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December 8, 2024 7:47 AM

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No proposal to start new BRICS currency to compete with US dollar: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has said that there is no proposal to start a new currency to compete with the US dollar. Addressing the Doha Forum in Qatar’s capital, he said, BRICS countries have no intention of weakening the US dollar. Dr Jaishankar also stated that the BRICS nations d...

December 8, 2024 6:33 AM

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to embark on 3-day visit to Russia today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a three-day visit to Russia beginning today. During the visit, the defence minister and his Russian counterpart, Andrey Belousov, will co-chair the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation ...

December 7, 2024 9:56 PM

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UPI enabled significant expansion of credit among underserved borrowers: Study

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which was launched in 2016, has transformed financial access in the country. According to a study titled Open Banking and Digital Payments: Implications for Credit Access, UPI has enabled nearly three hundred million individuals and around fifty million merchant...

December 7, 2024 9:44 PM

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Nationwide 100-day TB eradication campaign launched

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda today said that no stone will be left unturned to achieve the target of a TB-free India.   Addressing an event after launching the nationwide 100-day TB eradication campaign from Panchkula, he said the TB eradication program will prove to be a...