February 11, 2025 6:04 PM February 11, 2025 6:04 PM

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Sensex Sinks 1,018 Points, Nifty Falls 310

Benchmark domestic equity indices today plunged 1.32 percent each as US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports dampened market sentiments. This marks the fifth consecutive day of declines for both indices. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock ...

February 11, 2025 6:02 PM February 11, 2025 6:02 PM

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Asia Mixed Team Badminton C’ships Begin; India to Face Macau in Opener

In badminton, the Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 kicked off at Qingdao in China today. The tournament features 12 teams, divided into four groups of three. India has been drawn in Group D with two-time runner-up South Korea and Macau, China. It will begin its campaign tomorrow against Macau. Ace...

February 11, 2025 5:59 PM February 11, 2025 5:59 PM

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90% of FDI Comes Through Automatic Route, Says Minister Jatin Prasada

The country has received 90 percent of foreign direct investment under the automatic route as of now. This was stated by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jatin Prasada in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. He said a transparent, predictable, and easily comprehensible policy framework...

February 11, 2025 5:52 PM February 11, 2025 5:52 PM

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At Least 55 Killed in Militia Attack on Villages, Displaced Camp in Congo

In Congo, at least 55 civilians were killed in an attack by militia fighters on a cluster of villages and a camp for displaced people in the Ituri province. Media reports said armed men from the Cooperative for the Development of Congo, or CODECO militia, attacked the Djaiba group of villages, which...

February 11, 2025 5:43 PM February 11, 2025 5:43 PM

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Govt Distributes Over 2.35 Crore Property Cards Under SVAMITVA Scheme

The government has said that over two crores thirty-five lakh property cards have been distributed across one lakh fifty-nine thousand villages under the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme so far. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Mi...

February 11, 2025 5:41 PM February 11, 2025 5:41 PM

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Over 2.96 Lakh People Treated by CAPF Doctors in 2,160 Villages: Govt

The government today said that over two lakh 96 thousand persons in two thousand 160 villages have been provided treatment by 383 CAPF doctors. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, said that the doctors of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) conduct...

February 11, 2025 4:33 PM February 11, 2025 4:33 PM

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Lok Sabha resumes discussion on General Budget 2025-26

The Lok Sabha today resumed the discussion on the General Budget 2025-26. Participating in the discussion, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party said that the fruits of welfare schemes are not reaching the people at the ground level. He accused the government of having no roadmap for the Viksit Bhar...

February 11, 2025 4:10 PM February 11, 2025 4:10 PM

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Prasar Bharati CEO Gaurav Dwivedi Reviews Akashvani, Doordarshan Operations in Mumbai

The Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati, Gaurav Dwivedi, held a meeting with officials of Akashvani and Doordarshan in Mumbai today. During the meeting, Mr. Dwivedi reviewed all the departments and suggested that the programs on Akashvani and Doordarshan should be based on viewers' preferences...

February 11, 2025 4:30 PM February 11, 2025 4:30 PM

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Maldivian Parliamentary Delegation Meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

A parliamentary delegation from Maldives met the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla, at the Parliament today. The visiting delegation is led by Speaker of the People’s Majlis of Maldives Abdul Raheem Abdulla. During the meeting, Mr. Birla said that India and the Maldives have centuries-old cultural, eco...