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India asks missions in 20 nations to boost market opportunities, export

The official said the missions were asked to market opportunities in these six sectors, competitors and specific companies

Himachal Cabinet expands BPL list, includes women-headed families

Families with no adult members between 18 and 59 years, or those headed by women or whose head has a disability of 50 per cent or more have been included under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) list

Addition of OTP feature on RTI portal meant to protect user privacy: Centre

DoPT said the OTP feature, introduced on January 2, 2025, has been implemented to authenticate users and protect sensitive personal information included in the RTI applications

16 mining labourers abducted in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The labourers were abducted from a vehicle en route to the Atomic Energy Mine Project site in Lakki Marwat district

World's worst tax regime: Congress attacks govt over GST rationalisation

Kumaramangalam alleged that the government is now trying to tax the only people left who are actually buying products. In the end, that consumption will also come down, resulting in further job losses

India, USA united in fight against terrorism, says US ambassador Garcetti

Addressing a gathering on 'Peace and the role of the US - India defence and security partnership' here, Garcetti said many innocent lives were being snuffed out due to terrorism

SAIL supplies 45,000 tonnes of steel for upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela

Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh will host the Maha Kumbh Mela from January 13 to February 25

Govt plans to give LPG subsidy worth Rs 35,000 cr to IOC, BPCL, and HPCL

The three fuel retailers have kept the price of domestic LPG unchanged at Rs 803 per 14.2-kg cylinder since March 2024 despite a rise in input raw material cost

Protest in Indore over Carbide waste disposal in neighbouring Dhar district

Protesters claim that the move poses a threat to the health of the people living in the industrial town and the environment and will also harm the residents of Indore, MP's financial capital

Fintech Tide eyes a million MSMEs by 2025-end, launch new solutions

Tide has crossed 500,000 MSMEs (members) on its platform within two years after its market entry, Tide in India CEO Gurjodhpal Singh said in a statement

'Will fight polls only from New Delhi', Kejriwal shoots down BJP's claim

A three-time sitting MLA from New Delhi since 2013, Kejriwal this time is locked in an intense triangular contest against the sons of two former chief ministers of Delhi

Minor's right to hold passport can't be snatched over parental dispute: HC

The RPO had issued a communication to the girl's mother in November 2024, stating that her passport application would not be processed as her father had objected to the same

Keystone Realtors sale bookings up 40% to Rs 863 crore in Q3 on high demand

During the April-December period of this fiscal, the pre-sales increased to Rs 2,174 crore against Rs 1,423 crore in the year-ago period

Tirupati stampede: Andhra govt announces Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for victims

State Revenue Minister A Satya Prasad said Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia has been announced to support the families of the deceased devotees

Parents can be legally compelled to offer education money to daughter: SC

The remarks of a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan came in a matrimonial dispute in which the daughter of the estranged couple

Andhra CM should own moral responsibility for Tirupati stampede, says YSRCP

Scores of devotees turned up from across the country for the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam commencing from January 10

Eli Lilly to set up global capability centre in Hyderabad, hire 1K people

The company further said it plans to employ around 1,000 to 1,500 highly-skilled professionals including technology engineers and data scientists

Poised to achieve portfolio of 700 hotels by 2030, double revenue: IHCL

The country's largest hospitality firm currently has 360 hotels under its portfolio, including 237 operational and 123 hotels in the pipeline

Ayodhya gears up for Ram Lalla consecration anniversary, 110 VIPs invited

Scheduled from January 11 to 13, the celebrations aim to include commoners, who were unable to attend the historic ceremony last year, alongside around 110 invited VIPs, according to the temple trust

Kejriwal demands inclusion of Delhi's Jat community in Central OBC list

He also accused the Centre of misleading the community for the past decade, and failing to deliver on its promises