February 7, 2025 7:32 PM February 7, 2025 7:32 PM

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India’s Forex Reserves Rise to $630.6 Billion, 2nd Consecutive Weekly Gain

India's foreign exchange reserves increased by 1.05 billion dollars to over 630.6 billion dollars in the week ending January 31, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This is the second consecutive week of rise in the reserves. In the previous week, the country's ...

February 7, 2025 7:29 PM February 7, 2025 7:29 PM

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Oil Prices Rise on Iran Sanctions

Oil prices advanced today following the imposition of new sanctions on Iran's crude exports. However, they were on track for a third straight week of decline, impacted by US President Donald Trump's renewed trade conflict with China and potential tariffs on other nations. Brent Crude was trading 0.6...

February 7, 2025 6:40 PM February 7, 2025 6:40 PM

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Asian & European Markets Trade Mixed

Major Asian indices displayed a mixed trend today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged over 1.1 percent, China's Shanghai Composite index rose one percent, and Singapore's Straits Times index gained 0.8 percent. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei fell over 0.7 percent, and South Korea's Kospi lost almost 0.6 percen...

February 7, 2025 6:39 PM February 7, 2025 6:39 PM

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Government Increases Defence Capital Acquisition Budget by 6.34%

The government today said there has been an increase of 6.34 percent in the budgetary allocation for capital acquisition in the modernisation of the defence for the current financial year. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Sethi, said the government has alloc...

February 7, 2025 6:34 PM February 7, 2025 6:34 PM

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ACB reaches Arvind Kejriwal’s Residence to Probe BJP Bribery Allegations

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today reached Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal's residence in the National Capital to probe his allegation that his party candidates in the Delhi Assembly polls are being offered 15 crore rupees by the BJP. However, the ACB team was denied entry. Mea...

February 7, 2025 6:25 PM February 7, 2025 6:25 PM

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Govt to Provide ₹50 Lakh Aid for Rare Disease Treatment Under National Policy

The government has said that financial assistance of up to 50 lakh rupees will be provided for the treatment of patients suffering from any of the rare diseases identified under the National Policy for Rare Diseases. The policy identifies 63 categories of rare diseases. In a written reply, Minister ...

February 7, 2025 7:38 PM February 7, 2025 7:38 PM

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DG Dr Pragya Paliwal Reviews Mahakumbh 2025 Coverage at Akashvani Prayagraj Camp Office

Director General of Akashvani, Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur, today visited the camp office of Akashvani located at Sector 4 of Mahakumbh Nagar, Prayagraj. During her visit, she interacted with officials and staff of Akashvani and reviewed the arrangements made for the extensive coverage of the ongoing Ma...

February 7, 2025 6:02 PM February 7, 2025 6:02 PM

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Malawian president orders withdrawal of troops from Congo

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered Defence Force Commander Paul Valentino Phiri to begin preparations for the withdrawal of Malawian troops from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Malawian troops are part of a Southern African Development Community mission to help t...

February 7, 2025 5:59 PM February 7, 2025 5:59 PM

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India-China Border Disengagement Complete; Patrolling to Resume as per Agreement

The government has said that it employed both diplomatic and military channels to ensure complete disengagement from all friction points and restore peace and tranquillity along the India-China border. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, Kriti ...