India announced the appointment of Naveen Srivastava, currently additional secretary in the external affairs ministry, as the next ambassador to Nepal.
Srivastava will succeed Vinay Kwatra, who became foreign secretary this month, as the envoy to Kathmandu.
India has once emerged as the largest remittance receiving country in 2021 while Mexico pushed China to the thirds slot, according to the World Bank.
India received remittances worth over $89 billion in 2021 which was a healthy 8 per cent higher than the $82.73 billion in 2020.
In a landmark event in indigenous warship building, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched two frontline warships of the Indian Navy -- INS Surat, a Project 15B destroyer and INS Udaygiri, a Project 17A frigate -- at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai.
World number one Novak Djokovic boosted his preparations for next week's French Open by winning his first title of the year at the Italian Open in Rome.
Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6 (7-5) to take the clay-court title.
Djokovic will be one of the favourites as he chases a record-equalling 21st Grand Slam at the French Open.
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar has added another gold medal to the Indian tally after a stellar victory in the women's golf event at the ongoing Deaflympics.
Diksha was phenomenal throughout the entire event as she battled hard against several top golfers including previous edition medal winners.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated India's First 5G testbed to enable startups and industry players to test and validate their products locally and reduce dependence on foreign facilities.
Moreover, he addressed a programme marking the silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
PD Vaghela- TRAI chief.
The Indian junior archers capped a stunning show by winning eight gold, four silver and two bronze medals to top the medals tally at the Asia Cup Stage 2.
India bagged five gold, four silver and one bronze that included a rare clean sweep in the compound men's individual section of three gold and one bronze.
Billionaire Gautam Adani has clinched a $10.5 billion deal that grants his conglomerate a 63.19 per cent stake in Swiss cement major Holcim Ltd's India operations, Ambuja Cements Ltd and its subsidiary ACC.
With this, the Adani Group became the second largest cement producer in the country after the Aditya Birla Group owned UltraTech Cement.
International Museum Day (IMD) is celebrated every year on 18 May. This day is observed to highlight the importance of museums in any culture.
This year, the theme for International Museum Day is 'The Power of Museums'.
The idea of having an International Museum Day first surfaced during a meeting called 'Crusade for Museums,' organised by ICOM in 1951.
India and Jamaica signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in diplomatic training in Kingston city.
It was inked in presence of President Ram Nath Kovind and his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness.
Jamaica:- a Caribbean island nation.
Jamaica capital:- Kingston; Currency: Jamaican dollar.
State-owned SJVN Ltd will develop another hydro power project Arun-4 worth Rs 4,900 crore in Nepal.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the 490 MW Arun-4 hydro electric project in Nepal has been signed in Lumbini, Nepal in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Sh N L Sharma, CMD, SJVN Ltd.
Capgemini has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Chappuis Halder & Cie (Chappuis Halder), a global strategy and management consulting firm specializing in financial services industry.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, Chappuis Halder is a nearly 150-people consulting firm, with main offices in North America (New York and Montreal), Europe (Paris and Geneva).
Ashwin Yardi, the CEO of Capgemini in India.
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Cabinet Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Railways virtually inaugurated National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre Leh, Extension Centre Kargil and IT Enabled Incubation Centre for Handicraft and Handloom Sector.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal has chaired the 4th meeting of National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC) in New Delhi.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had constituted the National Startup Advisory Council.
BSE Limited announced that it has approved the appointment of SS Mundra, Public Interest Director as the Chairman of the board of directors of the company. Mundra will replace Justice Vikramajit Sen who is the current chairman.
Mundra was appointed as Public Interest Director at BSE in January 2018. He retired as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 30th July 2017.
Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan is the MD & CEO of BSE.