New Delhi: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) organized the inaugural ‘ONDC Startup Mahotsav’ at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, marking a significant milestone in India’s digital and entrepreneurial landscape. The event celebrated and unified two of DPIIT’s flagship initiatives – the Startup India initiative and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)….
Bangkok (Thailand): The top Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men’s and Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto in women’s category, progressed to the semifinals of the Thailand Open with straight-game wins respectively, here on Friday. Former world number one pair Satwik-Chirag outclassed lower-ranked Malaysian duo of Junaidi Arif and Roy King…
Bengaluru: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team departed from Kempegowda International Airport this Friday morning, heading for Brussels via London to kickstart their participation in the European segment of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24. This leg of the league will take place in Belgium and England, with matches in Antwerp from May 22nd to May…
Madrid: Two goals from midfielder Fermin Lopez gifted FC Barcelona a 2-0 win away to Almeria on Thursday and consolidated their second place in the La Liga table. Barca’s win, coupled with Girona’s home defeat to Villarreal on Tuesday, gives Xavi Hernandez’s side a four-point cushion over their nearest rivals with just two games remaining….
Kobe, Japan: Brazilian para-athlete Yeltsin Jacques won the Men’s 5,000m T11 Final with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships here on Friday. The 32-year-old visually-impaired athlete clocked 14 minutes 53.97 seconds at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in the central Japanese port city of Kobe. Outrunning his previous personal best of 15:12.37,…
New Delhi: BEML Limited, a leading Defence Public Sector Undertaking, has secured a significant order from Northern Coal Fields Limited (NCL) for the supply of 28 units of BH100 Rear Dump Trucks. The total value of this order is Rs 250 crore. These robust trucks, designed to transport payloads of up to 100 tonnes, are…
Cannes: The 77th Cannes Film Festival, renowned as the grandest celebration of cinema, kicked off two days ago with a ten-day extravaganza where content and glamour converge. Among the many highlights of this year’s festival was the inaugural Bharat Parv, an evening dedicated to celebrating the rich culture, cuisine, and handicrafts of India, along with…
Ghaziabad: A two-day workshop on “Bridging the Standardization Gap” was held at the National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation and Training (NTIPRIT) in Ghaziabad on May 15-16, 2024. The event, aimed at enhancing India’s contribution to global ICT standardization, was organized by NTIPRIT under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in collaboration with the International…
Bhubaneswar: The 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition witnessed outstanding performances from Reliance Foundation athletes, with numerous personal bests and podium finishes highlighting the event. Animesh Kujur, a 20-year-old sprinter from the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Center, delivered a stellar performance by achieving personal bests in both the 200m and 100m sprints. Kujur clocked…
New Delhi: In a significant step towards bolstering bilateral cooperation in public administration, a high-level online meeting was held between V. Srinivas, Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, and senior officials from the Ministry of Public Administration of Bangladesh. The meeting saw the participation of Rectors (Secretaries)…
