New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A new digital platform, 'AAERI Verify', will enable Indian students to securely share their academic, identity and financial documents with Australian universities through DigiLocker, the government said on Saturday.'AAERI Verify' is a source-verified authentication platform...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged ‘Mithila Makhana’ was exported for the first time from Bihar to Australia via sea route.The consignment, procured directly from farmers...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Global technology companies have announced 1,63,427 layoffs since the start of 2026, with AI cited as a factor in 91,215 of those job cuts, a new report has said.The report from TradingPlatforms said enterprise software...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to resume licensing of urban co-operative banks (UCBs) on ‘on tap’ basis but there is a need for stronger governance, professional management, timely oversight, and secure technology...
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian equity benchmarks posted gains for the second consecutive week, over sharp corrections in crude oil prices and strong Q1 FY27 earnings results.Nifty jumped 0.77 per cent during the week and shed 0.27 per cent...
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in India for the second consecutive week, following net purchases of Rs 5,949 crore in the previous week, with an additional Rs 2,911 crore in the current week, based...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday signed 27 Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) involving a proposed investment of Rs 41,748 crore and the potential to generate 35,252 jobs, signaling growing industry confidence in the state's food-processing ecosystem. The...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s space cooperation agreement with Seychelles is the latest example of a decade‑long diplomatic push that uses space as a durable instrument of foreign diplomacy, a new report has said.On its own, India's space cooperation...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on Friday said extensive nationwide testing has reaffirmed that the quality of ethanol blended motor spirit (EBMS), or E20 petrol, remains well within prescribed standards, dismissing recent media reports that raised...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Ramco Cements Limited on Friday reported a 63 per cent decline in its earnings for the first quarter of FY27, as higher fuel and packing material costs, coupled with lower cement realisations, offset healthy...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Centre on Friday informed Parliament that extensive laboratory studies and field trials conducted by government agencies, automobile manufacturers and industry bodies have confirmed that E20 petrol is safe for use under prescribed standards.In a...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Amid growing discussions around the future of merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, the Payments Council of India (PCI) on Friday clarified that consumers will continue to use UPI free of cost and...