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2025 to be year of reforms, aim is to boost modernisation: Defence ministry

The reform measures would be rolled out to transform the armed forces into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations

What is blood money, key to saving Kerala nurse from death row in Yemen?

The Quran encourages forgiveness and compensation to the victim's family as preferable alternatives to retribution. This system is called 'diyya,' which loosely refers to 'blood money.'

Govt's export arm EIC plans to expand food testing infra to boost exports

EIC is an advisory body to the central government. It notifies commodities which will be subjected to quality control or inspection prior to export

BJP takes dig at Kejriwal over promise of Rs 18,000 honorarium to priests

Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed that Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) exemplifies "unreliability" in Indian politics, adding that the people of Delhi have understood its antics

Samsung Galaxy S25 series: One UI 7 may feature Gemini Live on lock screen

Reportedly, Samsung is also working on new Gemini Extensions for native Galaxy apps which will allow Google's AI assistant to perform in-app actions on Samsung smartphones

CIL arms BCCL, SECL report decline in coal production in Apr-Dec period

While coal production of BCCL dropped by 2.6 per cent, in case of SECL the fossil fuel output declined by 9.4 per cent, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a regulatory filing

Small towns' growing desires drove D2C and e-commerce growth in 2024

In 2024, India's Tier-II and -III towns and the hinterland emerged as key growth drivers for e-commerce companies and direct-to-consumer brands, with strong demand for their products and services

Automakers' stocks drive share market higher in first session of 2025

Shares of Maruti Suzuki, which sells most cars in India, climbed 3.2 per cent after the company said sales to dealers rose about 30 per cent in December

2024 was India's warmest year since 1901, global temp also hit record high

The year 2024 now ranks as the warmest year on record since 1901, surpassing 2016, which had recorded a mean land surface air temperature 0.54 degrees Celsius above normal

Credit-on-UPI fintech Kiwi rooted in upheavals in economy, co-founder says

Demonetisation and the pandemic drove India's digital transformation in financial services. Companies built unique use cases around UPI

China's BYD chalks up new record in EV sales, narrows gap with Tesla

The Shenzhen-based carmaker, which stopped making vehicles entirely powered by fossil fuels in 2022, hit a new monthly sales record in December, spurred on by subsidies

Cyber frauds: WhatsApp, Telegram and Instagram are top targets of scammers

In the first three months of 2024, there were a total of 43,797 complaints of cyber fraud related to WhatsApp, 22,680 against Telegram, and 19,800 regarding Instagram

Prez Murmu, V-P Dhankar, PM Modi extend New Year greetings to people

President Murmu asked the people to renew commitment to work together for creating a brighter, more inclusive and sustainable future for India and the world

Job changes and their significant impact on personal loan approval

Switching jobs means not having required number of salary slips or bank statements to verify your income, which can delay the approval process

Israeli strikes kill 12 Palestinians in Gaza as war grinds into 2025

The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and abducting around 250

Agri, allied sector to grow 3.5-4% in FY25: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The projected growth represents a substantial increase from the previous fiscal year's agricultural growth rate of 1.4 per cent

Agritech sector to create 60-80K new jobs in next 5 years: TeamLease CSO

These job opportunities are more in agriculture-intensive states like Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, he stated

GST collections hit Rs 1.77 trillion in December 2024, up 7.3%: Govt

December 2024 GST reflects a 7.3% increase compared to the Rs 1.65 trillion collected in December 2023. However, they remain below the Rs 2.1 trillion peak recorded in April 2024

Next OnePlus Watch to get ECG and more health features: What to expect

Reportedly, OnePlus is also working on a new "Pro" model for the OnePlus Watch 3 line

Katra returns to normalcy after weeklong shutdown against ropeway project

With the return of normalcy, hundreds of pilgrims thronged the holy town on the first day of the year to pay obeisance at the cave shrine, with long serpentine queues seen at the entry points in Katra