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Cisco is working with telcos on a private 5G as a service model, says a senior executive.
US network equipment maker Cisco is working with telecom operators to find ways to make money off of 5G use cases, especially the private 5G as a service model, a senior company executive said. This is happening as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel speed up their 5G rollouts. India will jump ahead e...

Discussions between the German Chancellor and the Indian Prime Minister will include the Russia-Ukraine dispute.
German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann said on Wednesday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict and China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific would be "very high" on the agenda of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meetings this weekend. The envoy also ment...

An online petition has been established in order to prolong the grace period for H-1B visa holders.
In the wake of major layoffs, two Indian-American organizations have launched an online petition pushing President Joe Biden to increase the grace period for H-1B visa holders from two months to a year. In the face of major layoffs in the American computer sector that have left a big number of In...

There will soon be a new smartphone available from Realme and Coca-Cola, and it will have some cool new features.
The biggest news of the year is probably going to be that real me, a global smartphone brand, and Coca-Cola will be working together to deliver a unique offering to the Indian market. The potential for a new phone to be released as part of the partnership has already been the subject of rumor. In...

Six all-electric Suzuki vehicles will be introduced to the Indian market by the end of the fiscal year 2030.
On Thursday, Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan announced that, as part of its expansion strategy, it will introduce six battery electric vehicles in India by FY2030, and that it will be carbon neutral by 2070, meeting the government's aim. Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) has stated in its busi...

The Galleries Lafayette, a famous Parisian department store, is expanding to India's megacities of Mumbai and Delhi
Have you ever visited the Galleries Lafayette in Paris, a store that deserves a place on every traveller’s "must visit" list? We have, and whether or not you plan on doing any shopping, a trip there is a necessity. This 125-year-old, high-end department store can be found on Boule...

When it comes to the international runway scene, Indian beauty Avanti Nagrath is on the fast track to stardom
Envision yourself as a young, aspiring model from Delhi, arriving in Milan for the very first time. You may be a little lost as you make your way through the vast, luxurious Versace offices. You've just beaten off seventy other aspiring models and been given the green light from five gatekeep...

The increase in coal production in India from April-December is 16%, to 608 million tons. Govt
Coal production increased by 16.39 percent, reaching 607.97 MT from April to December of the current fiscal year. In the preceding fiscal year, India produced 522.34 MT of coal. According to a statement released by the coal ministry, in the period between April and December, total coal production...

As reported by Coal mint, India's thermal coal imports will increase by about 15% in the year 2022
On Monday, figures from Indian consultancy Coalmine showed that due to increased domestic production and shipments by utilities, India's imports of thermal coal, used primarily for power generation, surged by 14.7% in 2022, reaching 161.18 million tones. Coal shipments, which are commonly uti...

Air India retirees are looking for cashless health care through the Cashless General Health Scheme (cashless CGHS)
The Air India Retired Employees' Trust claims that "cashless lifelong medical OPD, IPD, and lab testing" were promised to retirees and their spouses who enrolled in a post-retirement medical scheme following the airline's privatization, but that these benefits have now been cut....

I was accepted into MasterChef India by Chef Vikas Khanna, says Chef Garima Arora.
MasterChef India, a cooking reality series, will debut tonight. Michelin Star winner Garima Arora will make her television debut with the Sony TV program, while chefs Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar will return as judges. Garima claimed that Vikas was the one who persuaded her to join MasterChef In...

According to the RBI, SBI, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank continue to be domestic systemically important institutions.
The State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank are still considered to be Domestic Systemically Important Banks, according to a statement from the Reserve Bank of India on Monday (D-SIBs). The central bank had first released a framework for handling D-SIBs in July 2014, which obliged it to re...

Upon its initial public offering, Archean Chemical's stock rose 12.1 percent, and 1.14 billion Indian rupees were transacted
On its first day of trading on the stock market, Archean Chemical Industries' stock rose by more than 12%. The company's shares closed at Rs 458, up Rs 51, or 12.53 percent, from its issue price of Rs 407.
The stock traded as high as Rs 476 and as low as Rs 440.2 during intraday...

Russia now ranks among India's most important crude oil suppliers to the Hardeep Puri
The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, made the statement on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed their countries' bilateral ties and energy cooperation over the phone.
Puri, speaking at a press conferen...

By the middle of 2023, the NTAGI director anticipates having a cervical cancer vaccine available as part of the national immunization program.
The National Vaccine Action Group of India (NTAGI) chairperson, Dr. N K Arora, has stated that by the middle of 2023, the HPV vaccine protecting against cervical cancer would be available to girls in India between the ages of 9 and 14. The SII's Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, ...

Indian troops demonstrate incredible hand-to-hand fighting abilities.
During the present India-US military drill in Auli, Uttarakhand, Indian soldiers demonstrated unarmed fighting skills.
The Indian Army soldiers demonstrated hand-to-hand fighting abilities on Tuesday at the Yuddh Abhyas joint training exercise in Auli, Uttarakhand.
During the ...

Jamshed J Irani, India's Steel Man, has died at the age of 86.
Jamshed J Irani, also known as India's steel man, died on Monday at the age of 86 in Jamshedpur.
Tata Steel conveyed its heartfelt sympathies on Irani's passing.
"We are terribly grieved by the death of Padma Bhushan Dr Jamshed J Irani, affectionately known as Ind...

When a sheriff's deputy's pistol fires in a classroom, an Indiana high school student is shot
An Indiana high school student was shot and wounded Thursday when a sheriff's deputy's pistol inadvertently fired in a classroom during law enforcement vocational training, according to officials.
The wounded South Vermillion High School student was rushed to a hospital with non...

A Congress MLA from Gujarat's Talala seat has resigned ahead of the legislative elections.
Bhagabhai Barad, a senior MLA from Talala in Junagadh district, has resigned from all of his Indian National Congress (INC) positions and presented his resignation to Gujarat Assembly Speaker Dr Nimaben Acharya.
The lawmaker is expected to join the BJP as the party seeks to gain control...

Pollution on wheels: India Today exposes unlicensed buses that operate with impunity in suffocated Delhi.
Unauthorized diesel-guzzling buses operated with impunity in and out of Delhi during the first week of November, according to an India Today investigation.
According to an India Today investigation, some buses continued to emit harmful exhaust while Delhi battled its yearly environmenta...