Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) Unicef India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey met Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas at the Government Secretariat on Wednesday, with discussions centred on strengthening collaboration in key sectors including health, women and child development, nutrition, education and child rights protection.During the meeting, the Chief Secretary highlighted that the state government is actively working across sectors to realise the vision of a “Developed Rajasthan” under the lead…
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New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India’s banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector remains largely stable despite global economic uncertainty, while segments such as hospitality, aviation and logistics are more directly impacted by external shocks, Deepak Parekh, former Chairman of HDFC Ltd (which merged into HDFC Bank Ltd), said on Tuesday.On the sidelines of the 2nd Edition CII BFSI Summit 2026, Parekh told media there is no major cause of concern for the banking, financial services and…
Taipei, April 7 (IANS) China is prepared to intervene in Taiwan’s ‘nine-in-one’ local elections set to be held in November by launching attacks on the Taiwanese Government Service Network (GSN), local media reported on Tuesday citing a recent report released by the National Security Bureau. The report was submitted to the Legislative Yuan before the bureau’s scheduled briefing at the Foreign Affairs and National Defence Committee last week, Taiwan’s leading daily Taipei Times reported.Mentioni…
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) LG Energy Solution Ltd, South Korea’s leading battery maker, on Tuesday estimated it posted an operating loss in the first quarter, apparently due to the fallout from the US-Iran war.Operating loss came to 207.8 billion won (US$138.2 million) in the January-March period, shifting from a profit of 374.7 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.Sales decreased 2.5 percent to 6.55 trillion won. Data for net earnings was unavailable, reports Yonhap ne…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India’s security agencies have flagged the increasing number of entry points through which fake currency is being circulated in the market. At first fake currency was being pushed into Nepal from Pakistan before making its entry into India. However, with the Indian agencies stepping up vigilance at the Nepal border, the focus shifted to Malda in West Bengal. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing a majority of these cases, found that Malda had soph…
Singapore, March 2 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to hold summit talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday, with the two leaders expected to discuss ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), nuclear energy and other areas. The meeting will mark the second summit between Lee and Wong in four months, following their previous talks during Wong’s visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where the two count…
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has emphasised that constructive plans should be envisaged to invite investments from the leading global companies and promote Telangana as a manufacturing hub. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister at the latter’s residence here on WednesdayShantanu Narayen, who is also a member of Telangana Rising-2047 Vision Board, and the Chief Minister discussed the steps to be taken by the state government on…
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon on Friday co-chaired the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) council meeting with Singapore in New Delhi, discussing global strategies to promote human-centric artificial intelligence (AI), the science ministry said.The GPAI is a partnership of 44 countries, including members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), promoting the development and use of AI under the OECD AI Principles. South Korea an…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Artificial intelligence has emerged as a priority risk for the US financial system, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent telling Congress that regulators are stepping up oversight of how AI is used across markets and institutions.Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Bessent said AI is one of four focus areas in the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s 2025 annual report. “The council is prioritizing the responsible use of artificial intelligence to str…
Seoul, Jan 26 (IANS) Seoul will construct two new nuclear reactors by 2038 at the latest as planned, the climate minister said on Monday, reflecting public support for the plan amid growing demand for clean energy.Climate Minister Kim Sung-whan announced the plan in a press briefing on the envisioned 12th basic plan for electricity supply and demand, which outlines the country’s power supply plan for the 2026-2040 period, reports Yonhap news agency.The government will conduct necessary procedure…