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NEW DELHI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, expressing hope for a lasting peace in the Middle East and unimpeded freedom of navigation and global flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz. "As we have continuously advocated earlier, de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy are essential to bring an early end to the ongoing conflict," India's foreign ministry said in a statement. India said the conflict ha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. "Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 5.00 percent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate remains at 5.50 percent," an RBI statement reads. Meanwhil ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- India's Department of Atomic Energy on Tuesday announced that its most advanced indigenously designed nuclear reactor has reached criticality. Criticality in a nuclear programme is the stage at which a nuclear reactor achieves a self-sustaining fission chain reaction, where neutron production equals or exceeds losses. The reactor is located at Kalpakkam in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and operated by state-run Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. "Wi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated To Lam for his election as the President of Vietnam and expressed confidence that the ties between New Delhi and Hanoi would further deepen under his leadership. PM Modi underlined the time-tested friendship between India and Vietnam and expressed the commitment to further deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Also Read | 'Charlie's Angels' Stars Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smit ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated To Lam on his election as Vietnam's President and expressed readiness to work with him to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations. He expressed confidence that the time-tested friendship between the two nations will continue to grow under To Lam's leadership. "Heartiest congratulations to Mr To Lam on his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. I ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated To Lam for his election as the President of Vietnam and expressed confidence that the ties between New Delhi and Hanoi would further deepen under his leadership. PM Modi underlined the time-tested friendship between India and Vietnam and expressed the commitment to further deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. He said on X, "Heartiest congratulations to Mr. To Lam on his ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Amid supply disruptions in the wake of the situation in the Middle East, India has floated a global tender seeking to import 2.5 million metric tons of urea, officials said Monday. The state-run Indian Potash Limited has already issued a tender in this regard, with bids due by April 15. India relies on global markets to meet its demand for urea. The demand for the key crop nutrient is expected to increase as the monsoon sets in and the summer-sowing season begins ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 3, 2019 (Xinhua) A moderate-intensity earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck the border area between Afghanistan and Tajikistan today (Friday), with tremors being felt in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir state, officials said. According to preliminary data, the earthquake occurred at 16:12:58 UTC, and its epicenter was at the coordinates: 36.52 degrees north latitude and 71.01 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 175 kilometers. Residents in parts of Kashmir reported that th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- India's federal government has asked the states to take necessary action to curb malpractices such as hoarding and black marketing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other petroleum products, officials said Friday. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has written a letter to all states, urging local governments to intensify their communication strategies to prevent panic buying and hoarding of LPG and petroleum products across the country. The states have ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- India on Wednesday announced plans to raise the price of jet fuel amid a surge in global prices due to the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran, officials said. Domestic fuel retailers have raised prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to 104,927 Indian rupees (1,123.72 U.S. dollars) per kiloliter. The federal government defended the hike, saying that the increase passed on to domestic airlines is only a "partial and staggered" adjustment, aimed at cushioning the impact of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- India on Wednesday began a nationwide census after years of delay, officials said. The census is being conducted digitally for the first time. India's federal home ministry's office of the registrar general and census commissioner rolled out online self-enumeration for many states, including the national capital territory of Delhi, to allow citizens to provide their household information online before an enumerator visits. The online portal will remain open until ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Xinhua) -- India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production, grew 5.2 percent in February, the government data showed Monday. The surge in the industrial output was driven by a 6-percent growth in the manufacturing sector, reads the data issued by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The growth rates for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in February 2026 are 3.1 percent, 6.0 percent and 2.3 percen ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 workers were injured Thursday after a fire broke out inside an electric meter manufacturing factory on the outskirts of the Indian capital territory Delhi, police said. The fire inside Capital Power System Limited in Sector 4's Thana Phase 1 of Noida triggered chaos and panic among workers at the factory, and many jumped from the roof of the factory and were injured, a police official said. "So far, no casualties have been reported. Efforts are under ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- India and Canada on Monday signed a long-term deal worth 1.9 billion U.S. dollars for uranium supply aimed at expanding nuclear energy generation projects in India. The significant deal was inked in the presence of visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Carney was in New Delhi on a four-day official visit. The uranium supply deal would contribute towards India's vision for its nuclear power program under the federal ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- ReNew Energy Global plc, an Indian renewable energy company has said it signed an agreement with Google to build a 150 MW solar project in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. "Under this partnership, Google will procure the project's energy attributes from ReNew. This long-term procurement is essential for the bankability of the project, and will also help Google make progress towards addressing its value chain emissions," ReNew, a leading decarbonisation solut ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Officials said the main owners of a nightclub in the western Indian state of