Manipur situation improved with President’s Rule: Former CM
Imphal, Oct 14 (IANS) Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the law and order situation has improved in Manipur after the President’s Rule was imposed in the state on February 13. Singh, returning from New Delhi, said in Imphal that the formation of a new government will be taken by […]
Telangana asks employees to participate in survey for Vision 2047
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) The Telangana government has directed its employees and stakeholders to participate in the citizen survey launched to prepare ‘Telangana Rising Vision 2047’. The state government is in the process of preparing ‘Telangana Rising Vision 2047’, a long-term development roadmap to guide the state‘s progress towards 2047, when India marks 100 years […]
Telangana: 11 more file nominations in Jubilee Hills bypoll
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Eleven more nominations were filed on Tuesday for the November 11 by-election to the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency (Telangana) in Hyderabad. Returning officer P. Sairam said 11 candidates, including seven Independents, filed their nominations. With this, the number of nominations filed during the last two days has gone up to 21. […]
Telangana to make Devadula irrigation project fully operational in two years
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Telangana’s Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday reiterated the Congress government’s commitment to complete the Devadula project across the Godavari River within the stipulated timeframe and make it fully operational within two years. Uttam Kumar Reddy said the government would ensure that the project becomes fully operational within two […]
US passport slips from top 10 powerful passports list for first time
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The US passport has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful passports in the world for the first time since the Henley Passport Index was introduced twenty years ago. With visa-free travel to 180 of 227 countries, the US, which was the world leader in 2014, is now tied […]
IMF ups India’s GDP growth forecast for 2025-26 despite US tariff hike
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent for 2025-26 from 6.4 per cent earlier despite the punitive tariffs slapped by the US on the country’s exports. The upward revision was on “carryover from a strong first quarter, more than offsetting the […]
Tech Mahindra’s Q2 PAT falls 4.5 pc to Rs 1,195 crore, announces Rs 15 dividend
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) IT firm Tech Mahindra’s consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2 FY26) fell 4.5 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,195 crore, the company said in an exchange filing on Tuesday. The IT company reported a net profit of Rs 1,250 crore in the […]
GST reforms spur shopping boom ahead of Diwali and Dhanteras
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform has brought visible relief to consumers, with prices of several essential and electronic products falling sharply. The move has made goods more affordable for the middle class and is driving a surge in festive season shopping across the country. A resident of […]
GST 2.0 reforms set to create new Diwali shopping records: Economists
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Economists on Tuesday said the GST 2.0 reforms are set to create new Diwali shopping records in the country as purchasing power has considerably gone up while inflation has come down to a historic low. The reduction in GST has put more money in people’s hands and when purchasing power […]
Boosting health literacy, self-care in youth may help prevent early onset of NCDs in India: Experts
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Developing a culture of health literacy and self-care in youth may help prevent the early onset of non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension obesity and cancers, in India, said public health experts here on Tuesday. The experts spoke at the third International Conference on Public Health and Nutrition (ICPHN 2025), organised […]
