National bioplastic policy with fiscal incentives needed:: EY-ASSOCHAM report

To offer capital subsidies of up to 50 per cent in bioplastic sector on eligible investments over a five-year period is one of the key recommendations made through a recent report by EY and ASSOCHAM titled \"Incentivising Bioplastics, a Biopolymer\".

First-ever BMW XM Label arrives in India

GURUGRAM The first-ever BMW XM Label has been launched in India.

Hindalco powers first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail launch

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India's first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail in Gujarat on Monday, it marked a major milestone for Hindalco Industries, a leading producer of copper and aluminium.

India accounted for 25% of global IPOs in first half of 2024: Report

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) market in India has turned out to be an outlier in itself and is bucking the subdued global public issue trends.

In August, exports declined 2.4%, imports rose 3.5%; trade deficit widened

The country's imports increased year-on-year in August, data showed today. The same was the case in July and June.

EDIBLE OIL MAKERS ASKED BY CENTRE TO KEEP RETAIL PRICES IN CHECK

The government raised Basic Customs Duty on refined oils to support domestic farmers, effective October 2024, increasing it to 35.75%.

Court rejects Kejriwal's petition against ED summons

The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's two revisions petitions against the summons issued by the magisterial court to him on complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi- NCR; commuters face traffic snarls, waterlogged routes

Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Tuesday evening, bringing the national capital to a standstill with traffic snarls and waterlogged roads.

'Ownership rights of agri land in urbanised villages to be recorded on inheritance basis'

Delhi LG VK Saxena on Tuesday announced that ownership rights of agricultural land in urbanised villages of the national capital will be recorded on the basis of inheritance, Raj Niwas officials said.

MALIWAL RAKES UP AFZAL-ATISHI FAMILY LINK

Maliwal alleged that Atishi's parents wrote mercy petitions to the President to save terrorist Afzal Guru.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan moves HC challenging arrest in money laundering case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the waqf board here during his chairmanship.

Services on Delhi Metro's Red Line hit due to overhead equipment issue

Services on a section of the Delhi Metro's Red Line were affected for around three hours on Tuesday due to overhead equipment issues between the Pratap Nagar and Shastri Nagar stations, officials said.

Man held from Bengal 15 years after killing friend in Delhi over alcohol

The Delhi police arrested a 39-year-old man from West Bengal, 15 years after he allegedly killed his friend for not giving him money to buy alcohol, police said on Tuesday.

'Atishi has become CM for just 3 months'

Delhi Congress Chief Devendra Yadav on Tuesday criticised the appointment of Atishi as the new chief minister of Delhi, saying she has been made the chief minister for just three months.

A new CM won't alter AAP's character'

Changing the face of the chief minister will not change the character of the AAP, the BJP said on Tuesday, insisting that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is still answerable for 10 years of corruption under its rule in Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal: Activist and politician with many a surprise up his sleeve

Arvind Kejriwal is a politician who probably likes to catch people unawares.

SHAH SHARPENS ATTACK ON CONG, CALLS RAHUL 'LYING MACHINE'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a blistering attack on the Congress party, accusing Rahul Gandhi of running a campaign to bring back terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir by restoring Article 370.

Cong likely to guarantee Rs 6,000 pension for seniors, Rs 3,000 for women

Congress will also announce filling government vacancies, legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price and caste census

India celebrates two years of Project Cheetah with 12 adults, 12 cubs

An ambitious project of the Central government of reintroducing Cheetahs in India successfully completed two years on Tuesday after being declared extinct in 1952.

Home ministry launches affordable commodities programme in Manipur

In a significant move towards community welfare, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has initiated a programme to provide affordable commodities to the people of Manipur.

Chennai: Samsung employees' protest enters ninth day

Samsung employees' protest entered its ninth day on Tuesday at Sungavachatiram near Sriperambudur on the outskirts of Chennai's Kanchipuram District.

Assam Police, BSF apprehend 5 Bangladeshis in Mankachar

The apprehended illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators were identified as Akash Ali, Safikul Mandal, Sabina Akter, Pinki Akter, Santa and the Auto Driver Akhirul Islam.

Chhattisgarh tribal village gets electricity supply after 20 years

People from the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) have got huge relief as, after 20 years, their houses get electricity under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) in the Bheski village of Balrampur District.

CM Yadav inaugurates 'Swachhata Pakhwada'

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav participated in the 'Safai Mitras' programme held in Bhopal on Tuesday, where he also inaugurated the 'Swachhata Pakhwada 2024'.

175 IDENTIFIED IN CONTACT LIST OF MALAPPURAM NIPAH VICTIM

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday that 175 people have been included in the contact list of the 24-year-old patient who died of Nipah virus infection.

Akhilesh Yadav thanks SC for halting demolitions

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday thanked the Supreme Court for halting bulldozer demolition across India until October 1 without its permission and said that bulldozers can't be justice.

J&K assembly polls: 534 polling parties leave for far-flung areas of Doda dist

Polling parties of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday left for their designated polling stations with electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the first phase of polling on September 18. 534 polling parties were dispatched to far-flung areas of Doda.

Tourism business in Shimla hit after Sanjauli mosque row

The recent mosque dispute in Shimla has significantly impacted the tourism sector in Himachal Pradesh.

Army officer, fiancee 'molested' by Odisha Police, DGP orders probe

In a shocking incident, an army officer named Capt. Guruvansh Singh and his fiancée Ankita were booked and arrested in Odisha under charges of creating fracas at a Bhubaneswar police station and assaulting a female cop on Sunday morning.

Kharge dubs statements on Rahul by BJP, its allies as 'dangerous'

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday and also highlighted that how Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been called a terrorist by a Union Minister and how an ally of the saffron party has announced bounty to cut his tongue.