Goa, where a deadly fire killed 25 people last week, were deported from Thailand on Tuesday and formally arrested upon arrival at New Delhi airport. The owners, Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, "will be produced before a Delhi court, where we will seek transit remand to take them to Goa to face the law," an official said. On December 7, the fire tore through a popular nightclub called Birch by ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least four people died and over 50 were injured when seven buses collided with each other and caught fire on an expressway in northern India early on Tuesday amid heavy fog, local police told Xinhua. According to the police, in the multiple collisions on the Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura district, at least four people were burnt to death, while more than 50 received burn injuries. Those injured were admitted to a local hospital, police said. Video footage ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua/APP): India on Sunday night resumed direct flights to the Chinese mainland after a five-year hiatus, Indian officials said. The resumption was kick-started from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, the capital city of India's eastern state of West Bengal, with a flight to Guangzhou, south China. According to the Kolkata Airport authorities, 176 passengers were traveling on the 6E1703 flight launched by IndiGo. "This (the direct flights) ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed sadness over the passing away of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit and paid tribute to her lifelong dedication to public service. He offered condolences to Thailand's King, the members of the Royal Family and the people of Thailand over the death of Queen Sirikit. PM Modi's condolence message came after the Bureau of the Royal Household announced that Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passed away at the age of 93 i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- A portion of helipad tarmac sank Wednesday minutes after a helicopter carrying Indian President Droupadi Murmu landed on it in the southern state of Kerala, local media reported. The helipad surface slightly caved in under the weight of the helicopter at Pramadam Stadium in Poomkavu of Alappuzha district, about 161 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. No injuries to anyone or damage to the helicopter were reported, and the president continu ...Read More >
Syndrela Das and Divyanshi Bhowmick have achieved a historic milestone by climbing to the No. 1 spot in the latest ITTF Under-19 Girls' Doubles World Rankings, released on Tuesday. The Indian duo topped the global standings with 3910 points, ahead of Chinese Taipei's Wu Jia-En and Wu Ying-Syuan (3195) and France's Leana Hochart and Nina Guo Zheng (3170). In another first for the Indian table tennis, six Indian girls have broken into the top 100 of the world doubles rankings, underlining the co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A 32-year-old woman received grievous burn injuries when a train moving from India's northern state of Punjab to the eastern state of Bihar caught fire on Saturday, confirmed a local police officer to Xinhua over the phone. The incident happened at the Sirhind railway station in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district. The injured woman was admitted to a local hospital, and was said to be stable. Hailing from Bihar, she was reportedly going home to celebrate the Diwali ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Six patients died when a massive fire broke out inside an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government-run hospital in India's western state of Rajasthan, confirmed the local police on Monday. The fire broke out during the night intervening Sunday and Monday at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Rajasthan's capital city of Jaipur. The fire was caused by a short-circuit, added the police. The ICU was located on the second floor of the hospital. According to the police, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed sadness over the loss of lives and damage caused by the earthquake in the Philippines. He stated that India stands in solidarity with the Philippines at this difficult time. In a post on social media platform X, PM Modi stated, "Deeply saddened to learn about the loss of lives and widespread damage caused by the earthquake in the Philippines. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. I wish the i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 4.0 percent in August, the government data showed Monday. "The IIP growth rate for August 2025 is 4.0 percent, which was 3.5 percent (quick estimate) in July 2025," reads the data issued by the federal ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). "The growth rates of the three sectors, mining, manufacturing and electricity for August 2025 are 6.0 percent, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- India's federal commerce ministry Friday said trade discussions with the United States will continue with a view to achieving an early conclusion of an agreement. The announcement was made following the federal Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's visit to the United States from Sept. 22 to 24. Goyal held meetings with Jamieson Greer, U.S. trade representative, and Sergio Gor, U.S. ambassador-designate to India. Apart from meetings with the U.S. government represent ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- India's total exports, including merchandise and services, were estimated at 69.16 billion U.S. dollars in August, a 9.34 percent increase compared to the same month last year, official data showed on Monday. The figure also revealed that total imports, including merchandise and services, for August were estimated at 79.04 billion dollars, 7 percent less than the same month last year. According to the data, India's total exports in the April-August period stayed ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eight school students at a hostel in India's eastern state of Odisha were hospitalized after fellow students put instant glue in their eyes when they were sleeping, local media reports said Monday. The incident took place on Friday night at a boarding school in Salaguda of Kandhamal district, about 248 km west of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. Reports said the boys, with their eyes shut, were seen crying as doctors were carefully trying to separate the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 0.52 percent in August, data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday said. The wholesale inflation turned positive in August after remaining negative in the past two months. The August figure marks a four-month high. "Positive rate of inflation in August 2025 is primarily due to increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral products a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- India's retail inflation rose to 2.07 percent in August, the latest government data showed Friday. According to data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, inflation based on the consumer price index in August is 2.07 percent, compared with 1.61 percent in July. The inflation, according to the ministry, is well within the target inflation rate of the Reserve Bank of India. Food inflation remained negative in the third conse ...Read More >
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