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Andaman-Nicobar admin withdraws EoI for AI data centre in Great Nicobar

In a notice issued on August 14, the administration said the Expression of Interest (EOI), dated August 10, was withdrawn "with immediate effect".

India calls for joint advocacy for standards in global telecom, ICT bodies

Finalisation of technology standards leads to the development of products that come into use years after the standards are frozen.

K'taka orders MUDA to cancel illegal allotment of 1,100 alternative sites

With this order, about 1,100 illegally allotted alternative sites worth Rs 2,000 crore will be cancelled in Mysuru city by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), authorities said.

CCPA fines Amazon for selling sweets as Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad

CCPA imposed a ₹1 lakh penalty on Amazon Seller Services, the marketplace arm of e-commerce major Amazon, for hosting misleading listings that sold ordinary sweets as Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad

Sebi permits IFSCA-regulated entities to access KRA records for KYC

Markets regulator Sebi allowed entities regulated by the IFSCA to access the systems of registered KYC registration agencies, facilitating seamless sharing of client information for financial services

Govt urges industry to use FTAs, focus on value addition and export markets

The share of capital goods in India's export basket has already risen from 13 per cent in 2014 to 19 per cent today, but that trajectory must be accelerated

India visit unlikely without mutual trust, says adviser to B'desh PM

Earlier, Indian High Commissioner said that PM Modi has conveyed that the two leaders need to meet and that he wants his Bangladeshi counterpart Rahman's proposed visit to India to be "memorable".

BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh's new President

Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday elected as the country's new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years.

India's core sector growth rises by 5.4% in July on coal, refinery products

Production growth of nine key infrastructure sectors rose to 5.4 per cent in July following an increase in output of coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore.

Alstom in talks with Indian Railways for 200 more e-locomotives order

In 2015, the Indian Railways and Alstom set up a joint venture company to manufacture 800 electric locomotives in Madhepura, Bihar.

PhonePe, MeitY sign MoU to integrate PulsePro data in PM GatiShakti portal

Under the agreement, PhonePe PulsePro metrics will be integrated into the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan portal, which is managed in collaboration with BISAG-N

Manipur CM to discuss NRC implementation in Assembly session from Sept 2

Y Khemchand Singh gave the assurance to a student delegation demanding the NRC be implemented before Census 2027 to identify illegal immigrants

Police can't probe PCPNDT Act offences, designated authorities must: SC

The PCPNDT Act was enacted with the intent to prohibit the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques for determination of the sex of the foetus

UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre tells SC

On January 29, the apex court had directed that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, be kept in abeyance

Hindustan Power announces closure of ₹1,135 cr for solar project in UP

The project is progressing as per the planned development schedule and is set to strengthen Uttar Pradesh's growing renewable energy capacity, Hindustan Power said

Tata Consumer Products confident of double-digit growth in FY27: CEO

According to him, the recent recovery in consumer demand has been aided by measures such as income tax relief, GST recalibration and continued government capital expenditure

Centre can resolve any Manipur issue, in 2-3 months if its determined: Cong

The real issue is of the Centre's ignorance of the wishes of the people of the state, said Manipur Congress chief O Ibobi Singh

India turns to Venezuela amid West Asia crude oil supply disruptions

Indian crude imports from Venezuela have risen sharply in August, making the South American producer the country's fourth-largest supplier, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler

Live-in relationship akin to marriage, parents can't interfere: Delhi HC

The court stated that the Supreme Court has held that despite the absence of a wedlock, adults have the unfettered right to reside with each other as they desire

'Industry must utilise FTAs, focus on value addition, and diversify mkts'

India's trade agreements are a gateway to wider markets, but industry must actively use them, a Commerce Ministry official said, urging firms to leverage FTAs, add value and diversify export markets