Ahead of the ECB’s decision, due at 1145 GMT, the broader Euro STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, with French shares adding 0.4% and German stocks up up 0.2% Topics stock markets | European Central Bank Reuters  |  LONDON/BEIJING  Last Updated at April 14, 2022 15:38 IST Stock markets made slim gains on Thursday ahead of a European Central…Continue Reading

The Central government is going to introduce a new data governance framework as per Union minister of state for electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. According to Chandrasekhar, “As we are increasing the digitisation of government, we need to create a harmonised setup for the whole government for data management.” “This will allow government and government…Continue Reading

 President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said that connectivity with the Central Asian countries remain a key priority for India, which is a member of both the International North-South Transport Corridor, and the Ashgabat Agreement. Addressing the young diplomats of Turkmenistan at the Institute of International Relations in Ashgabat, he said: “We have taken steps…Continue Reading

ANANTAPUR: Even after four years of formation, the prestigious AP Central University sanctioned on the eve of state bifurcation in 2014 is yet to stabilize its functioning. There is no regular registrar and the posts of several other key heads of the department remain vacant. The Institute has no regular Registrar, financial officer, deans and…Continue Reading

India, Central Asia to hold summit once in two years, establish secretariat for coordination

Summit level meet once in two years, establishment of a secretariat for practical coordination, more ministerial level engagement will be among the key outcomes of the upcoming India-Central Asia summit that will take place on January 27. The meet, which will happen virtually, will be the first such summit between India and the five Central Asian countries–Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,…Continue Reading

Ministry of Railways 2021: CENTRAL RAILWAY WITNESSED STRENGTHENING OF INFRASTRUCTURE HIGHEST EVER FREIGHT LOADING OF 55.06 MILLION TONNES FROM APRIL TO DECEMBERNUMBER ONE POSITION CONTINUING FROM JUNE 2021 IN PARCEL EARNINGS OF RS 229.92 CRORE FROM APRIL TO DECEMBERHIGHEST EVER TICKET CHECKING REVENUE OF RS 144.23 CRORE FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER 2021 Posted On: 08…Continue Reading

Indices fall as Central Banks begin tapering

SynopsisThe Bank of England on Thursday became the world’s first major central bank to hike interest rates since the pandemic began – to 0.25% from 0.1%. A day earlier, the US Federal Reserve signalled that it is accelerating the reduction of its liquidity programme and then raise interest rates thrice in 2022 to contain inflation.NSE’s…Continue Reading

‘Work with Central agencies to tackle narcotics’

Director-General and Inspector-General of Police Praveen Sood on Sunday asked police officers from the Western Range to work closely with Central investigation agencies in tackling issues related to the supply of narcotic drugs.Chairing a meeting with Superintendents of Police of all units in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Chikkamagaluru districts here, Mr. Sood told…Continue Reading

Iran, Russia, Central Asia confirm presence at Delhi NSA meet on Afghanistan

Russia, Iran and Central Asian countries have confirmed presence at the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan on November 10. India is hosting the meeting this year which will be chaired by India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Sources told WION that “there has been an overwhelming response to India’s invitation”, calling the “high-level participation”…Continue Reading