Remittances by Indians working abroad scale record high of $135 billion in FY25

July 1, 2025 2:40 PM

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Remittances by Indians working abroad scale record high of $135 billion in FY25

The remittances sent back home by Indians working abroad have registered a 14 per cent rise in the financial year 2024-25 to a record 135.46 billion dollars, according to data compiled by the RBI. Indians working abroad sent home a record 129.4 billion dollars in 2024. The RBI said the inflows, clas...

Thailand PM suspended by court over leaked call with Cambodian PM

July 1, 2025 2:38 PM

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Thailand PM suspended by court over leaked call with Cambodian PM

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.   The court today announced it has accepted a petition filed by 36 senators, accusing Paetongtarn of dishonesty and violating et...

Former MLC N Ramchander Rao appointed as BJP Telangana President

July 1, 2025 2:25 PM

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Former MLC N Ramchander Rao appointed as BJP Telangana President

The Bharatiya Janata Party today appointed former MLC N Ramchander Rao as the next President of the Party’s Telangana State Unit, succeeding Union Minister Kishan Reddy. Union Minister and election observer Sobha Karandlaje gave away the appointment letter to Ramchander Rao at a short function held ...

58 child marriages averted in Punjab in last 15 months

July 1, 2025 2:15 PM

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58 child marriages averted in Punjab in last 15 months

In Punjab, 58 incidents of child marriages have been averted in the last 15 months. Quoting official sources in the state’s Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development, our Jalandhar Correspondent reports that out of them, surprisingly, 55 are those who belonged to families in Punjab,...

SECI executes over 60 GW Power Sale Agreements for solar, wind, hybrid projects

July 1, 2025 1:57 PM

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SECI executes over 60 GW Power Sale Agreements for solar, wind, hybrid projects

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) Limited has achieved the milestone of executing over 60 Gigawatts of Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) of renewable energy capacity. The Power Sale Agreements cover a diverse portfolio of solar, wind, and hybrid energy projects, collectively representing a sig...

Air Marshal S Sivakumar assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration

July 1, 2025 1:44 PM

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Air Marshal S Sivakumar assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration

Air Marshal S Sivakumar VSM today assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) at the Air Headquarters in New Delhi. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Administration branch of the Indian Air Force in June 1990. The Air Marshal has held a number of important Command and...

FM Sitharaman congratulates SBI on 70 years of service

July 1, 2025 1:40 PM

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FM Sitharaman congratulates SBI on 70 years of service

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has congratulated the State Bank of India (SBI) on completing 70 years of service today. In a social media post, Ms Sitharaman pointed out that with over 23 thousand branches, 78 thousand Customer Service Points (CSPs) and 64 thousand ATMs, SBI’s footprint t...