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NEW DELHI: Two important MoUs in the areas of LPG and Strategic Petroleum Reserves are likely to be concluded during PM Narendra Modi’s stopover in the UAE on Friday on his way to Europe, official sources have said. Govt said that energy security will be a key focus area of Modi’s three-hour stopover in the…
Scientists have found what may very well be the oldest surviving map of the universe ever made, and it has been sitting under our noses all these years, locked away in the pages of an ancient medieval book. Experts believe this discovery might have something to do with Hipparchus, the renowned ancient astronomer who lived…
László Bíró was frustrated by smudged notes. Image credit – Wikimedia In the late 1930s, a Hungarian journalist, László Bíró, found himself facing the same problem every day. His fountain pen left smudges on paper, whereas the ink used for newspaper production dried quickly and did not smear. A simple comparison posed an obvious question….
New Delhi: As he held talks with visiting Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, PM Narendra Modi stressed that India and Austria backed stable, sustainable and lasting peace in Ukraine and West Asia, reiterating that military conflict will not resolve issues. The visit, the first by an Austrian chancellor in 42 years, saw over a dozen agreements…
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has entered into a binding long-term supply and purchase agreement (SPA), valued at over $3 billion, with Samsung C&T Corporation, for the supply of green ammonia over a 15-year period starting in second half of 2028-29. Source link
MUMBAI: Axis Bank has entered into an agreement with Max Financial Services to pursue a listing of their life insurance joint venture, Axis Max Life Insurance, by April 2027, potentially through a merger of Max Financial into the insurer. The agreement outlines a sequence of options to unlock value from the insurance business, with the…
NEW DELHI: With PM Narendra Modi landing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, India and Israel are on the cusp of signing a landmark defence agreement that will take security ties between the two “friendly countries” to new heights. It is believed that there won’t be sale of any weapon this time, with the focus being…
MUMBAI/CHENNAI: Eight years after a planned alliance with Volkswagen to develop an affordable car for India and other emerging markets fell through, Tata Motors is teaming up with European partner Stellantis to explore manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain collaborations in India and overseas. The two automakers already operate a two-decade-old joint venture through Fiat India…
Carlos Alcaraz poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in Melbourne. (AP Photo) Carlos Alcaraz is still coming to terms with what he achieved in Melbourne — and he already knows how he wants to remember it forever. Somewhere on one of his calves, a small kangaroo may soon find a permanent home.Go Beyond The…
PUNE: The State Election Commission (SEC) will return to traditional bottled indelible ink for the upcoming zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections on Feb 5, following controversy over marker pens used in recent municipal corporation polls, which allegedly left erasable marks, sparking concerns of bogus voting.“We will use indelible ink bottles instead of marker pens…
