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It has also reduced the VAT for scheduled airlines fuelling at airports other than Chennai from 29% to 1%. The rate has been reduced from 5% to 1% for scheduled airlines operating aircraft with a maximum take-off mass of less than 40,000 kg and fuelling at airports other than Chennai

Indias statement comes following ITBP D-Gs remarks on ongoing confrontations with Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh; MEA stresses on maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas for overall development of bilateral ties

Investigators took custody of Archana Veeramani after she boarded a flight at Chennai International Airport

Airbnb guests have for years raised complaints about property hosts forcing them to do multiple household chores before they leaveas well as pay a cleaning fee

Police chiefs from five southern States and three Union Territories discuss intelligence-sharing and policing reforms as Telangana offers to share its technological infrastructure

The virus, which mainly affects livestock, has been detected in humans for the first time, prompting investigations into its potential public health implications

Priced at 13,999 in India, this screenless tracker focuses on health monitoring, sleep insights and activity tracking, with Google Health and Gemini-powered coaching adding a layer of intelligence

The accident occurred when the ambulance was carrying Saraswathi to a hospital in Hyderabad for treatment

With every one-hour decrease in sleep time from the recommended seven-eight hours, the risk of fat deposition in the liver increased by 24%

During Q3, 2026, Samsung became the top smartphone brand in India, followed by Vivo and Oppo

PhD enrollment in India rose from about 203,000 in 2019-20 to 344,000 in 2023-24, according to the but theUGC awards the Junior Research Fellowship for only about 11,750 slots a year. Those left out live on far smaller stipends or none at all.

Ms. Mangalanandan added that burial rights for terrorists are being justified by indicating that States may restrict funeral rights of terrorists, but only within legal limits

Indias core industrial sectors recorded a series-high growth rate of 7.9% in September, driven by strong performances in coal, electricity, steel and refinery products. While the data points to a welcome industrial uptick, concerns remain about how sustainable the momentum will be. Much of the growth appears linked to temporary factors such as increased power demand during the heat wave and higher refining activity driven by imported oil. With global crude prices rising, foreign exchange pressur

The girls told personnel from the Singappen Task Force that two men had approached them while they were on the beach, promising to buy them food, and subsequently sexually assaulted them in a lodge

An RTI response has revealed how the Cabinet Secretariat handled complaints filed by Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi against senior Election Commission official Maneesh Garg over changes in work allocation. The Cabinet Secretariat decided against taking action, citing the Election Commissions constitutional independence. It also sent a copy of its acknowledgement to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. However, it remains unclear whether the CEC responded to the communic

What was Facebooks controversial friend sharing feature? What is the Cambridge Analytica scandal? How did Facebook respond to the controversy? What was the New Mexico courts verdict? What was Metas response?

Teslas reliance on production from Shanghai already gives China considerable leverage over Musks business empire

Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said an organisation that cannot renew its principal organ will find it ever harder to command authority in a world that has moved far beyond 1945

Microsoft researchers say an AI tool that diagnoses patients step by step, as doctors do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians

India finished fifth in the 2023 Asian Para Games with a medal tally of 111 (29 gold, 31 silver, 51 bronze)

Claims of guaranteed cures, 100% success or being the best are barred. Hospitals may publish factual details of services, charges, accreditation and doctors credentials. However, the current guidelines appear to treat commercialisation itself as a problem, without clearly distinguishing legitimate business interests from practices that mislead or exploit patients

The NATO member is overhauling its military strategy, moving troops closer to the border and investing in long-range arms as Russia is carrying out grey-zone tactics in NATOs eastern flank; the countrys defence spending is set to rise by 42% in 2026, reaching 2.4 billion, or around 5.4% of its GDP; the U.K. has maintained some 1,200 troops in Estonia as part of NATOs forward defence

The French luxury house has brought its handcrafted, heirloom-worthy volumes and cultural objects to The Chanakya

The Duos reception could prove an early test for new CEO John Ternus

Since the modern era of instrumental records began, there have only been three very strong El Nio events, in 2015-16, 1997-98, and 1982-83, with the three-month averages of the temperature anomaly being 2.6, 2.4, and 2.1C, respectively. The 2026-27 El Nio is projected to peak with an anomaly of 3.8C

Accepting the new terms means Meta, or anyone acting on its behalf, can use web scrapers, bots, robots, spiders, crawlers.

The $25 billion penalty is the largest fine Meta has ever faced for its conduct, and represents a tremendous victory for the U.S. state of New Mexico even if it is symbolic

To make these calls look credible, certain members, acting in concert with the operators, post false claims of profit and praise the 'expert'. This practice, known as astroturfing, creates a false impression of genuine support and induces unsuspecting investors to act on the call, says SEBI

Grandmothers in areas surrounding Delhi are rewriting the rules of engagement, one reel at a time. From challenging patriarchy and lifting weights to dancing toHaryanvipop and inspiring other seniors to embrace fitness, they are turning social media into a platform for self-expression, defiance, and a new-found freedom, findsAshokKumar

Children in government and aided schools across Karnataka have not seen several of their teachers for months, for most of them have been assigned as Booth Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Students tell Rishita Khanna that what initially seemed like fun with many free hours, is now making them anxious...

Over the past week, about 3,000 stranded Umrah pilgrims have travelled from Saudi Arabia back to India on available flights, says MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

An Indian national is killed in an attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia, as India monitors the escalating conflict in West Asia.

Mainstream macroeconomics focus on individual choices overlooks how business investment, driven by profit expectations and uncertainty, shapes economic growth and instability; Keynesian economics shows why saving does not guarantee investment and why economic structure matters

Although an application seeking further investigation had been filed before the concerned magistrate for a third time, no order granting permission was placed on record, the Court said

Why is Operation Langda a pragmatic strategy? Has a sporadic enforcement tactic become a routine practice? What makes it legally defensible ?To what extent does the State endorse half-encounters? Is it a self-sustaining system? Why are piecemeal reforms insufficient?

At least 37 people have reportedly filed forms seeking the deletion of their own names from Karnatakas electoral rolls on the ground that they were dead.

According to the report, while there may be anxieties about the irrelevance of social science graduates in an AI-disrupted world, they are becoming increasingly relevant.

With the Find X10 series, Oppo has officially rolled out its new operating skin, ColorOS 17, based on Android 17 in India. Gradually, it will arrive in other Oppo devices

The aggrieved families, which have been residing in the area for the past 30 years and converted to Christianity around 18 months ago, have also complained to police that they were forced to participate in certain religious rituals against their wishes, a senior officer told

Two critical vulnerabilities in one of the webs most widely used programming languages have put server security under scrutiny