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Bitcoin, Ether near record highs as treasury play keeps growing

As of early morning in New York, Bitcoin traded above $120,600 on Wednesday, leaving it about 2% below its July peak. Ether, meanwhile, has shaken off a prolonged spell of underperformance, and is now just 3% shy of its 2021 bull market record

13 Aug 2025 6:35 pm
Tata Motors Onam campaign offers cash discounts, low EMI schemes

Tata Motors has tied up with leading financiers to offer flexible plans, including Step-Up EMIs linked to income growth and a low 100-per-lakh EMI for the first three months

13 Aug 2025 3:58 pm
New veterinary & animal husbandry college to be set up in North Gujarat

This will be the fifth veterinary college in the state after Anand, Navsari, Junagadh, and Dantiwada

13 Aug 2025 12:55 pm
IMD warns of 'low to moderate risk' of flash floods for Himachal, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim

According to IMD's National Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin, at least 180 mm of rain is likely in certain areas in the next 24 hours

13 Aug 2025 10:59 am
Cabinet approves 4 semiconductor plants entailing 4,594 crore investment in Odisha, Punjab, AP

The proposals have been approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, which has an outlay of 76,000 crore to provide financial support for setting up chip facilities in the country

12 Aug 2025 3:49 pm
Centre asks Haryana, HP, Punjab & Jharkhand to rationalise excise duties on ethanol

Calls on States to reconsider such levies/ duties in light of the national ethanol blending programme and the fact that ethanol is covered under GST

12 Aug 2025 11:55 am
UPI most frequently used for paying groceries, restaurants bill: NPCI

Value wise, people use UPI most for servicing their debt which includes credit card, BNPL and other loans

11 Aug 2025 9:19 pm
Finance Minister clarifies Karnataka GST notices were issued by state, not central authorities

The Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department has been mining UPI data since 2022 to identify unregistered businesses with high digital payments

11 Aug 2025 6:01 pm
Rahul Gandhi demands 'clean, pure' voter list; says 'vote theft' issue will explode soon

Gandhi was briefly detained along with others as police stopped the protest march by opposition MPs from Parliament House to the EC office

11 Aug 2025 4:47 pm
Heavy rain alert in Telangana till Aug 17; CM Revanth Reddy inspects flood-hit Hyderabad areas

The IMD also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated locations across the State until August 13

11 Aug 2025 11:49 am
AP Govt collaborates with industry to boost economy of tribal regions

Tata Consumers, Starbucks to promoteAraku Coffee brand. Several public and private sector organisations joined hands with the State government to promote the marketing of tribal and forest-based products

10 Aug 2025 4:51 pm
Traffic restrictions in Bengaluru on August 10th ahead of PM Modis visit

Traffic Police have recommended alternative routes to ease congestion

9 Aug 2025 3:01 pm
Selling sarees, seamlessly: How a Telangana woman wove a success story aggregating 300 standalone looms

Gajam Narmadas unique marketing model won her a national award from the Union Ministry of Textiles

8 Aug 2025 8:03 pm
Tamil Nadu policy for school education reiterates the two-language formula

The Tamil Nadu School Education Department administers one of the largest and most decentralised school education systems in India

8 Aug 2025 2:01 pm
Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin to release State Education Policy amid NEP row

In May, the state government filed a plea in the Supreme Court over the alleged withholding of about 2,200 crore in central funds, which it linked to its refusal to adopt the NEP

8 Aug 2025 10:02 am
Himalayan tragedies: A timeline of deadly disasters in Indias mountain states

The Indian Himalayas have seen repeated disasters like floods and landslides, largely due to climate change and unplanned development, raising safety and sustainability concerns.

6 Aug 2025 9:56 am
Amit Shah is now the longest serving Union Home Minister

Surpasses the stint of Lal Krishna Advani and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India

5 Aug 2025 8:53 pm
Govt must debate SIR, House not running reflects ruling side's weakness: Priyanka Gandhi

There should be a debate on the SIR since the exercise is being done throughout the country and is an issue that affects the whole country, says Priyanka Gandhi

5 Aug 2025 12:58 pm
Andhra Pradesh CM sets 3.47 lakh target for per capita income in FY26

In a review meeting with the officials of the Department of Planning in Amaravati on Monday, the Chief Minister directedthe officials to draw up a strategy to increase per capita income to5.42lakh

4 Aug 2025 4:59 pm
Karnataka plans size-based buffer zones for waterbodies

The changes will not increase flood risks, but instead help mitigate them in urban areas, while supporting essential infrastructure like sewage treatment plants, water pipelines, and roads

3 Aug 2025 12:49 pm
47 lakh farmers get 7,000 each under Naidus Annadatha Sukhibhava plan

This marks the first installment of the 20,000 annual support promised under the states scheme, which integrates 14,000 from the state and 6,000 from the Centres PM-Kisan program

2 Aug 2025 5:59 pm
SJM calls for streamlining approvals and waiving animal trials to improve access to biosimilar products

The letter further called for streamlining the approval process to eliminate cost-driving requirements, ensuring biosimilars are priced affordably for all patients

1 Aug 2025 8:57 pm
Funding in bio-pharma sector still uncertain and inconsistent: Piramal Pharma Chairperson

Says Piramal has earmarked about $120 million this year for capacity expansion

29 Jul 2025 8:00 pm
Operation Sindoor will be remembered in world military history as a lesson in swift strategy, says TN Governor Ravi

We had a system in which the decision and the will of the national leadership was smoothly transmitted to the military leadership, without any loss of time, praised Governor RN Ravi

29 Jul 2025 1:01 pm
Kashmirs pencil makers worry about raw material crunch amid vanishing poplar trees

Over 6 lakh trees axed since 2020 despite a High Court stay on felling of poplar trees; Decline in softwood threatens supply chain for leading brands such as Hindustan Pencils, the maker of Natraj and Apsara

29 Jul 2025 11:49 am
28 Jul 2025 8:01 pm
Mass inclusion, not exclusion, should be the goal of Bihar SIR: SC

Responding to the ECs comment that Aadhaar, EPIC, and ration cards can be forged, the Supreme Court said that any document on earth can be forged.

