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NEW DELHI: The Union defence misiter Rajnath SIngh led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday cleared the procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets, combat missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS), and other procurements at an estimated cost of Rs 3.25 lakh crore.The council, granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the project, which…
Google has received unconditional approval for its all-cash deal to buy cloud security service provider Wiz from European Union. Google’s $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz is the company’s biggest ever deal in terms of transaction size. The EU approved Google’s bid for Wiz after saying that it raised no competition concerns in Europe….
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych (AP Photo) Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been granted permission by the International Olympic Committee to wear a black armband during competition at the Milan Cortina Games, but he will not be allowed to use the helmet he designed to honour Ukrainian athletes killed in the ongoing war with Russia. The…
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has set out an ambitious roadmap to transform Katra into a clean, vibrant town equipped with modern infrastructure, aimed at improving the quality of life for residents and enhancing the experience of millions of pilgrims who visit the holy shrine every year, as newsonair reported.Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant…
Mumbai: The board of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the biggest stock exchange in India in terms of turnover and number of trades, on Friday gave its nod for the exchange to go for its long-awaited public offering. The NSE IPO will be an offer-for-sale. Currently, LIC, with a 10% stake in the bourse, is…
Space selfies with smartphones? Imagine the shots they could get with a smartphone in hand. NASA has reportedly announced that astronauts on the upcoming Crew-12 and Artemis II missions will be allowed to carry their own smartphones. This is a bit of a departure from the usual strict rules about what gadgets can fly in…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had approved emergency declarations for 10 states hit by severe winter storms. He said that the federal government was working closely with FEMA, state governors and emergency management teams to ensure public safety as extreme cold and snow grip large parts of the country.“I have just approved…
NEW DELHI In a bid to improve credit flow to small businesses, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved equity support of Rs 5,000 crore to Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi), with the money to flow in three tranches.Govt will pump in Rs 3,000 crore in 2025-26 at the book value of Rs 568.7…
Nvidia has received the green signal to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China! The US commerce department on Tuesday, signalled a policy shift, approving the tech giant to sell its H200 chips to Beijing, under certain restrictions.The development follows an announcement by US President Donald Trump last month permitting exports of the H200, provided…
NEW DELHI: The govt has approved a Rs 1,800 crore proposal for setting up a new cylindrical mould watermark banknote (CWBN) line with an annual capacity to produce 6,000 tonnes of high-security, durable paper, which is used for printing currency notes, non-judicial stamp papers and passports.The move is aimed at meeting the increasing demand for…
