Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and several top members of the Biden administration will join powerful Congressional leadership and top corporate players from India and the US at this year’s ‘India Ideas Summit’ next week. The theme for this year’s two-day summit beginning on June 12 is “Trust, Resilience, and…
Washington: Many business groups look at India as part of a strategy to diversify globally and as a land for new supply chains and investment opportunities, a top White House official has said. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, said the relationship between India and the US has developed over…
Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organisation has decided not to rush its Gaganyaan project, the manned mission to space, as it wants to ensure that the country’s first human space flight is a ‘sure shot safe mission’, said its chairman S Somanath here on Thursday.. Gaganyaan was set to launch in 2022 but due to covid-19 there…
Kolkata: The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday. The polls for the village councils will be held in a single day and the last day for filing nominations will be June 15. “The panchayat polls will be held on July 8. The…
Istanbul: Full service carrier Vistara expects to add a total of 10 planes as well as hire more than 1,000 people in the current financial year and has shelved plans to fly to the US, according to a top executive. Currently, Vistara, which is set to be merged with Air India, has a fleet of…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday opted for a pause second time in a row, maintaining key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent as inflation moderates. The rate increase cycle was paused in April after six consecutive rate hikes aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI…
New Delhi: Eyeing the Indian Navy’s Rs 43,000 crore contract to procure six stealth submarines, German defence major Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and state-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) signed a framework agreement on Wednesday to bid for one of the biggest “Make in India” projects. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Mumbai in…
Mumbai: Air India will operate a ferry flight from Mumbai at 1300 hrs on Wednesday to Russia to fly the passengers bound for San Francisco, who are currently stranded, following a technical issue en route. “A ferry flight is scheduled to operate to GDX (Magadan) from Mumbai, at 1300 hours IST on June 7, subject to…
New Delhi: Porter, India’s leading tech-based, on-demand logistics company, has seen a 2x growth in business year-on-year, a testament to its commitment to using technology to “address inefficiencies and establish a highly efficient logistics ecosystem”. “At Porter, we are dedicated to harnessing the power of technology and digital solutions to optimise our operations and deliver…
Lucknow: In a bid to make Uttar Pradesh a leading state in the field of milk development and milk production, the state government has launched the Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. The Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme, which was launched on Tuesday has been implemented to provide milk…
