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Indian telecom among top 3 globally, govt working to improve: Scindia

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that more stringent norms for monitoring quality of service at cell level has been put in place from October 1

FSSAI bans use of 'ORS' on food labels, calls it misleading to consumers

Use of the term will now be considered misbranded and misleading, and liable for punishment under the FSSAI Act 2006, the regulator said

Network Planning Group under PM GatiShakti evaluates infra projects

The Network Planning Group evaluated multiple transport projects across India to boost multimodal connectivity, logistics efficiency, and regional economic growth

Green cracker nod to boost diwali fireworks use by 40% in Delhi-NCR: Report

Of the total number of people surveyed, 17 per cent said they would burst only green crackers, while another 17 per cent said they would use both green and regular crackers, the study noted

Highlights: Centre to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisis

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ED seizes ₹2,385 cr crypto, arrests OctaFX Ponzi scam mastermind in Spain

OctaFX, as per the ED, 'systematically duped' Indian investors of ₹1,875 crore between July 2022-April 2023, generating profits of around ₹800 crore, through a multi-country operation

Rahul Gandhi urges full probe into Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Zubeen Garg's family and the people of Assam have the right to know what happened to him in Singapore.

Rajnath, Adityanath to flag off 1st batch of BrahMos missiles from Lucknow

BrahMos Aerospace, the manufacturer of the "BrahMos" supersonic missile system, has successfully produced the first batch of the missile system from its new Integration and Test Facility in Lucknow

Telangana to discuss 42% BC reservation issue in October 23 Cabinet meeting

SC on Thursday dismissed the Telangana government's petition challenging a high court's decision that stayed a government order providing 42% reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies

Omar Abdullah calls for J-K statehood restoration to empower elected govt

Abdullah said one of his party colleagues has also come up with a bill on the issue of land grant, and he does not know whether that would also come up in the House or not

Karnataka govt approves Bengaluru Business Corridor; to cut traffic by 40%

The project, which was previously known as the Peripheral Ring Road, has now been renamed as Bengaluru Business Corridor and is expected to be completed within two years

Gujarat CM inducts 19 ministers, Harsh Sanghavi takes oath as Deputy CM

Sanghavi, who represents the Munjara assembly constituency in Surat city, took oath as the deputy CM. Till now, he held the post of Minister of State for Home

India Post to launch 24, 48-hour guaranteed mail, parcel delivery timelines

Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that 24 hours and 48 hours mail delivery and next-day parcel delivery will start from January onwards

Await Presidential Reference before challenging Guv's referral: SC to TN

A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and K Vinod Chandran said the matter will be heard after the Constitution bench judgement on the issue

Zubeen Garg death case: 2 accused band members remanded to judical custody

Altogether, seven persons have been arrested by the SIT since October 1 in the case, and all have been remanded to judicial custody

At least 74% of urban households eat sweets 3 or more times a month: Survey

According to the LocalCircles survey, only five per cent of people in the urban Indian households said that they did not consume traditional sweets

208 Naxals surrender in Dandakaranya; North Bastar now free from red terror

With this, officials said, most of Abujhmad has been freed from Naxal influence, bringing an end to the decades-long Red terror in North Bastar

Diwali rush: IRCTC website crashes before Tatkal bookings, users frustrated

This was not the first time the IRCTC platform has faced technical issues, outages and glitches have long frustrated travellers, particularly during peak travel seasons

Cabinet expansion: Gujarat CM seeks Guv's permission to hold oath ceremony

During the meeting at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, the CM informed the governor about the current status of the Gujarat cabinet, said the release

1984 riots: HC to hear Sajjan Kumar's appeal against conviction in November

Kumar was awarded life imprisonment on February 25 by a trial court here, which said that the convict's old age and illness weighed in favour of a lesser sentence instead of the death penalty