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June 15, 2024 10:45 AM
India's foreign exchange reserves jumped USD 4.307 billion to touch a new lifetime high of USD 655.817 billion during the week that ended June 7, official data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed. The reserves have been rising on and off for a long time now. So far in 2024, they have risen ...
June 15, 2024 10:19 AM
The South African parliament re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa, the African National Congress's (ANC) President, as the President of South Africa on Friday during the first sitting of the National Assembly of the 7th Parliament. In a post on X, the ANC announced Ramaphosa's re-election, stating, "Honourab...
June 15, 2024 9:59 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Friday night. https://x.com/narendramodi/status/1801667581155361262 In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Pleased to meet the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Gut...
June 15, 2024 9:23 AM
On the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the leaders of Turkey, the UAE, Brazil and Jordan and struck a pose for the camera along with them on Friday. PM Modi had a "delightful conversation" with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, UAE President M...
June 14, 2024 10:21 PM
The stock market closed on a positive note on Friday, with the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty both registering gains. The Sensex climbed 138.59 points to end the day at 76,949.49, while the Nifty rose by 55.00 points, closing at 23,453.90. The trading session saw mixed performances among the Nifty firms...
June 14, 2024 3:12 PM
The African National Congress has agreed to form a government of national unity for South Africa with three other parties including its largest rival, the pro-business Democratic Alliance, public broadcaster SABC reported on Friday. The ANC, which has been in power since the 1994 elections that m...
June 14, 2024 2:46 PM
Wholesale food prices have skyrocketed month-on-month in May, with official data showing that the Whole Price Index for food rising from 5.52 per cent in April to 7.40 per cent in May. In the food basket, cereals, paddy, pulses, vegetables, potato, onion, fruits, all spiked. The overall wholesale ...
June 14, 2024 1:31 PM
India and France are carrying out negotiations for the price and other related issues for the all-important 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft deal for the Indian Navy. The talks were earlier supposed to be held on May 30 but were postponed to June second week, apparently in view of the pending elec...
June 14, 2024 12:49 PM
Wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale Price Index rose to 2.61 per cent in May versus 1.26 reported in April, official data from the Commerce Ministry showed on Friday. Thus, it remained in positive territory for the seventh month after remaining in the negative zone for seven months...
June 14, 2024 11:52 AM
A roundtable meeting to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States was held in Washington D.C., the United States, on the evening of June 7. The dignitaries invited to attend the event and deliver speeches were Chinese Ambassador to th...
