Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra to be part of Delhi Cabinet, 6 MLAs to take oath as ministers

New Delhi: The new Delhi government will have six cabinet ministers, including Parvesh Verma who defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the recent assembly polls, who will be administered the oath of office on Thursday afternoon, officials said. A Union Home Ministry notification stated that the president, on the advice of Chief Minister designate Rekha…

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NISAR space plan with US example of India’s cost-effectiveness: Ex-ISRO chief Somanath

Ahmedabad: Former ISRO chairman S Somanath has highlighted the cost-effectiveness of India’s space programmes and noted that for the same satellite and share of work, the country will incur five times less expenditure compared to the US for an upcoming mission. He was referring to the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The joint National…

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Regulatory needs, digital infra driving ID verification, credentialing demand: OnGrid

NEW DELHI: More than 500 million verifications for over 3,000 clients! Fuelled by regulatory requirements and digital transformations, the demand for identity verification and digital credentialing will grow further for background verification platform OnGrid, says its co-founder and CEO Piyush Peshwani. Founded in 2016 by IIT Bombay graduates Piyush Peshwani and Vineet Bansal, OnGrid describes…

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Most U.S. Aid to India Funded U.S. Health Programs

Washington: The United States has provided $720 million in assistance to India over the past four years, with a strong focus on health and democratic participation, according to an analysis of US government data. Under the Biden administration, 64% of the aid—$462 million—was allocated to healthcare programs, including efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, largely managed by…

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