NEW DELHI: Union Railways and Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said mobile exports from India witnessed a flying start to this fiscal, with the month of May clocking more than $3.09 billion in mobile exports from the country.

MUMBAI: Adani Airports Holdings Limited (AAHL) on Tuesday said it has successfully secured $1 billion financing through a project finance structure for its Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL).

MUMBAI: Institutional investments in the Indian real estate market reached $3,068 million ($3.1 billion) across 30 deals in the first half of 2025, according to a report on Monday.

NEW DELHI: In a sign of growing UK-India economic partnership, there are now 1,197 Indian-owned companies operating in Britain, an increase of over 23 per cent from 2024 when 971 were recorded, according to a report released on Thursday.

BENGALURU: India’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is projected to triple to $17 billion by 2027, emerging as one of the fastest-growing AI economies globally, a report showed on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: While India continues to be the most populous country, with an estimated 1.46 billion people in 2025, the country's total fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1, according to the latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released on Tuesday.

KOLKATA: A bill to amend the existing West Bengal Clinical Establishments Act will be moved by the Mamata Banerjee government during the state Assembly's ongoing session.

LOS ANGELES: Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and actor Nat Wolff were seen packing PDA in Italy as they fanned the sparks of romance rumours.

QUETTA: A Baloch human rights body has raised strong objections against the recent Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by the Balochistan Assembly in Pakistan, terming it a threat to human rights and the rule of law.

PATNA: In a politically-charged move, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, demanding a special session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly to pass a new reservation Bill ensuring 85 per cent quota in government jobs and educational institutions.

NEW YORK: Elon Musk, former head of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has publicly broken ranks with President Donald Trump over the administration’s latest spending legislation, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by the President.

WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a sweeping tax and spending bill, despite prior warnings from budget groups that the legislation would significantly increase federal debt.

SACRAMENTO: US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a $175 billion missile defence system dubbed the "Golden Dome," appointing US Space Force General Michael Guetlein to lead what Trump described as a "Manhattan Project-scale" initiative.

BHUJ: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for approving a $2.1 billion bailout package for Pakistan, stating that any financial assistance to the country amounts to indirect funding of terrorism.

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it has acquired FlaktGroup Holding, a Germany-based ventilation company, for 1.5 billion euros ($1.68 billion), marking its largest takeover in about eight years.

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves have risen to the highest-level since November last year to $686.14 billion, which shows a resilient economy amid global uncertainties.

NEW DELHI: Indian pharmaceutical companies are ramping up efforts to expand their footprint in the lucrative US oncology generics market, which is currently valued at $145 billion and growing at a robust pace of 11 per cent annually, according to a new report.

MUMBAI: Actors Ali Fazal and Sonali Bendre have commenced working on an upcoming web series in New Delhi, which is directed by Prosit Roy.

NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence (AI) spending in India is set to grow at 35 per cent annually, reaching $9.2 billion by 2028, a report showed on Tuesday.

PUNE: Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand has been making big waves in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1, having won both of her matches so far at the prestigious tournament, organised by MSLTA in association with AITA and PMDTA, at the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex in Pune.

PUNE: Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, currently 304 in the WTA singles ranking, who made sure India got off to the perfect start in their opening match at the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1, reflected on the performance in her debut match for India and said she was little emotional on court, but the feeling after the win was surreal.

AMRITSAR: State spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prof. Sarchand Singh Khiala said that said that the Waqf Amendment Bill is a matter of national interest, there is no interference in the religious affairs of Islam or mosques etc., so there is no question of hurting anyone's religious sentiment.
In a,statement here today, he questioned the Congress that if this bill is an attack on the basic structure of the Constitution, then on what basis have they made the Act in this regard in 1995 and other amendments in 2013?

CHANDIGARH: Youth Akali Dal President and Shiromani Akali Dal Core Committee Member Sarabjit Singh Jhinjer today strongly condemned the Waqf Act Amendment Bill, calling it yet another attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to systematically weaken minority rights in India.

