New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistan ranked third‑to‑last in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2026, with overall gender parity of 59.5 per cent, a new report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The government-backed India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and the NX Group -- the logistics arm of Japan's Nippon Express Group -- have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on logistics and supply chain solutions for India's semiconductor ecosystem, according to a statement on Saturday.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India’s space agency has launched a new geostationary earth observation satellite, EOS-05, that will give the central government persistent surveillance capabilities over the subcontinent and could reshape crisis dynamics with Pakistan, a new report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Rural Development will roll out Deen Dayal Upadhyaya‑Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU‑GKY) 2.0 training batches across most states and union territories (UTs) from October 2026, an official statement said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang has rejected predictions that artificial intelligence (AI) could cause the end of the world by 2030, saying there was “zero per cent” chance for such a crisis.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers for the fifth straight week, offloading Rs 7,620 crore, according to exchange data.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Several SpiceJet flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here were delayed or cancelled on Saturday over operational disruptions, affecting scores of passengers.
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) The Indian equity benchmarks posted notable losses for the sixth consecutive week as foreign institutional investor (FII) selling continued and concerns about a prolonged high‑rate environment kept investors cautious.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The FCNR (B) deposit scheme mobilised $127 billion within a short span of less than 3 months, which could generate a notional profit of around Rs 5 trillion (Rs 5 lakh crore) for banks over five years, and to RBI another Rs 0.5 trillion (Rs 50,000 crore), according to a report by SBI Research.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) At least 200 chip design companies have emerged under the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0), becoming a ‘game changer’ for building home-grown semiconductor intellectual property (IP), according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and IT.
