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Editors Guild says DPDP Rules leave key concerns for journalists unresolved

The Editors Guild of India has warned that the newly notified DPDP Rules could burden journalists with consent obligations and risk chilling reportage without clear exemptions for the media

Private lender ICICI Bank raises senior citizen deposit rates to 7.2%

ICICI Bank has increased senior citizen retail deposit rates to 7.2% for deposits, even as policy rates soften and loan growth outpaces deposit mobilisation across the banking sector

Serum Institute, CSIR sign pact to produce affordable gene therapy for SCD

CSIR-IGIB and Serum Institute of India have partnered to transfer indigenous CRISPR-based technology that could cut sickle cell gene therapy costs from crores to a fraction

JSW MG Windsor EV crosses 50,000 sales in under 400 days of launch

MG's Windsor EV has crossed 50,000 sales in just over 13 months, becoming India's fastest four-wheeler EV to reach the milestone and sharply lifting the company's electric vehicle market share

Why designing with people in mind is now essential for India's urban future

As urban populations surge, the call is growing for cities built around people's lived realities, not outdated templates or top-down planning

Adani group wins lenders' vote to take over Jaiprakash Associates

Adani got the maximum 89 per cent votes from creditors, followed by Dalmia Cement (Bharat) and Vedanta Group, they added

Datanomics: The global history and pattern of executing political leaders

Sheikh Hasina's death sentence is only the second this century, but over 30 world leaders have faced execution orders in past 100 years, spanning monarchs, dictators and even elected heads of state

Centre's district-level playbook to steer business reforms in states

The DPIIT has told states to conduct a training need assessment (TNA) every year for officers and staff involved in investment promotion and facilitation

India may lose tech edge unless big firms scale up AI spending: MeitY

MeitY's Abhishek Singh cautions that rapid advances in machine intelligence threaten India's long-held IT edge

Trai directs financial entities to use '1600' number series from 2026

Trai has ordered BFSI firms to move service and transaction calls to the 1600 series from 2026 to reduce spam, financial fraud, and rising digital-arrest scams

Indiabulls probe: SC slams Sebi, CBI and MCA for 'passive approach'

SC criticised Sebi, the CBI and the MCA for inconsistent and passive handling of allegations against IHFL, now Sammaan Capital, and directed coordinated action and fresh affidavits in the case

2025's breakout stars: Regional films rewrite year's box office script

Strong content and authentic storytelling helped regional films dominate India's box office in 2025. With fewer Hindi releases, Gujarati, Malayalam and Marathi movies drew large audiences nationwide

Karnataka launches concept of India's 'first Quantum City' in Bengaluru

Speaking at the Quantum Technology Roundtable during the 28th Bengaluru Tech Summit, the minister said that 2025 is being observed as the International Year of Quantum Science

Samriddhi 2025: UP riding high on improved law and order, say top ministers

UP's ministers say improved law and order under the Yogi government has powered rapid growth across sectors-from transport and tourism to health, education and revenue mobilisation

COP30 agenda: Contentious issues on climate change on the margins

Due to lack of willingness on part of developed nations to open their purses, ambitions have turned to phasing out fossil fuels, in order to keep global warming below 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels

Sensex reclaims 85K: India indices near peak as global AI rally fades

Investors reallocate funds to traditional IT services firms

CAG to conduct pan India audit on ease of doing business for MSMEs

The CAG has launched a nationwide audit across 32 states and UTs to assess whether MSME reforms are delivering on-ground improvements, while mandating harmonised expenditure classification by FY28

Harvard launches new probe into Epstein links after Summers email uproar

Through a spokesperson, Summers declined to comment on Harvard's new investigation, which was reported earlier by the Harvard Crimson

India's oil and gas import bill drops 12% in Apr-Oct on softer crude prices

India saved on crude purchases as global prices fell, even with similar import volumes. The crude bill dropped 13% YoY to $71.2 billion in April-October, helping reduce the overall import bill

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh HIGHLIGHTS Asia Cup Rising Stars: SL seal SF berth with thrilling 6-run win

The final 4 is confirmed with Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh set to fight for the title now.