AMRITSAR: Reacting to the Waqf Amendment Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha, Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, said that this is a direct interference of the Central Government in matters related to minorities.

SEOUL: South Korea will work to triple the size of the animal medicine market to 4 trillion won ($2.7 billion) by 2035 as part of efforts to foster new growth engines for the economy, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.

SEOUL: South Korea's exports gained 3.1 percent from a year earlier in March, marking a second consecutive month of increase, driven by robust demand for semiconductors and other information technology (IT) products, data showed on Tuesday.

MALERKOTLA: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said that the state government will oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill moved by the BJP led NDA government tooth and nail.

NEW DELHI: Led by MSMEs, the IT sector can achieve an ambitious $450 billion services export target in the next financial year, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has emphasised.

The restaurant industry is a fast-paced and competitive environment where efficiency and customer satisfaction decide everything. In 2025, restaurants are relying more on technology to streamline their operations, manage inventory, and enhance the dining experience.  

NEW DELHI: There is an urgent need to build artificial intelligence (AI) solutions suited for India’s language diversity, to bring a billion Indians into the AI-driven digital economy, Infosys co-founder and Aadhaar architect, Nandan Nilekani, has said.

NEW DELHI: India's engineering goods exports have recorded robust growth in January this year despite uncertainties in the global markets, with the United States being the top destination.

NAIROBI: The ecosystem services provided by vultures in the southern African region, including sanitation and pest control, are estimated at $1.8 billion annually, according to a report launched in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: The flow of funds from Indians working overseas into non-resident Indian (NRI) bank accounts has shot up by 42.8 per cent to $13.33 billion between April and December 2024, compared to $9.33 billion during the same period in 2023, according to the latest figures compiled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it has decided to cancel 3 trillion won ($2.01 billion) worth of treasury stocks as part of its buyback plan to enhance shareholder value.

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday praised the Members of the House for showing patience during the debate on the Chartered Accounts Bill and the Bill for re-unifications of the Delhi Municipal Corporations.

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to table the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: As pressure mounts on Big Tech to sanitise their platforms and stop scraping users data, India needs to learn from the US antitrust bill called the American Innovation and Choice Online Act which has now been endorsed by the Department of Justice (DoJ).

SEOUL: The South Korean Cabinet on Tuesday approved bills to allow single people to adopt children, as the number of one-person households is sharply increasing.

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to table on Tuesday 'The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to unify three municipal corporations in the national capital.

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to table the Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to table the Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 aimed at having India's own national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystem by extending Indian laws to the southern continent was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

NEW DELHI: A private member's bill moved by BJP member Rakesh Sinha in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the rising population was withdrawn on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday moved a Private Members Bill to repeal the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Repeal Bill, 2022 seeks to annul the UAPA, 1967.

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Constitution (Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill 2022. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to omit 'Bhogta' community from the list of Scheduled Castes in relation to Jharkhand and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for inclusion of certain communities in the lists of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State.

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday will continue discussions on the 'Finance Bill 2022' and 'Appropriation Bill, 2022' moved by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the previous day.

LOS ANGELSE: As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill into law, The Walt Disney Company issued a statement vowing to help repeal the controversial legislation.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday opposed the CrPC amendment bill brought by the government in the Lok Sabha to amend the laws saying that it violates Article 21 and is beyond the legislative competence of the government.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday is likely to move the Appropriation Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha.

AMARAVATI: Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Tammineni Seetaram, adjourned the House sine die after passing the Appropriation Bill 2022 and Appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2022 by voice vote here on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Four Private Members Bills are likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to table 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday informed the Assembly that 50 years ago people used to donate or gift their land to the government for developmental schemes.

LOS ANGELSE: The Recording Academy has announced the first slate of artists to perform at this year's show - Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, and Olivia Rodrigo.

