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May 22, 2024 6:04 PM

4 major Asian Indices end in negative; Gold and silver prices decline

Four out of five major Asian Indices ended in negative territory today. The China's Shanghai Composite Index inched up 0.02 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index shed 0.2 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 0.13 percent, South Korea's Kospi marginally down by 0.03 percent and Japan's Nikkei...

May 22, 2024 6:01 PM

Delhi’s peak power demand clocks 8000 MW; highest ever in national capital

National Capital Delhi's peak power demand clocked 8,000 Mega Watt today afternoon, the highest ever in history. It broke the record created just a day earlier. Yesterday afternoon, the demand surged to an all-time high of  7,717 Mega Watt and just hours later, the record was surpassed again, reach...

May 22, 2024 5:38 PM

RBI approves transfer of Rs 2.11 Lakh Cr as surplus to govt

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the transfer of Rs 2,10,874 crore as surplus to the Central Government for the accounting year 2023-24. The same was approved during the 608th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India, which was held in Mumbai today.   Acc...

May 22, 2024 5:57 PM

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar reaches Tehran 

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has reached Tehran to attend the official ceremony for paying condolences on the demise of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash on the 19th of May.   The Vice Preside...

May 22, 2024 5:35 PM

UAE Honours Indian Embassy, Consulate at MoFA Excellence Awards

Dubai, May 22 : India's diplomatic missions in the UAE were recognized for their outstanding work at the 5th Minister of Foreign Affairs  Excellence Awards ceremony held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan,  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. In a rare ...

May 22, 2024 5:04 PM

ECI transfers Jalandhar, Ludhiana Police Commissioners to non-election duties 

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has transferred two Punjab Police officers from their current posts to non-election duties. A spokesperson of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer stated that Mr. Swapan Sharma, a 2009-batch IPS officer, currently serving as the Police Commissioner of Jala...

May 22, 2024 2:06 PM

Kerala: Coast Guard rescued 13 fishermen on board fishing vessel

In Kerala, in a swift operation, the Coast Guard rescued 13 fishermen on board a fishing vessel which reported sea water ingress in its engine compartment, about 31 nautical miles off the coast of Chavakkad.   Coast Guard vessel ICGS Abhinav provided rigorous de-flooding onboard the fishing boat ...