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'ITU & 3GPP to take decision on 6G spectrum post standard setting'

New Delhi, March 18 -- Decision regarding 6G spectrum will be taken by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 3GPP, likely after standards are finalised, Communications Minister Jyotiradi... Read More


Lawrence Bishnoi interviews: Punjab wants closure of PIL proceedings

Chandigarh, March 18 -- The Punjab government on Tuesday sought closure of suo motu proceedings initiated by the high court in 2023, following the interviews of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi that were air... Read More


Raja Venkatraman, MarketSmith India recommends five stocks for 18 March

New Delhi, March 18 -- The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, continued their upward trend on Tuesday, March 17 supported by gains in the metals sector and a recovery in automobile stock... Read More


'Banks' fresh slippages to rise amid stress in retail and MSME segment'

Mumbai, March 18 -- Fresh slippages in the banking sector are expected to rise in the near term due to emerging stress in the retail and MSME segments, even as overall asset quality remains strong, a ... Read More


Central region's logistics sector poised for new growth opportunities

Hanoi, March 18 -- With expanded development space and the emergence of new economic models, the central region - a coastal gateway of Vietnam - is gaining fresh momentum to develop logistics and attr... Read More


China cannot escape the energy shock

New Delhi, March 18 -- THE COASTAL Chinese city of Zhuhai is linked to Hong Kong by a showy piece of infrastructure: a 55km bridge and tunnel, the largest sea crossing of its kind. Some Hong Kongers u... Read More


Punjab, World Bank ink rRs.r3,500-cr pact for school infra revamp

Chandigarh, March 18 -- Punjab has signed a Rs.3,500-crore loan agreement with the World Bank for Sikhya Kranti 2.0, aimed at driving school education reforms over the next six years. Chief minister ... Read More


Craft, Community and Change

New Delhi, March 18 -- In a world racing toward automation and convenience, the quiet strength of handmade craftsmanship often fades into the background. Yet in the villages of India - from the bamboo... Read More


Optimo secures Rs.100 crore from PNB, enters into co-lending partnership with Godrej Finance

New Delhi, March 18 -- Optimo Capital, a fast-growing technology-driven NBFC focused on MSME lending, has secured Rs 100 crore from Punjab National Bank and has signed a co-lending partnership with Go... Read More


AAP MLA Anmol Gagan Maan's husband among 3 sentenced to two-year jail in cheque bounce case

Mohali, March 18 -- A Dera Bassi court on Tuesday convicted three persons, including Shahbaaz Singh Sohi, husband of AAP MLA Anmol Gagan Maan, in a 2018 cheque bounce case and sentenced them to two ye... Read More