Sensex and Nifty Decline as Smallcap, Midcap, and Largecap Indices Shed Up to 2%

August 10, 2024 7:58 PM

Sensex and Nifty Decline as Smallcap, Midcap, and Largecap Indices Shed Up to 2%

The broader indices broke a two-week streak of outperformance and ended lower, in line with the main indices, during a highly volatile week marked by mixed quarterly earnings, an inline RBI policy outcome, fears of a US recession, and geopolitical escalations. During the week, the BSE Smallcap index...

MEA, NSIL sign MoU for grant assistance for the launch of Munal satellite

August 10, 2024 7:51 PM

MEA, NSIL sign MoU for grant assistance for the launch of Munal satellite

An MoU was signed between the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) on Saturday for grant assistance for the launch of Nepal’s Munal satellite. The MoU was signed by Shri Anurag Srivastava, JS (North) from MEA and Shri Arunachalam A, Director from NSIL. ...

Senior IAS Officer T.V Somanathan Appointed Cabinet Secretary

August 10, 2024 7:48 PM

Senior IAS Officer T.V Somanathan Appointed Cabinet Secretary

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of T.V. Somanathan as Cabinet Secretary on Saturday. Mr. Somanathan has been appointed for a tenure of two years, starting from the 30th of August. He is an officer from the 1987 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) o...

Review of this week’s Parliament proceedings

August 10, 2024 6:39 PM

Review of this week’s Parliament proceedings

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said in the Rajya Sabha that there are problems in the agriculture sector and he would discuss the issues with the farmers and their associations. Concluding his reply to a discussion on the working of his Ministry, Mr Chouhan said he would resolv...

Russia takes emergency measures in border regions after Ukraine incursion

August 10, 2024 6:35 PM

Russia takes emergency measures in border regions after Ukraine incursion

In response to a Ukrainian incursion in Kursk, Russia has introduced anti-terrorism measures in the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions bordering Ukraine. According to media reports, the measures taken by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee include the possible evacuation of residents, limits on ...