FPIs extend selling in Indian equities in February: NSDL data

FPIs extend selling in Indian equities in February: NSDL data

FPIs offloaded Indian equities for a second consecutive month in February. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued their selling streak in February, but selling moderated in the month after hitting a seven-month high in January, data from National Securities Depository Ltd. showed. FPIs offloaded Indian equities for a second consecutive month […]

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Morning Digest | Centre releases ₹1.16 lakh crore to States to boost spending; Last-minute flights likely to get cheaper, and more

Morning Digest | Centre releases ₹1.16 lakh crore to States to boost spending; Last-minute flights likely to get cheaper, and more

Centre releases ₹1.16 lakh crore to States to boost spending The Centre on Wednesday released over ₹1.16 lakh crore to States, equivalent to two monthly instalments of tax devolution, to help front-load State governments’ capital spending abilities in this financial year. Centre says buying flag is voluntary The Union Culture Ministry had asked States to […]

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Morning Digest | Three LeT militants trapped in J&K’s Budgam, Chess Olympiad ends with glittering ceremony,  and more

Morning Digest | Three LeT militants trapped in J&K’s Budgam, Chess Olympiad ends with glittering ceremony, and more

Three LeT militants 3 trapped in J&K’s Budgam, encounter on Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including a ‘wanted commander’, have been encircled and engaged in a gunfight in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the J&K police said on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 UN’s terror sanctions regime at an ‘all time low’, says India The credibility of the United Nations’ sanctions […]

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First batch of Indian students stuck back home will arrive ‘very soon’: China

First batch of Indian students stuck back home will arrive ‘very soon’: China

China on Tuesday said it has started the process for the return of Indian students stuck back home due to the COVID-19 visa restrictions here and the first batch may arrive soon, raising hopes for the thousands of students waiting to re-join their colleges in this country. “We are working intensively for the return of […]

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China military begins fresh Taiwan drills showing ‘new normal’

China military begins fresh Taiwan drills showing ‘new normal’

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence on Monday said it had tracked 13 PLA Navy vessels and 39 aircraft on Monday Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence on Monday said it had tracked 13 PLA Navy vessels and 39 aircraft on Monday A day after concluding unprecedented live-fire drills that effectively blockaded the waters and skies in […]

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China continues military drills in Taiwan Strait

China continues military drills in Taiwan Strait

The People’s Liberation Army said the exercises focused on testing its long-range air and ground strikes The People’s Liberation Army said the exercises focused on testing its long-range air and ground strikes China on August 7, 2022 continued its live-fire military exercises in waters near Taiwan for the fourth day, while also announcing new exercises […]

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Explained | Why is Taiwan caught between U.S. and China?

Explained | Why is Taiwan caught between U.S. and China?

What is the ‘One China Policy’? Why has U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island angered China? What is the ‘One China Policy’? Why has U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island angered China? The story so far: On August 3, United States House Speaker and senior Democratic Party politician Nancy […]

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Morning Digest | Rain fury continues unabated in Kerala; India moves into hockey semifinals at CWG, and more

Morning Digest | Rain fury continues unabated in Kerala; India moves into hockey semifinals at CWG, and more

Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues Kerala once again stares at a flood-like situation with high intensity rain triggered by strong monsoon winds lashing central Kerala. In addition, a low pressure system is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal by Sunday, which is likely to aggravate the rains. […]

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