28 Jul 2025 4:51 pm
Laurus Labs to set up Phama Zone in Andhra Pradesh with 5,630 crore

Laurus has projected 5630 Crores of investment and to provide employment to 6,350 people in three phases over a period of eight years

28 Jul 2025 10:05 am
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu lands in Singapore to woo investors

The CM is expected to meet Indian High Commissioner Shilpak Ambule today.

27 Jul 2025 1:06 pm
PM Modi inaugurates, dedicates to nation 4,900 crore worth projects in TN

The inaugurated projects include a new state-of-the-art Tuticorin airport terminal building, developed at an estimated cost of around 450 crore

26 Jul 2025 9:07 pm
DGCA to fill 116 posts amid mounting workload

The move comes as DGCA has been tasked with ensuring safety oversight and regulatory compliance

25 Jul 2025 6:55 pm
Delhi government mandates the installation of CCTVs at all pharmacies by July end

The decision was taken after authorities had received complaints about these drugs being misused for intoxication, on humans and animals, and even in textiles, chemicals and food items

25 Jul 2025 1:02 pm
Mumbai Rains Live News: IMD warns of heavy rainfall in Mumbai, other parts of Maharashtra

Mumbai Weather & Rains Today LIVE: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for Mumbai and neighbouring districts in Maharashtra, including Raigad, Thane and Ratnagiri. The city is expected to see very heavy rain in the coming hours.

25 Jul 2025 10:04 am
Novo Nordisk-DRL case on semaglutide takes a fresh turn

Outcome of the case could impact generic drugmakers ability to export

24 Jul 2025 8:53 pm
Delhi may witness rain with thunderstorms on Friday

NCR recorded a maximum temperature of 35.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday

24 Jul 2025 7:56 pm
Telangana phone tapping case: BJP high command takes serious note

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar to testify before the Special Investigation Team on July 28

23 Jul 2025 10:03 pm
Karnataka govt identifies 11.8 lakh potentially fraudulent social security pension beneficiaries

Aadhaar verification reveals thousands receiving old-age pensions despite not meeting the minimum age criteria. Complaints of able-bodied individuals availing disability pensions emerge

23 Jul 2025 1:50 pm
IHH Healthcares India subsidiaries: Fortis will manage five Gleneagles hospitals

Under an operation and maintenance services agreement, Fortis will manage the operations of five out of six hospitals under the Gleneagles India network, a note on the transaction said

23 Jul 2025 12:47 pm
PM Modi's visit to UK to strengthen ties between two nations; FTA, Khalistanis on agenda

After the UK visit, Modi will travel to the Maldives from July 25-26, where he will be the guest of honor at the Maldives' 60th Independence Day celebration

23 Jul 2025 12:05 pm
VP Dhankhars resignation shock rocks Parliaments Monsoon Session

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha said Dhankhar was his good jolly self while presiding over the Rajya Sabha on Monday

22 Jul 2025 7:56 pm
Worried about burnout from non-clinical tasks, clinicians open to AI adoption, finds a reportcommissioned by Philips

The Future Health Index 2025 report also reveals caution on data sanctity; legal liability

22 Jul 2025 1:46 pm
Juniper Green Energy commissions additional 43 MWp solar capacity in Maharashtra

With this, Juniper Green Energy has commissioned the solar capacity in two phases -- 59.55 MWp on June 6, 2025, followed by 43 MWp on July 14, 2025 -- achieving full solar capacity within just eight months of signing the PPA

22 Jul 2025 12:49 pm
AAIB totally unbiased, carrying out rule-based probe into AI plane crash: Naidu

Naidu also said that the AAIB has been successful in decoding data from black boxes of the crashed Air India plane

21 Jul 2025 1:00 pm
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid Opposition protests

After obituary reference, Opposition members led by the Congress were on their feet, staging strong protests demanding a discussion on Operation Sindoor

21 Jul 2025 11:56 am
GRSE launches last of 8 anti-submarine warfare ships for Indian Navy

Anti-submarine warfare ships pack a lethal anti-submarine suite comprising lightweight torpedoes, ASW rockets and mines

21 Jul 2025 11:01 am
Reducing road fatalities, developing municipal cadre beside others to help States to get funds under SASCI

Total corpus under this scheme is Rs1.50 lakh crore for Fiscal Year 2025-26, of which nearly 38 per cent is untied while remaining is tied to achieving certain milestones

20 Jul 2025 8:54 pm
Parliamentary panel report on new Income Tax Bill, 2025 to be tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday

The Committee has made 285 suggestions and at its meeting on July 16 adopted the report on new I-T Bill, 2025, which will now be tabled in the House for further action

20 Jul 2025 11:52 am
Expert Working Group submits findings

The findings of the survey will help the government in formulating policies and streamlining and bettering existing ones to better enable social justice, social empowerment and social uplift

19 Jul 2025 8:59 pm