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India to host 89th IEC General Meeting, over 2,000 global experts to attend

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate the opening ceremony at Bharat Mandapam, and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will unveil the IEC GM Exhibition

Jaismine Lamboria, Minakshi Hooda crowned boxing world champions

With the victory, Jaismine and Minakshi joined an illustrious list of Indian world champions featuring six-time winner Mary Kom

PM Modi to visit Bihar on Sep 15 to launch projects worth ₹36,000 crore

The PM will also inaugurate a newly developed airport terminal at the north Bihar town, which would fulfil the region's long-standing demand for air connectivity

Develop solutions to counter AI-based fake news: Par panel urges govt

The draft report of the committee, headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, was recently submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. It will be tabled in Parliament during the next session

India, Thailand conclude joint military drill 'Maitree' in Meghalaya

The exercise also featured the display and use of new-generation equipment by both sides

Amit Khare appointed Secretary to Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan

Khare has also held several key positions in the central and state governments during his distinguished career in public service

With 140 mn memberships, BJP is world's largest political party: Nadda

The party has 240 Lok Sabha members, around 1,500 MLAs and more than 170 MLCs across the country, he said

PM inaugurates ₹5,000 cr bamboo-based ethanol plant in Assam's Numaligarh

The plant is a zero-waste' facility, which will utilise all parts of the bamboo plant, and is expected to give a Rs 200-crore boost to the rural economy in the state

EC should have probed instead of using offensive words for Rahul: Ex-CEC

The former chief election commissioner slammed the Election Commission (EC) over the manner in which it carried out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar

IFC set to earn multibagger gains from Tata Capital's $2 billion IPO

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will offload 3.58 crore shares in the offering, exiting part of an early bet on Tata Capital's cleantech business made in 2011

'New cancer vaccines to prevent recurrence, not onset in healthy people'

These are a form of immunotherapy, specifically individualised neoantigen therapy, which trains the body's own immune system to recognise and eliminate cancer cells

CII seeks framework to position India as hub for innovation-led GCCs

The framework for National GCC Policy, encompasses the setting up Digital Economic Zones, deepening industry-academia partnerships and establishing a GCC Council

States must get GST loss compensation; growth should benefit all: Kerala FM

For Kerala, the annual revenue loss due to the GST rate rationalisation is estimated at Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore

India's reliance on US software, cloud services poses economic risks: GTRI

Washington is in a position to cut off services or access to data, disrupting banking, governance, and defence systems, while controlling public discourse through foreign platforms

Oyo's premium brand 'Sunday' to add 40 new upscale hotels in FY26

As part of its expansion strategy, Sunday Hotels is focusing on a mix of metro markets and non-metro cities, while also targeting tourism hotspots

Credai urges land reforms, ease of doing biz to boost Indian real estate

Seeking land reforms, the body said there is a need to ensure conclusive land titling through the Land Titling Act

Congress backs Pakistan-trained terrorists, not Indian Army: PM Modi

Addressing a programme at Mangaldoi in Assam's Darrang district, he accused the grand old party of protecting infiltrators and anti-national forces

Mercedes eyes best-ever festive sales, urges uniform road taxes for growth

Mercedes-Benz India MD noted that to help cost reduction measures trickle down to the end customer, some uniformity is required in road taxes

Insurance Amendment Bill likely in Winter session, says FM Sitharaman

The finance minister, in this year's Budget speech, proposed to raise the foreign investment limit to 100 per cent from the existing 74 per cent in the insurance sector

Eye helpline launched to connect patients nationwide with Delhi doctors

The initiative, spearheaded under the banner of Sight Sarthi India Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, promises free telephonic and video consultations for anyone