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Business and Commerce Top Stories

Addressing BRICS Summit PM Modi says India’s digital economy to cross $1 tr mark by 2025

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Addressing at the BRICS Business Forum virtually this evening, Mr Modi said, by 2025 India’s digital sectors value will cross one trillion dollar valuation. He said, India’s success is...

6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Over 1000 killed and 1500 injured

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Over 1000 people have been killed and 1500 other injured following an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 which hit Paktika province of Afghanistan on Wednesday morning. Disaster management officials said, the...

States Top Stories

Heavy rains in J&K trigger floods, landslides

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir brought life to a standstill on Wednesday as it triggered flash floods and landslides in several districts of the union territory. Incessant rains...

Business and Commerce Top Stories

India adds 12,249 coronavirus infections, 13 deaths; active cases up by over 2300

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, while active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated...

Nation Top Stories

PM to inaugurate Commerce and Industry Ministry’s new premises, to also launch NIRYAT portal

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Vanijya Bhawan at 10:30 AM today. During the Programme, Mr Modi will also...

Nation Top Stories

India expects 7.5 percent economic growth rate this year, says PM at BRICS Business Forum meeting

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Prime Minister has said, the government is expecting the Indian economy to grow by 7.5 per cent this year. In a virtual address at the BRICS Business Forum meeting...

States Top Stories

Voting underway for by-elections to three Lok Sabha & seven assembly seats

ION correspondentJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Bypolls to 3 Lok Sabha and 7 Assembly seats are being held today. These seats are spread over Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Delhi. Bypolls for...

About 1000 feared killed after powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan.

ION correspondentJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Toll may rise after deadliest quake in two decades strikes during night near Khost, 95 miles south of Kabul. A powerful earthquake in a remote area of Afghanistan’s Paktika...

Russia Ukraine War Top Stories

Russian oil refinery near Ukraine border on fire after suspected drone attack.

ION correspondentJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022

A Russian oil refinery in the Rostov region was ablaze Wednesday morning after a reported hit from a Ukrainian drone, authorities said. Russia’s state-run news agency TASS cited an...

Russia Ukraine War Top Stories

Putin gets unexpected pushback from ally over war in ukraine.

ION correspondentJune 20, 2022June 20, 2022

( Above Picture is of Kassym Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan. Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to justify his war in Ukraine as legal under international law at his...