Piyush Goyal invites business leaders, investors to join India and build innovation at scale
Nice (France), June 16 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday addressed the closing ceremony of ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’ here, and expressed optimism and confidence in the outcomes achieved over the past three days,…
Indian officials discuss collaboration on land governance reforms with World Bank experts
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Department of Land Resources Secretary, Narendra Bhooshan, held a discussion here with a delegation of World Bank experts led by the Country Director for India, Paul Procee for developing an India-specific framework for…
Trying for Canada visit this year, let’s conclude FTA before that: PM Modi to Carney
Evian (France), June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday signalled that he may visit Canada this year and hoped that the long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both countries will be signed before his visit. PM Modi made the…
Four continents, four meetings, one year: Canadian PM lauds growing ties with India in meeting with PM Modi
Evian (France), June 16 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said that both countries continue to make a “very good progress” on concluding a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of this year while sharply…
Railways approves Rs 755 crore Champa-Korba third line project to boost capacity on key coal corridor
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In a major boost to railway capacity augmentation in the coal-rich regions of the country, the Indian Railways on Tuesday approved the Champa-Korba Third Line Project across a 42 km stretch of South East Central Railway with an…
Indian telcos block Telegram; Apple and Google delist app following govt order (Lead)
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Telegram became inaccessible to millions of users across India on Tuesday after major telecom operators blocked the messaging platform and tech giants Apple and Google removed it from their app stores, following directions from…
SpaceX overtakes Microsoft to become 4th-largest US company
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) SpaceX continued its extraordinary stock market rally on Tuesday, surpassing Microsoft to become the fourth-largest company in the United States by market capitalisation, while also unveiling a major $60 billion acquisition of…
Cough syrups to be sold only through licensed pharmacies: Govt
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The government has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 (Fifth Amendment), removing an exemption that allowed the sale of cough syrups in small villages without compliance with certain retail licensing requirements, according to an…
Centre refutes reports on deep-sea energy pipeline between India and the Gulf
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The government on Tuesday refuted media reports that it is pursuing a deep-sea energy pipeline, connecting Gujarat to Oman and other Gulf countries. In a clarification, the Petroleum Ministry said it has noticed a series of…
India-France opening new chapter for talent, investment and concrete solutions: Macron
Nice, June 14 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that India and France are opening a new chapter for talent, investment and concrete solutions at the Bharat Innvotes 2026 in Nice. “Delighted to welcome my dear friend Narendra…