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2 killed, several injured as LPG tanker catches fire in Punjab's Hoshiarpur

Civil Surgeon Pawan Kumar said two persons were brought dead to the Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital while 18 to 20 injured were admitted

PM to inaugurate Mizoram's 1st railway station at Sairang on Sept 13: CM

The project is nearing completion and has already cleared trial runs conducted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety

Tripura increases monthly disability allowance from ₹2,000 to ₹5,000

As per the announcement, the monthly allowance for persons with more than 60% disability has been increased from ₹2,000 to ₹5,000, with a valid certificate being mandatory to avail the benefit

TikTok ban not lifted amid reports of its website being accessible

The clarification came after several users reported that they can access the website of TikTok, however, they were unable to log in to watch videos on the China-based platform

Datanomics: Hits and misses as India celebrates Space Day on August 23

Space research capex yet to hit pre-Covid level

WHO-WMO warn extreme heat threatens workers' health and global productivity

Analysing evidence from studies from past five decades that 'have provided conclusive evidence that workplace heat stress directly threatens workers' ability to live healthy and productive lives'

Govt hikes registration renewal fee of motor vehicles older than 20 years

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), in a notification, announced that the renewal fee for light motor vehicles (LMVs) older than 20 years has been doubled to ₹10,000 from ₹5,000

Bihar SIR case: SC allows excluded voters to submit claims with Aadhaar

'Surprised' at limited role of parties in helping voters whose names were deleted

RWAs call SC order on stray dog feeding points impractical, hard to follow

The apex court on Friday modified its August 11 order that prohibited the release of captured stray dogs from shelters in Delhi-NCR

President gives assent to Income-tax Act 2025, replacing 1961 law

The new law removes redundant provisions and archaic language and reduces the number of Sections from 819 in the Income Tax Act of 1961 to 536 and the number of chapters from 47 to 23

All stray dogs should be released after being vaccinated, sterilised: SC

This rule is part of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, which are established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for managing the population of stray animals

Lord Swraj Paul: The peer who changed India Inc's governance debate

One of the last celebrated industrialists of his generation, Paul took a keen interest in politics as a long-time member of the Labour Party

India's gaming ban vs the world: How other nations regulate online gambling

As India bans real-money gaming, nations from Britain to China show contrasting approaches of regulation, restrictions or outright prohibition

Nitish Katara case: HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt's reply on Vikas Yadav plea

Justice Ravinder Dudeja issued notice to central ministries of home affairs, law and justice and the Delhi government and Nitish Katara's mother Nilam Katara on his plea

PM Modi inaugurates Aunta-Simaria Bridge in Bihar: Check key details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 1.86 km Aunta-Simaria Bridge in Bihar, reducing travel between Mokama and Begusarai by over 100 km and boosting connectivity

LIVE news updates: Air India Mumbai-Jodhpur flight aborts takeoff due to 'operational reasons'

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India leads global malware attacks as AI fuels ransomware surge: Acronis

The biannual report covers the global threat landscape as encountered by the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) and Acronis sensors on Windows endpoints from January through June 2025

Cong hails SC directive on Bihar's SIR, says ECI exposed, discredited

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi allowed claim forms to be submitted along with Aadhaar card number and any one of the 11 acceptable documents in the SIR

Winzo, Nazara-backed Pokerbaazi suspend real-money online gaming offerings

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, enforces a blanket ban on all forms of real-money online games, while encouraging the growth of e-sports and free-to-play social games

Swraj Paul's later-career expansion: Caparo's N America bet after crises

At 90, Paul backed Bull Moose Tube's 350,000-tonne pipe mill in Texas - evidence of late-career expansion discipline