LOS ANGELSE: The 27th annual Critics Choice Awards celebrated the best in television and film at a glittering ceremony here at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel. Jane Campions 'The Power of the Dog', as reported by IANS, and the comedy drama series 'Ted Lasso' led the night's winners with four trophies each. The dark comedy series 'Succession' took home three awards.

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Friday passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year 2022 to fund the federal government through the end of September, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.

DHARAMSALA: Two persons were killed and another injured during a fall of paragliding take off at Bir Billing in Kangra district of HP on Tuesday.
S P Kangra Dr K Sharma while confirming the accident said,

BENGALURU: The ruling BJP government is all set to table the controversial anti-conversion Bill in the Karnataka Assembly session, which will resume on Monday. The Bill is likely to be tabled in the last leg of the ongoing session.

NEW DELHI: German motor vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with Huawei to acquire its autonomous driving unit for billions of dollars, the media reported.

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail.

PHAGWARA: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh today said if voted to power in Punjab the party would bring in an anti-conversion bill in view of large-scale conversions taking place in rural parts of the state.

WASHINGTON: In a bid to address algorithmic amplification of harmful content on social media platforms and curb screen addiction, a new bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US Congress.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google's video calling app Duo has now surpassed the 5 billion download milestone over on the Play Store.

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday asked the National Assembly to swiftly approve an extra budget bill designed to help support small merchants hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

LOS ANGELSE: The soundtrack of the animated film 'Encanto' has returned to the top of Billboard 200 albums chart.

NEW DELHI: Almost a month after its formation, the Joint Committee of Parliamentarians has invited suggestions from people on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was introduced in the Lok Sabha last month.

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft's board of directors has hired a reputed law firm to review the effectiveness of the company's sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies and practices, including the inquiry against Bill Gates.

NEW DELHI: A cryptocurrency CEO has become one of the richest people on Earth, CNN reported.

NEW DELHI: The volume of the bilateral trade between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is tipped to increase from $60 billion to $100 billion in the next 5-8 years in tune with the growing partnership between the two countries.

SAN FRANCISCO:Following a debate, the US House Judiciary Committee has advanced all but one of the bills before it that focus on curbing Big Tech and its ability to promote its products and services over others -- and the last one will likely get the nod on Thursday.

GUWAHATI: The BJP government in Assam is contemplating to introduce cow protection bill in the next Assembly session to prohibit transport of the animal outside the state, Governor Jagdish Mukhi said on Saturday, while addressing the second day of the first session of the new state Assembly.

WASHINGTON: In a counterproposal to Senate Republicans on Friday, the White House lowered the overall price tag of President Joe Biden's $2.3-trillion infrastructure plan to $1.7 trillion.

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Parliament has passed the Port City Economic Commission Bill, which officially declares 269 hectares of land reclaimed from the ocean and annexed to the city of Colombo as the country's first special economic zone (SEZ) for services-oriented industries.

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon signed a legislation to curb anti-Asian hate crimes that have skyrocketed during the Covid-19 pandemic in the US.

NAWANSHAHR: A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party led by Shiv Kaura, General Secretary, Trade and Industry Wing, Punjab, here today called on Deepjot Kaur, Assistant Commissioner, Nawanshahr to apprise the administration of their pitiable plight during the present lockdown orders. Other members of the wing including Gagan Agnihotri, Tejinder Teja, Rajesh Chumbar members were also present.

WASHINGTON: Bill and Melinda Gates have announced in a joint statement that they were getting divorced after 27 years of marriage.
After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the couple tweeted on Monday.

BEIJING:China is expected to produce more than 3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses this year, an official said on Tuesday.
The country's current production capacity is around 5 billion vaccine doses annually, said Zheng Zhongwei, head of the working group for vaccine development under the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against Covid-19, Xinhua news agency reported.

