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Quality Without Compromise: How VGU Is Redefining Online Higher Education
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19: India's online higher education ecosystem is witnessing unprecedented growth. Valued at over USD 23 billion and expanding at a projected 45% year-on-year, the sector is attracting millions of learners--particularly working professionals, women returners, govern
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India achieves record electronics export in 2025 at $47 billion, PLI drive
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India achieved record electronics exports of worth USD 47 billion (Rs 4.15 lakh crore) in the just concluded year 2025, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said Monday.
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Trump's Gaza "Board of Peace's" permanent seat to cost $1 billion
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Trump's initiative seeks to bring together a cohort of countries to work on peace-building efforts under a charter that emphasises promoting stable governance and long-term peace in conflict-affected regions. Countries that commit $1 billion would secure permanent seats on the board, while t
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"I urge Ukraine people to remain strong, protect their freedom" Poland Dy
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Questioning Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy, Sikorski said Putin had initially viewed the conflict as a three-day "special operation," but it has turned into a prolonged war lasting years, resulting in heavy military and economic losses for Russia. He added that Russia is spendin
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Pakistan's energy mismanagement deepens as gas utilities sit on PKR 1.5 tr
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, industry data shows that unpaid receivables owed to upstream companies have ballooned dramatically over the past decade. What stood at PKR 224 billion in June 2015 had surged to PKR 1.5 trillion by September 2025, excluding late payment surcharges.
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India forex reserves rise $392 million to $687.2 billion in week that ende
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India's foreign exchange reserves rose marginally, by USD 392 million in the week that ended January 9, to USD 687.193 billion, driven by a jump in gold reserves while foreign currency assets dropped, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed. This follow
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India's average return on FDI remains robust at 7.3%, outperforming emergi
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After remaining broadly stagnant at around USD 71 billion in FY23 and FY24, gross FDI inflows rose by 13% to USD 81 billion in FY25. However, a substantial rise in profit repatriation and outflows significantly weighed on net FDI inflows, which fell to just USD 10 billion in FY24 and further
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Canada announces USD 7 billion trade deal with China
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Carney said that the deal would open markets for Canadian businesses and workers.
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Trump says US to get 50 million barrels of oil worth USD 5.2 billion from
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US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that Venezuela has offered Washington "50 million barrels of oil" worth USD 5.2 billion, and he has agreed to that deal.
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India engaging with US to ensure Chabahar projects continue under conditio
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
India is engaging with the US to ensure its Chabahar Port projects continue under a conditional sanctions waiver valid till April 26, 2026, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. The MEA is also monitoring US tariff-related developments, while highlighting India-Iran trade at USD 1.6 bill
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Wipro registers 5.5% year-on-year rise in gross revenue for Q3 FY26
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Wipro Limited on Friday reported a 5.5 per cent year-on-year increase in gross revenue during the quarter that ended in December 2025. Gross revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 235.6 billion (USD 2.62 billion), also marking a 3.8 per cent sequential increase, according to the company's lates
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CKA Birla Group's NBC Bearings enters advanced drone tech space, acquires
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16: National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NBC Bearings), the flagship engineering company of the multi-billion-dollar CKA Birla Group and Ahamani EV Technology India Pvt. Ltd. ("Ahamani India"), the Indian subsidiary of Ahamani Advanced Inc., Taiwan, today announce
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