New Delhi, Sep 17 — India’s online retail market to cross $90 billion in CY2026, growing 22-24 per cent year-on-year, driven by strongest online festive season in five years, a report said on Thursday.The report from Redseer Strategy Consultants said the sector grew 25 per cent in H1 CY26 and that…
Mumbai, Sep 17 — Actor turned politician Mithun Chakraborty on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being "straightforward" while reiterating a previous announcement that West Bengal will be observing Annapurna Diwas on the his birthday. Chakraborty, speaking to IANS, wished the Prime…
Bengaluru, Sep 17 — Government-owned aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will hand over Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas final operational clearance twin-seater trainers and HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Dhruv Next Generation (NG) helicopters to…
Mehsana (Gujarat), Sep 17 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's childhood Daulat Khan Pathan, greeted him on 76th birthday and extended warm wishes, while recalling memories and anecdotes from their growing up years. He also shared glimpses of the Prime Minister's life before he took the political…
Agartala, Sep 17 — Various aids, devices and equipment, including tricycles, were provided to over 100 senior citizens and Divyangjan (persons with disabilities) at a Samajik Adhikarita Shivir for Senior Citizens and Divyangjan in Tripura on Wednesday to mark the 76th birthday of Prime Minister…
Mumbai, Sep 17 — Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday affirmed that India will continue its rapid growth and achieve unprecedented milestones in national development under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to a large gathering at a Parna ceremony…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Sep 17 — Launching a scathing attack against the Maharashtra government on Marathwada Liberation Day, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray led a high-octane regional protest, accusing the ruling Mahayuti coalition of…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 — The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday strongly criticized the state government, alleging that it completely failed to control the unabated rise in prices of essential commodities in Odisha due to inflation.The party stated that ever since the BJP came to power,…
Surat, Sep 17 — The Surat city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), along with teams from the district health department, raided eight clinics in the Pandesara area of Surat in Gujarat and arrested eight persons accused of practising medicine without recognised medical qualifications, police…
Srinagar, Sep 17 — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha announced the month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' initiative on Thursday on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. L-G Sinha announced the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan running from September 17 to October 17, 2026, marking 25…
Bengaluru, Sep 17 — Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President B.K. Hariprasad on Thursday defended his earlier remark describing jailed activist Umar Khalid as a “nationalist”, saying that whether a person is anti-national must be decided by a court and not by political parties.…
Kolkata, Sep 17 — In its efforts to extend quality healthcare to employees, both serving and retired, as well as their dependents, Eastern Railway (ER) has launched telemedicine facilities at its health units.Through this facility, patients get access to healthcare specialists at the premier B R…
Bengaluru, Sep 17 — The Congress on Thursday demanded that the Centre withdraw the proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, alleging that the move would increase the financial burden on the common people and small traders.Congress leaders and workers staged…
Kolkata, Sep 17 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday accused former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee of violating bail conditions in the multi-crore Staff Selection Commission (SSC) teachers recruitment case. The central probe agency alleged that Partha…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — With the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) designating the Shehzad Bhatti network as a banned terrorist organisation under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and broadening the scope of investigations against it for recruiting Indian youths to execute…
Bengaluru, Sep 17 — A 23-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband using the tag of an identity card at a lodge in Doddaballapura city in Chikkaballapura district, located close to Bengaluru, after which he fled the spot, police said on Thursday. The deceased has been…
Bengaluru, Sep 17 — Karnataka has declared 23 more taluks as drought-hit in the second phase of assessment, taking the total number of drought-affected taluks in the state to 124, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said on Thursday.Dy CM Parameshwara said the government was…
Guna, Sep 17 — Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday inaugurated a blood donation camp at the district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Guna as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. Scindia interacted…
Kolkata, Sep 17 — West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Thursday that the registration of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), henceforth, will be registered in the names of the women members of the families concerned and this will be a mark of the Bharatiya Janata…
Gandhinagar, Sep 17 — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday participated in a cleanliness drive at Vadnagar Railway Station and planted 76 saplings along with children with disabilities as part of programmes marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday. The cleanliness drive was…
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Sep 17 — A nine-foot statue of former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, installed overnight without permission at High Court Circle in Kalaburagi, was removed by the Kalaburagi City Corporation on Thursday amid tight police security.According to officials, a group of…