INDIANAPOLIS: Last week, U.S. Senators Todd Young (Republican-Indiana) and Dick Durbin (Democrat-Ill.), along with Senators John Cornyn (Republican-Texas), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Coons (Democrat-Del.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), introduced bipartisan legislation to provide a temporary stopgap to quickly address our nation’s shortage of doctors and nurses.

PATNA: Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi has requested Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar to deposit the electricity bill of his official banglow from the government treasury.

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 which aims to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad', on the concluding day of the Budget session.

GANDHINAGAR: Sparks flew in the Gujarat Assembly on the concluding day of the Budget session on Thursday with Congress legislator Imran Khedawala tearing a copy of the Bill proposed to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 aimed to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad', that was tabled in the House by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has created a record, with zero pendency in the state treasury during the Financial Year 2020-21 ending March 31, after a gap of almost 15 years.

MOSCOW:Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has passed a bill enabling incumbent President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms starting 2024.

GANDHINAGAR: On the penultimate day of the Budget session on Wednesday, the Gujarat Assembly passed eight Bills, including one to amend Section 195 of the CrPC and sanctioning of eight new private universities.

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday approved the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) (Amendment) Bill 2021, which was passed by Parliament last week.

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government in all likelihood will table a Bill to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 in the ongoing Budget session of the Assembly to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad'.

BEIJING: PUBG Mobile, one of the most popular battle royale games in the world has managed to cross one billion accumulated downloads outside China, making it one of the most successful games worldwide.

BENGALURU: Amid continued protest by the Congress for the third day in a row, Karnataka ruling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) passed finance related bills in the Assembly sans debate through voice vote.

BENGALURU: Amid continued protest by the Congress for the third day in a row, Karnataka ruling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) passed finance related bills in the Assembly sans debate through voice vote.

NEW DELHI: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (GNCTD) was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday even as pandemonium prevailed.

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said he was "devastated" by the shooting a day earlier at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, that killed 10 people, urging the Senate to immediately pass the bills on gun reform recently approved by the House.

CHANDIGARH: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF )has written to the Prime Minister
that electricity consumer, power employees, and engineers who are the major stakeholders in the power sector should be consulted before sending draft electricity (amendment ) bill 2021 to Parliament

NEW DELHI:The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have opposed the proposed amendments to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill-2021, moved in the Lok Sabha.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of trying to curtail the powers of the elected Delhi government through the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill - 2021, moved in the Lok Sabha.

NEW DELHI: After a week-long logjam in the House, the functioning of the Lok Sabha on Monday was quite smooth, giving opportunity to the government in introducing five Bills which include one that ensures better protection to the children.

CHANDIGRH: Officers of the investigation wing of Punjab State GST today arrested 5 persons for creating and operating a bogus billing network across various states including Punjab, Delhi and Haryana and availing & passing on fraudulent ITC to the tune of more than Rs. 122 Crore to various firms without due payment of tax to the Government.

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has signed the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill into law, after weeks of partisan fighting in the Congress, marking the first legislative victory for Biden since he took office.

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the final version of the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Vidhan Sabha today passed eight important bills in the budget session chaired by Speaker Rana KP Singh.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday gave go-ahead to introduce the Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Right) Bill, 2021 in the ongoing budget session of Vidhan Sabha.

NEW DELHI: Hospitality major OYO Hotels & Homes' valuation has reached the $9 billion-mark, according to industry sources.

CHANDIGARH: In order to boost the pace of infrastructure Development in the state by levying special ID fee , the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave a nod to introduce Punjab Infrastructure (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 in the ongoing Budget Session.

TOKYO:Japan's cabinet on Wednesday green-lit a Bill to ratify a free trade deal (FTA) signed last year by 15 Asia-Pacific countries.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which will cover a third of global trade and population, making it the world's largest FTA, will become the "foundation of trade in Asia," Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama told a press conference on the matter.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday condoled the sad and untimely demise of legendary Punjabi folk singer Sardool Sikandar, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announcing that his government will clear the deceased’s hospital dues of Rs 10 lakh.