New Delhi: A major decision was announced in the Union budget, strengthening the insurance sector. The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit for the insurance sector increased from 49% to 74%. Since the last few years, demand was being made that the FDI limit in the insurance sector should be raised. The decision is welcomed by […]
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New Delhi: The electricity demand in India has scaled record levels. On Saturday, the electricity demand was recorded at 189.6 gigawatts (GW). Three days ago, on the 28th of January, the need was 188.4 GW. The country’s electricity demand is increasing rapidly, and looking at the current speed, and it is being claimed that the […]
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New Delhi: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) expressed confidence that the economy of India, recovering from the Coronavirus pandemic, is poised to take a significant leap. Deepak Sood, the General Secretary of ASSOCHAM, referred to the substantial increase in the GST collection in the month of December while expressing the […]
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Athens/Ankara: Greece has increased its defence expenditure budget by a whopping 57% to stop the aggressive Turkish activities in the Mediterranean Sea. The Greek parliament approved this increase on Tuesday, and Greece will be spending USD 6.6 billion on the defence forces in 2021. This envisages the increase in the number of defence personnel, purchase […]
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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 package with a provision of Rs 2.65 trillion. Under this, the Finance Minister has announced 12 schemes, and there are reliefs for the construction industry and infrastructure projects. A decision to announce a subsidy of Rs 65 billion on fertilisers for the farmers was also […]
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Istanbul: – The expansionist ambitions of Turkish President Recep Erdogan and the increasing spread of Coronavirus pandemic seem to be taking their toll on the Turkish economy. The Turkish lira slid to 8.15 per USD on Tuesday, and this is the lowest level to date. At the same time, the price rise index has reached […]
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New Delhi: Following the Galwan Valley conflict, special attention is being paid to the infrastructure, to ensure that the military on the border is equipped with the latest defence equipment, on a timely basis. The union government has increased the provisions for the roads in the border areas. Disregarding the Chinese opposition, strong moves are […]
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Nashik: The first-ever ‘Kisan Train’ service, for transporting vegetables, fruits and other perishables, was started in the country on Friday. Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal green signalled the train, via videoconferencing. Currently, the train will run, once a week, between Deolali, near Nashik and Danapur Station in Bihar. […]
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New Delhi: – Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh inaugurated six strategically important bridges through videoconferencing. Amid tension on both the Pakistan and China borders, the Border Road Organisation (BRO) has completed the work on these six bridges, in record time. The Defence Minister praised the soldiers from the BRO, for the achievement. BRO has been […]
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Washington: – US President Donald Trump rebuked China by saying that the aggressive Chinese activities on the Indian border are a part of their expansionist policies, and this shows the real face of the Communist Party of China. This salvo of criticism fired by President Trump at China is believed to be a symbol of […]
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