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SAP to double investments in India, sees 'major growth': Executive

Indian talent is 'unbelievable', says Thomas Saueressig, who is a member of the German firm's executive board.

Insurance market in India to grow rapidly, reach $222 bn by FY26: Report

According to homegrown firm Redseer, new online distribution models like business to consumer (B2C), business to business (B2B) and business to business to consumer (B2B2C) are key drivers of growth

India, Ghana hold consultations on UN, multilateral issues in Accra

India and Ghana held consultations on UN and Multilateral issues level in Accra on June 9 and discussed issues on the agenda of the UNSC, including on West Africa and Sahel region, and other issues related to counter-terrorism and UN Peacekeeping."India and Ghana, present members of UN Security Council, held Consultations in Accra on UN & Multilateral issues; Indian delegation also called on Dy Foreign Minister to discuss issues of mutual importance," the Indian mission in Ghana tweeted.Prakash Gupta, Joint Secretary (UN-Political) led the Indian delegation, which included senior officials from the High Commission of India in Accra and the Ministry of External Affairs.The Ghanaian delegation was led by Ambassador Ramses Cleland, Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana and included other senior officials from Ghanaian MFA."Both sides reviewed their ongoing cooperation during their current tenure as non-permanent ..

Challenges persist in removing AIDS as public health threat: India at UN

India's Deputy Permanent Representative to UN, Ambassador R Ravindra on Thursday emphasised that challenges still remain towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.He participated in a high-level debate on the theme "Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS " and highlighted India's swift actions that it took by involving civil societies and communities during covid-19 to mitigate its impact on HIV services."While significant progress has been made to eliminate HIV, challenges still remain in our way towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030," he said in a statement, stressing upon how strong political leadership is critical to address the issue. He further discussed about India's unique HIV prevention model which is centered around the concept of social contracting.The program is based on behavioural change, communication, outreach, service delivery and testing.India is providing treatment to nearly 1.6 billion people and Indian ...

India considers curbing fridge imports to boost local industry: Report

Sources say the government is considering mandating that importers seek a licence from the authorities, replacing the existing free-import regime

Omicron sub-variants behind rising Covid-19 cases in India: Doctors

The Union Health Ministry said on Thursday that India registered 7,240 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, up from 5,233 infections logged the previous day.

China praises India for helping Sri Lanka deal with economic crisis

China on Wednesday praised India for helping Sri Lanka amid the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation that has led to a shortage of fuel and other essential items

Russia's Sberbank says India, Belarus still discussing potash sale deal

Russia's Sberbank said Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) and Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) have been in discussions about settlement details of a potash sale deal

EAM Jaishankar hails India as 'first responder' during world crisis

EAM S Jaishankar described India as the first responder in many situations and said the country is capable and sensitive to global expectations

Developing nations need longer than 2050 to reach Net-Zero: Joint statement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow last year that India will meet a target of net zero emissions by 2070.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeks $55-mn loan from India for buying fertiliser

Wickremesinghe has said that within five to six months, the current agriculture shortages could be salvaged if swift action was taken to address the shortages faced by the farmers.

India transformed into global superpower only in last 8 yrs: Harsh Vardhan

PM Modi has transformed India from a third-world country into a global superpower in the last eight years, said Harsh Vardhan while lauding the BJP-led Centre's major decisions in the last eight years

India has set of interests when it comes to dealing with Taliban regime: US

Different countries will engage with the Taliban regime in different ways, and India has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with them, the United States said

India, Qatar Joint Commission to meet later this year to strengthen ties

A meeting of the Joint Commission between India and Qatar to strengthen bilateral ties in various fields will be held later this year.Addressing a press briefing in Doha on Monday, Ausuf Sayeed, Secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) said that high-level engagement to be sustained through an early visit of Qatar's Emir to India.Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is on a three-day visit to Qatar to enhance bilateral ties."Both India and Qatar agree to further strengthen their friendship. High-level engagement to be sustained through an early visit of Qatar's Emir to India. A joint commission of foreign ministers to meet later this year," Sayeed said.O Sunday, Vice President launched the "India-Qatar Start-Up bridge" to link the start-up ecosystems of the two countries at the India-Qatar Business Forum in Doha.He also addressed members of the business community at India-Qatar Business Forum and highlighted the strength of India-Qatar ties and called for ...

Varanasi, Tirupati, Puri among top pilgrimage destinations in India: OYO

Varanasi, Tirupati, Puri, Amritsar and Shirdi have emerged as the top pilgrimage destinations, according to a report by travel tech firm OYO. The report titled 'India's Treasure Trove of Cultural Travel 2022' said with over 3.5 times growth over the past year, Srinagar clocked the highest growth in bookings among cultural destinations in 2022. Besides Srinagar, Pahalgam and Jammu in J&K also ranked among the top cultural destinations in India, the report released on Monday said. As per OYO's booking data analysed between January to April 2022, Srinagar, Pahalgam, Bodhgaya, Shirdi and Jammu are among India's top five cultural destinations in order of ranking. "Varanasi, seen by many as the spiritual hub, tops the chart as the most popular pilgrimage destination in India in 2022. This is followed by Tirupati, Puri, Amritsar and Shirdi. Besides this, OYO's Mid-Summer Vacation Index also highlights keen consumer interest in visiting Vaishno Devi this summer," it said. As per the ...

India rejects OIC's comments over controversial remarks against Prophet

India on Monday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for its criticism of the country in the wake of the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Mohammed by two BJP functionaries

Vietjet launches direct flights from Mumbai to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

South-east carrier Vietjet on Saturday announced the launch of its direct flight services to the financial capital from Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City. It said services on the Hanoi-Mumbai-Hanoi route will be operated three times a week, while the Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City flights will be run four times per week. Vietjet started its operations in India in December 2019, connecting New Delhi to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The services were discontinued following India suspending commercial international passenger flight operations in late March 2020 due to the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. After the government lifted the ban on March 27 this year, Vietjet announced resumption of operations along with expansion of its services between Vietnam and India. "Following the launch of our New Delhi - Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi services, we are delighted to launch two more direct routes between Vietnam and Mumbai. "We believe that the two services from Ho Chi

Aim is to solidify our batting line-up ahead of World Cup: Temba Bavuma

"We've got a couple of new faces within the T20 space. Opportunities will be given to those guys to see what role they can play and what value they can add to the team," Bavuma said.

One in every 36 infants still dies before first birthday in India: Data

According to the new data, present level of IMR (28 infant deaths per thousand live births, for the year 2020) is less than one-fourth as compared to 1971 (129 infant deaths per thousand live births).

Bhupender Yadav meets Brazilian counterpart on sidelines of Stockholm+50

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav met his Brazilian counterpart, Joaquim Leite in Stockholm on the sidelines of the Stockholm+50 conference