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Jyotiraditya Scindia chalks out roadmap for integrated food ecosystem in northeast

IANS | November 19, 2025 5:49 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, on Wednesday participated in the fourth high-level task force meeting on milk, eggs, poultry, meat and fisheries chaired by the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, with officials from Nagaland, the Department of Fisheries and representatives from all eight northeastern states in attendance.

PM-KISAN scheme: More than Rs 3.70 lakh crore disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families

IANS | November 19, 2025 4:51 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) More than Rs 3.70 lakh crore have been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families in the country through 20 instalments under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to date, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Sammaan Capital's shares crash over 13 pc after Supreme Court slams ‘friendly’ probe by agencies

IANS | November 19, 2025 4:28 PM

Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Sammaan Capital’s share price fell sharply on Wednesday, dropping nearly 13.5 per cent after the Supreme Court strongly criticised multiple investigative agencies for what it described as a “friendly approach” in the ongoing probe involving the company.

Sensex gains 513 points to close above 85,000 over heavy buying in IT heavyweights

IANS | November 19, 2025 4:09 PM

Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The domestic equity indices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, recovering significantly from the early losses amid heavy buying in IT heavyweights and selected large-cap stocks.

AI and climate change future business risks for Indian firms by 2028: Report

IANS | November 19, 2025 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian firms ranked cyber attacks or data breaches as their top business risk, with AI and climate change as future business risks by 2028, a report said on Wednesday.

TEC, IIIT-Delhi join hands to boost R&D, standardisation in advanced telecom tech

IANS | November 19, 2025 3:59 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) on Wednesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT Delhi) to collaborate on joint studies, research, and technical contributions in advanced telecom technologies and global standardisation activities.

TRAI orders mandatory adoption of 1600-series numbers by banks, fin services, insurance firms

IANS | November 19, 2025 3:58 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday issued a direction mandating the last dates by which adoption of the ‘1600’ numbering series should be completed by entities in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, and government organisations to clearly distinguish their service and transactional calls from other commercial communications.

Mortgage finance AUM of non-banks to grow 18-19 pc: Report

IANS | November 19, 2025 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Mortgage finance companies outside the banking sector are expected to see strong growth over the next two years, a new report said on Wednesday.

Focus on 'effectively utilising' Chabahar port as Afghan minister begins India visit

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:52 PM

New Delhi/Kabul, Nov 19 (IANS) Afghan Industry and Commerce Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi arrived in New Delhi Wednesday afternoon, kicking off the official visit of a high-ranking government delegation from Kabul with the aim of activating and effectively utilising the capacities of India-developed Chabahar Port in Iran and attracting and drawing more investments.

Indian travel industry experiencing massive surge in consumer confidence, spending: Report

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:31 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Indian travel industry is experiencing a massive surge in consumer confidence and spending, with 88 per cent of travellers keen to travel, a report said on Wednesday.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia chalks out roadmap for integrated food ecosystem in northeast

PM-KISAN scheme: More than Rs 3.70 lakh crore disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families

Sammaan Capital's shares crash over 13 pc after Supreme Court slams ‘friendly’ probe by agencies

Sensex gains 513 points to close above 85,000 over heavy buying in IT heavyweights

AI and climate change future business risks for Indian firms by 2028: Report

TEC, IIIT-Delhi join hands to boost R&D, standardisation in advanced telecom tech

TRAI orders mandatory adoption of 1600-series numbers by banks, fin services, insurance firms

Mortgage finance AUM of non-banks to grow 18-19 pc: Report

Focus on 'effectively utilising' Chabahar port as Afghan minister begins India visit

Indian travel industry experiencing massive surge in consumer confidence, spending: Report

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