Corporate India

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Corporate India

RBI Allows Banks to Fund Corporate Acquisitions

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Corporate India

India Indigenous Nuclear Reactor Project Draws Interest ftom Corporate Giants

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Corporate India

Governance

Government Sanctions ₹6,982 Crore Additional Capital for BSNL’s 4G Expansion

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Headlines

Defence Minister assures of supporting the capability enhancement of African countries’ armed forces

Vishal Duggal30 March 202301 mins

Addressing the first edition of India-Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh assured that India will continue to work with African partner-countries to enhance their defence capabilities and foster stability.
The conclave was organised on the sidelines of 2nd Africa-India Joint Exercise ‘AFINDEX’ that was held in Pune. At this conclave attended by the Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande, civil and defence dignitaries, besides Chiefs and representatives of 31 African nations.

Vishal Duggal

Vishal Duggal, Chief Editor, News Orbiter, possesses over two decades of journalistic experience across print and web domains. He headed the editorial team of “Sahara Time” a 48-page general interest English weekly newspaper. He was also a senior editor with Exchange4media group’s real estate magazine “Realty Plus” and prior to that Consulting Editor with “Geopolitics” a magazine on defence and strategic affairs, and Executive Editor with Pravasi Indians, a magazine on the global Indian diaspora. Currently, he lends his professional expertise to several publications and websites.