Month: April 2022

NITI Aayog Meets with Saskatchewan Delegation to Discuss Mutual Trade & Investment

DELHI, APRIL 26: NITI Aayog held a high-level meeting with the Ministry of Trade and Export Development, Saskatchewan, Government of Canada today. The meeting was led by NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Saraswat and Saskatchewan Minister Jeremy Harrison. Both sides discussed ways to enhance mutual trade and investment. […]

Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There’s just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn’t end well. A decade ago, a Twitter executive […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, APRIL 26: 187.95 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 15,636 Active cases stand at 0.04% Recovery Rate currently at 98.75% 1,970 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,23,311 2,483 new cases recorded […]

EU, India agree to broaden ties amid Ukraine war

Summary Only U.S. has similar technical agreement with EU On EU chiefs visit, two sides discuss Ukraine war’s impact NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) and India agreed on Monday to set up a trade and technology council to step up cooperation, as the […]

UK’s Johnson: new deal will help India to strengthen its defence industry

NEW DELHI, April 22 – A new defence partnership agreement signed on Friday by Britain and India will enable India to strengthen its defence industry, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “Our new and expanded defence and security partnership will enable India to strengthen its own domestic defence […]

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

April 25 – The United States will reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon, its top diplomat said on Monday after he and the U.S. defense secretary visited Kyiv, promising more military aid and hailing the fight against Russia’s invasion. read more The following reports could not be immediately verified: […]

Twitter set to accept Musk’s $43 billion offer

NEW YORK, April 25 – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the CEO of Tesla has called his “best and final” offer for the social media company, people familiar with the matter said. Twitter may announce […]

AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation

WASHINGTON — More Americans approve than disapprove of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court as its first Black female justice, a new poll finds, but that support is politically lopsided. And a majority of Black Americans — but fewer white and Hispanic Americans — approve of […]

Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia, not far from the Ukrainian border. It was not […]

Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Lt Governor hand over National Panchayat Awards to PRIs of J&K

JAMMU, APRIL 24: Hon’ble Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh and Lieutenant Governor, J&K, Shri Manoj Sinha today handed over National Panchayat Awards to PRI members of J&K at Raj Bhavan. The Union Minister and the Lt Governor congratulated the awardees and impressed […]

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