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Name changer or game changer? MGNREGA replaced with 125-day promise

President Murmu clears the Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act, raising guaranteed rural workdays to 125 and overhauling funding norms, seasonality rules, and budget limits

Who is Gede Priandana? Indonesian bowler who took 5 wkts in an over of T20I

While Priandana's achievement was a first in international cricket, the feat of taking five wickets in an over had occurred only twice before in men's domestic T20 cricket

IRB Infrastructure Trust wins NHAI's TOT-18 highway concession in Odisha

IRB Infrastructure Trust will pay Rs 3,087 crore upfront for a 20-year revenue-linked toll-operate-transfer project on NH-16, expanding the group's highway footprint to 13 states

Stock Market Close: Sensex snaps 2-day winning run; Nifty at 26,177; metal shares shine; IT lags

Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights, Tuesday, December 23, 2025: Broaders markets ended mixed. Nifty SmallCap 100 closed 0.37 per cent higher, while Nifty MidCap 100 ended on a flat note.

Delhi-based MBA dupes investors from Dubai, Japan, Canada of ₹1,000 cr

After relocating to Dubai in 2010, Soni started BlueChip Group in 2021, claiming it invested money in forex trading and commodities like gold, oil and metals

Can tax officials access emails and social media under new tax rules 2025?

Section 247 under the new Act allows authorised officers to access computer systems or virtual spaces, but strictly during search and survey operations where there is credible evidence of evasion

Shriram Finance breaks into top 50 most-valuable club; up 94% from 2025 low

In the past three trading days, the stock price of Shriram Finance has rallied 10% after Japanese lender MUFG Bank said it will invest ₹39,618 cr through preferential allotment of equity shares.

Tata Motors to launch five new EVs by FY30, aims to retain segment lead

The company said it plans to invest Rs 16,000-18,000 crore in the EV business by FY30 including products and taking charging infrastructure to over 10 lakh points across the country

Vivo may launch V70 5G with Zeiss-tuned cameras soon: What to expect

Vivo V70 is expected to launch in India in early 2026 with an AMOLED display, Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset and Zeiss-tuned cameras

Is stress driving compulsive porn use in India? What a Nimhans study found

A Nimhans study links anxiety, stress to problematic pornography use in Indian adults, highlighting early exposure, compulsive patterns and need to address coping and mental health, not just behaviour

Pakistan's national airline PIA is up for sale: Who are the 3 bidders?

To attract more investors, the government reduced PIA's debt, removed sales tax on new aircraft, and offered protection from select taxes and legal issues to revive interest in the sale

Delhi HC orders Meta, X to remove posts misusing Sunil Gavaskar's identity

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered that Meta users remove the infringing URLs within 72 hours

Retail space leasing in India's top 8 cities rises 15% this year: C&W

The demand of retail spaces in shopping malls increased to 3.8 million sq ft from 2.5 million sq ft during the period under review

Only 5% disease-focused genomic studies in low, middle-income nations: WHO

Cancer, rare diseases and metabolic disorders account for over 75 per cent of genomic studies around the world -- the fields of research were among the first to show a clear use of genomics

Google's Android Emergency Location Service goes live in India: What is it

Google has activated its Android Emergency Location Service in India, beginning with Uttar Pradesh, enabling automatic sharing of a caller's location with emergency services during 112 calls

Coal India hits over 2-month high as arm's IPO likely in early 2026

Coal India share price rose after media reports said that Bharat Coking Coal Private Limited's initial public offer (IPO) could take place in the next two weeks

Aadhaar to UPI, key policy changes that shaped your money in 2025

Key reforms in Aadhaar, UPI and taxes that shaped your finances this year

Dhara Rail IPO sees strong demand on day 1; fully booked, GMP at 12%

The unlisted shares of Dhara Rail Projects were trading at ₹141, commanding a premium of ₹15 or 12 per cent compared to the upper end of the price band of ₹120 to ₹126

Piyush Goyal meets AIADMK chief Palaniswami, initiates seat sharing talks

Goyal, who was given a rousing reception by the party members at the airport here, discussed the current political situation and alliance during a meeting of the BJP core committee leaders

CoreEL gets $30 million Series B to support aerospace defence projects

Bengaluru-based aerospace and defence technology firm CoreEL Technologies has raised $30 million in Series B funding to scale manufacturing in large defence programmes in India and overseas