India is a country in South Asia, neighbouring with Pakistan in the west, China, Nepal, Bhutan in north, Bangladesh and Myanmar in east and Sri Lanka in South. India has the second most populous country in the world. As per area, Indians ranked seventh in the world. Hindi is the official language of India and 447 regional languages. Hinduism is the majority religion with 79.8 percent, followed by Islam with 14.2 percent. Christianity constitutes 2.3 percent, while Sikhism is with 1.7 percent, Buddhism is 0.7 percent, Jainism 0.4 percent and others. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India and Rajendra prasad was the first president of India. Currently, Narendra Modi from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the prime minister of India and Ram Nath Kovind is the president. Cricket is the most popular sport in India. Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest players to have played the game. Other sports like Tennis, Football, Hockey also have a root in India. India has 28 states and 8 union territories. Delhi is the capital of India, whereas Mumbai is considered as the financial capital of India. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is the richest Asian. Ratan Tata, N.r. Narayana Murthy, Kumar Managalam Birla, Gautam Adani etc are among the few popular businessmen of India. More
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Feb 09, 2023 08:15 AM ISTSEBI’s latest effort at tracking beneficial owners is a never ending exercise
Finding ultimate beneficial owners is important because of the dangers of tax evasion, drug trafficking, corruption and terrorism. But too many countries still allow camouflaging of these owners and there are clever lawyers and accountants to help
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Feb 09, 2023 07:42 AM IST Morning Scan: All the big stories to get you started for the day
A round-up of the biggest articles from newspapers
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Feb 09, 2023 06:13 AM IST Govt may extend wheat export ban to preserve local supplies: Report
The current ban was scheduled to be reviewed in April and top government officials from food, farm and trade ministries are likely to make a decision on an extension by the end of March, or early April, government and industry sources said, adding they don't expect wheat exports to resume until mid-2024.
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Feb 08, 2023 06:59 PM IST India-Pakistan trade stood at $1.35 billion during April-Dec 2022
Similarly, the country's trade with China has aggregated at about USD 87 billion during the nine-month period of this fiscal, according to the data provided by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
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Feb 08, 2023 04:10 PM IST Management, communication & tech top list of most in-demand skills for employees: LinkedIn report
As per the research, the Top 10 most in-demand skills for the year in India featured a blend of business and marketing skills. This includes management, communications and sales. Further tech skills such as software development, SQL and Java.
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Feb 08, 2023 02:38 PM IST Rahul Gandhi 'misled' Lok Sabha: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, Ravi Shankar Prasad said Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Tuesday were "baseless, shameful and full of lies, and came from a feeling of dejection".
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Feb 08, 2023 02:31 PM IST Public procurement via GeM portal to cross Rs 2 lakh crore in FY23
The procurement crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore on February 1.
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Feb 08, 2023 01:16 PM IST India hands over six tonnes of relief materials to quake-hit Syria
The consignments were sent on a C-130J military transport aircraft on Tuesday night and were handed over to the Syrian authorities by India's Charge'd Affaires S K Yadav this morning.
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Feb 08, 2023 01:06 PM IST PM Modi should nationalise all assets of Adani Group and then auction it for sale: Subramanian Swamy
In an interview with PTI here, Subramanian Swamy spoke about how his recent tweet on being "sorrowful" regarding the demise of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf which has received a lot of criticism online.
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Feb 08, 2023 12:17 PM IST Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi demands action against Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in Lok Sabha
Certain remarks of Rahul Gandhi made in the House on Tuesday have already been expunged from the records.
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Feb 08, 2023 11:18 AM IST India is Sri Lanka's biggest friend in time of crisis: PM Dinesh Gunawardena
Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy last year and defaulted on its USD 51 billion foreign loans for the first time since independence from Britain in 1948. India has played a significant role in aiding the island nation over the last year to tide over the economic crisis.
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Feb 08, 2023 11:15 AM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reply President's Lok Sabha address, may take on Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address comes a day after senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-led Centre for allegedly giving undue favours to billionaire Gautam Adani
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Feb 08, 2023 10:50 AM IST RBI MPC: FY24 GDP growth seen at 6.4%, says Governor Shaktikanta Das
“Economic activity in India remains resilient, while investment activity continues to gain traction, and rural demand continues to show signs of improvement,” RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said
- Feb 08, 2023 10:26 AM IST
RBI Policy | Consumer price inflation likely to hover on 5.3% in FY24
January-March 2023 CPI inflation is seen at 5.6 percent versus 5.9 percent earlier
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Feb 08, 2023 10:05 AM IST Chinese spy balloons have targeted several countries, including India: Report
US officials have briefed its friends and allies including India on the finds of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down by a fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
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Feb 08, 2023 09:44 AM IST Only way forward in relations with India is PM Modi first restores Kashmir's special status: Imran Khan
In 2019, Indian Parliament revoked Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
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Feb 08, 2023 09:37 AM IST Share of CNG, EVs and hybrid vehicles likely to reach 30% of total auto sales in 5 years: Icra
Demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) has increased exponentially in the last two years with the government's push, increasing awareness, and new launches, domestic rating agency Icra said in its report.
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Feb 08, 2023 08:58 AM IST Why is an infringement of intellectual property acceptable but not royalty payments?
To develop a strong innovation ecosystem in the country, it is important that a concerted effort is made to develop respect for the IPRs of others amongst citizens and develop consciousness amongst entrepreneurs to protect and develop their IPRs
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Feb 08, 2023 08:25 AM IST Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: This 1,350-kilometre long engineering marvel is India’s quantum leap into the future
The phenomenal ease of travel on this well planned, thoughtfully connected, people-friendly and eco-sensitive expressway will bring opportunities, growth and dreams closer to reality for millions of people
- Feb 08, 2023 07:57 AM IST
Morning Scan: All the big stories to get you started for the day
A round-up of the biggest articles from newspapers
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Feb 08, 2023 07:52 AM IST India-emerging markets swap trade: When will FIIs stop selling? | Market Minutes
In this edition of Market Minutes, N Mahalakshmi weighs the India-emerging markets swap trade that has caused the foreign investors to withdraw from India. When will they stop selling? Market Minutes is a morning podcast that tracks the risk-reward in stock markets by putting the spotlight on keys data points and developing trends
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Feb 07, 2023 07:51 PM IST India rushes to long-term LNG deals to speed shift from coal
Petronet LNG Ltd., India’s biggest gas importer, wants to secure 12 million tons a year of additional supply under long-term contracts, Managing Director Akshay Kumar Singh said Tuesday in Bengaluru at India Energy Week.
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Feb 07, 2023 07:31 PM IST Ikea cuts prices on select articles by 16-39% in India
The price cuts have been done courtesy of improvements in the overall sourcing, design, product development, packaging and volumes, Ikea India's chief executive and chief sustainability officer Susanne Pulverer told PTI.
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Feb 07, 2023 04:48 PM IST It is a challenging number, the reduction to 4.5, but it is feasible. It's difficult, but feasible
In an interaction with Shweta Punj of Moneycontrol, the finance secretary shared the thoughts that went into drawing up the document, and nuancing between the known unknowns and unknown unknowns.
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Feb 07, 2023 02:41 PM IST India Energy Week 2023: Battery power storage needs a revolution to push India's green mission: Amitabh Kant
As India scales up its renewable energy capacity, battery storage systems are gaining importance as a solution to reduce the intermittency of renewable energy projects to provide continuous power.
