Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $699.96 billion for the week ended Oct 3, data released by the RBI on Friday showed.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan could never imagine that a group it once raised and used to spread terror in neighbouring countries would one day run a government and realise that diplomacy does not flow out of the barrel of a gun.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Amid political turbulence in Venezuela and its standoff with the US, bringing the spectre of conflict - embroiling major parts of the globe - to the Americas too, veteran politician María Corina Machado Parisca, a steadfast and vocal opponent of her country's strongmen, Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, for over two decades, has become the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The festival of Karva Chauth is estimated to have generated business to the tune of Rs 28,000 crore nationwide -- up from the corresponding figure of Rs 22,000 crore last year -- as sales surged on the back of GST rate cuts that have turned goods and services cheaper for consumers, according to the trade body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) In a bid to boost accessibility and inclusivity, the Union government on Friday launched several new initiatives for the National Tele-Mental Health Programme (NTMHP), commonly known as Tele MANAS, including enhancing the app's features to make it easier for visually impaired users.
Kozhikode, Oct 10 (IANS) After nine long years of separation, Geetha, who had been residing at the Government Asha Bhavan in Mayanad, Kozhikode, was reunited with her family.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India on Friday announced that it would further deepen its engagement in development cooperation projects, particularly in the sectors of healthcare, public infrastructure and capacity-building, in Afghanistan considering the war-torn country's pressing requirement for economic recovery and development.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has commenced a comprehensive online training and assessment programme for Returning Officers (ROs) and Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) appointed for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections and bye-elections, it said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India's household wealth held in gold is estimated at 34,600 tonnes, worth around estimated at $3.8 trillion or 88.8 per cent of GDP. This is providing a positive wealth effect on the household balance sheet, with gold prices scaling new highs, according to a Morgan Stanley report released on Friday.
Varanasi, Oct 10 (IANS) Amid the rising number of road accidents and fatalities across the country, school students in Varanasi have developed an innovative and potentially life-saving device. Students from a private school in Lohta have created a high-tech helmet called "Garuda Kavach", designed to assist victims in the critical moments following a road accident.
