India’s retail inflation edges up to 4.82 pc in August

IANS | September 14, 2026 4:30 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India’s retail inflation, based on the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, edged up to 4.82 per cent in August this year compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.

India okays 18 hours a day power supply to Nepal till Dec 31

IANS | September 14, 2026 2:38 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India has approved a proposal to supply power to Nepal for 18 hours a day till December 31 this year, following the extensive damage caused to the Himalayan country’s hydropower projects in the devastating flash floods, an official statement said on Monday.

PM Modi to inaugurate SEMICON India 2026 on September 17

IANS | September 14, 2026 1:59 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 on September 17 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, bringing together global semiconductor companies, policymakers, investors, researchers, start-ups and academia to showcase India’s expanding capabilities across the semiconductor and electronics value chain.

India’s BRICS presidency boosts development agenda of Global South

IANS | September 14, 2026 1:37 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India’s 2026 BRICS presidency has succeeded in highlighting that the concerns of developing countries should not be treated as peripheral to global governance, and made a positive contribution to the development agenda of Global South, according to a new report.