Determined to meet PM Modi’s expectations for vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Determined to meet PM Modi’s expectations for vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Ashwini Vaishnaw, who assumed charge as Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, on Tuesday said that he is determined to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expectations for the vision

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India has potential to create over 10 crore new jobs by 2030: PHDCCI

India has potential to create over 10 crore new jobs by 2030: PHDCCI

New Delhi, June 11 - India holds the potential to create more than 10 crore new jobs by 2030, as the economy is likely to add $3.3 trillion to the GDP by the same time frame, industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and

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ONGC to start gas production soon from eastern offshore Krishna-Godavari field: Hardeep Puri

ONGC to start gas production soon from eastern offshore Krishna-Godavari field: Hardeep Puri

New Delhi, June 11 - Public sector upstream giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will start gas production from its eastern offshore deep-water field in the Krishna-Godavari block KG-DWN-98/2 soon, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday

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India sees 2-fold surge in open-access solar installations in Q1 this year

India sees 2-fold surge in open-access solar installations in Q1 this year

New Delhi, June 11 - As the adoption of renewable energy gains steam in India to offset the negative impact of climate change, India saw a two-fold surge in open-access solar installations to 1.8 gigawatts (GW) in the first quarter this year.

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Samsung, labour union to resume wage talks this week

Samsung, labour union to resume wage talks this week

Seoul, June 11 - Unionised workers of Samsung Electronics have decided to resume talks with the company later this week, about two weeks after wage negotiations broke down, industry sources said on Tuesday.

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Indian economy to continue on growth track despite coalition govt: Ridham Desai

Indian economy to continue on growth track despite coalition govt: Ridham Desai

New Delhi, June 11 - Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley is optimistic about Indian economic growth despite the coalition government.

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Vows to deliver as per aspirations of PM Modi and 140 crore people: Telecom Minister

Vows to deliver as per aspirations of PM Modi and 140 crore people: Telecom Minister

New Delhi, June 11 - Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Tuesday said there has been a tremendous revolution in the telecom department under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he will try his best to ensure that the ministry delivers as per the

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Adani Defence & Aerospace, UAE’s EDGE Group collaborate across strategic defence & military domains

Adani Defence & Aerospace, UAE’s EDGE Group collaborate across strategic defence & military domains

Ahmedabad, June 11 - Adani Defence and Aerospace on Tuesday signed a landmark agreement with EDGE Group, the leading advanced technology and defence group in the UAE, to collaborate across strategic defence and military domains, combining their expertise in missiles, weapons, unmanned platforms,

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Bengal is the 4th highest recipient state of tax devolution instalment in last phase

Bengal is the 4th highest recipient state of tax devolution instalment in last phase

Kolkata, June 11 - West Bengal was the fourth highest recipient state in the latest instalment of tax devolution released in the last phase as per the figures released by the Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday.

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India offers strongest employment outlook in Asia Pacific in Q3: Report

India offers strongest employment outlook in Asia Pacific in Q3: Report

New Delhi, June 11 - India has offered the strongest employment outlook in Asia Pacific (APAC) at over 30 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, a new report showed on Tuesday.

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Centre releases Rs 1.39 lakh crore as tax devolution to states to boost development

Centre releases Rs 1.39 lakh crore as tax devolution to states to boost development

New Delhi, June 11 - In a bid to enable state governments to accelerate development and capital spending, the BJP-led NDA government released one additional instalment of devolution of taxes, cumulatively amounting to Rs 1,39,750 crore this month.

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EV startup Battery Smart raises $65 million led by LeapFrog Investments

EV startup Battery Smart raises $65 million led by LeapFrog Investments

New Delhi, June 11 - Electric vehicle (EV) startup Battery Smart on Tuesday said it has secured $65 million in a Series B funding round led by LeapFrog Investments.

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Sensex trades flat on mixed global cues

Sensex trades flat on mixed global cues

Mumbai, June 11 - ndian equity indices on Tuesday opened in the red on mixed global cues. Frontline indices are trading in a narrow range. At 9:45 a.m., Sensex was down 10 points at 76,480 and Nifty was up 2 points, at 23,261.

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RBI rejects reappointment of Rajkumar Bansal as Edelweiss ARC’s CEO

RBI rejects reappointment of Rajkumar Bansal as Edelweiss ARC’s CEO

New Delhi, June 11 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected the reappointment of Rajkumar Bansal as Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co’s (ARC) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

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Musk threatens to ban iPhones at his companies over ChatGPT integration

Musk threatens to ban iPhones at his companies over ChatGPT integration

San Francisco, June 11 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday threatened to ban iPhones from all his companies over the integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and other Apple devices.

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ChatGPT surpasses 1 million users in S Korea: Industry data

ChatGPT surpasses 1 million users in S Korea: Industry data

Seoul, June 11 - The number of OpenAI's ChatGPT users in South Korea rose 30 per cent last month, surpassing 1 million for the first time on the increasing popularity of the artificial intelligence chatbot, industry data showed on Tuesday.

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‘Apple Intelligence’, ChatGPT on iPhone & more: Tim Cook heralds AI era

‘Apple Intelligence’, ChatGPT on iPhone & more: Tim Cook heralds AI era

Cupertino (California), June 11 - Joining the AI bandwagon in a big way, Apple on Monday announced a new suite of AI features (including ChatGPT integration) that will customise personal experiences for millions of its users with the arrival of iOS 18 and

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Apple Vision Pro to arrive in 9 new countries this month: Tim Cook

Apple Vision Pro to arrive in 9 new countries this month: Tim Cook

Cupertino (California), June 10 - Apple on Monday announced to bring its Vision Pro device to nine new countries, with pre-orders for China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore beginning on June 14 and availability on June 28.

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Telecom & IT industry bodies hail policy continuity under PM Modi

Telecom & IT industry bodies hail policy continuity under PM Modi

New Delhi, June 10 - Top industry bodies on Monday welcomed the appointment of Jyotiraditya Scindia as Minister of Communications and Ashwini Vaishnaw retaining Railways and IT Ministries, besides getting the key Information and Broadcasting (I&B) portfolio.

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Seoul ranked 9th best city for startup ecosystem globally, US leads

Seoul ranked 9th best city for startup ecosystem globally, US leads

Seoul, June 10 - Seoul was ranked the ninth best city for launching a startup in an annual report published on Monday by a US startup research firm, the highest spot the city has ever achieved.

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