. — held […]
Mall vacancies in India down to 8.3 pc amid robust economic growth, rising affluence
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Driven by the retail sector’s unprecedented growth amid favourable economic factors and rising affluence, mall vacancies in India are now at just 8.3 per cent, down from 15.5 per cent in 2021 as demand continually outstrips supply, according to a report on Monday. The first half of the current year mirrored […]
Indian share market opens flat, Nifty below 24,700
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Indian stock market opened flat on Monday as heavy selling was seen in Nifty’s FMCG sector in early trade. At around 9:27 am, Sensex was trading at 81,748.46 after gaining 39.34 points or 0.05 per cent, while the Nifty was trading at 24,696.10 after rising 18.30 points or 0.07 per […]
