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New Year '25: Food delivery platforms see record no. of orders; biryani tops
FROM biryani to cakes and pizza, New Year Eve witnessed record-breaking orders for top quick commerce platforms.
Telecom ARPU rises 15.31% in Jun-Sept quarter, Airtel leads with ₹233 per user
AVERAGE revenue per user (ARPU) of telecom service providers has seen substantial increase of 15.31% year-on-year in June-September quarter of the financial year 2024-25.
Air India rolls out in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity
AIR INDIA has rolled out Wi-Fi internet connectivity services on board domestic and international flights operated by Airbus A350, Boeing 787-9 and select Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Pope Doubles Down on Abortion in NY Day's Message
POPE Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a \"firm commitment\" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.
B'desh CEC says Awami League can contest polls
BANGLADESH's Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League may participate in elections unless the government or the judiciary issues a ban against the party.
US terror probe on as man rams truck into crowd, kills 10
A driver rammed a vehicle into a crowd of New Orleans revelers early on New Year's Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.
Both sides harden stance on hostage talks amid Trump's fresh warning
US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on Tuesday night his warning to Hamas to release the hostages it is holding in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.
Ukraine shuts Russian gas supply to EU through its pipeline network
Moldova will be hardest-hit by the move as harsh winter sets in
Students protest in Serbia against govt
INSTEAD of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country.
BJP, Cong spar over ‘injustice to Patidar woman’
A political slugfest intensified in Gujarat after former Congress MLA Pratap Dudhat alleged that a Patidar woman was falsely branded a criminal, arrested at midnight, and paraded publicly.
HP Institute to Be Renamed After Dr Singh
HIMACHAL Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) will be renamed after former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said while presiding over the 50th anniversary celebrations of the HIPA in Shimla on Wednesday.
Come Jan 26, Modi likely to flag off Delhi-Baramulla direct train
HISTORY is in making as work on the monumental 172-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) connecting Kashmir with the country's rail network is nearing completion.
Agra man kills mom, 4 sisters in Lucknow hotel over property dispute
A man, in his mid-20s, killed his four sisters and mother in connivance with his father inside a hotel room in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Stage set for urban local body polls in U'khand
COMPETITION has intensified for the January 23 elections to the five municipal corporations in Uttarakhand.
C'garh 1st state in country to link forest ecosystem with Green GDP
Tendu leaves, lac, honey and medicinal plants contribute significantly to rural economy
Climate change, rising production costs upset Himachal's apple cart
WITH weather becoming warmer due to climate change and cost of production increasing, apple growers in Himachal Pradesh now prefer to grow stone fruits.
MT-CHETTAN: A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF FREE SPEECH
T Vasudevan Nair, fondly known to me and countless others as \"MT-chettan\" or elder brother, was a towering figure in Malayalam literature and cinema.
India, Pak share lists of nuke installations as part of 30-yr pact
INDIA and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other's such facilities, continuing with an over-three-decade practice.
Safety, Mega Infra Projects High on Rly Agenda in '24
INDIAN Railways (IR) experienced a mixed year in 2024, marked by notable progress in infrastructure and modernisation but overshadowed by frequent accidents that damaged its safety reputation.
On Jan 15, 2 ships & sub to bolster Navy muscle
INDIA's maritime capability and indigenous shipbuilding prowess get a major boost on January 15 of the new year when the Navy commissions three combat platforms – a frigate, a destroyer and a submarine.
House nod to 16 bills in '24: Govt
The crucial Aircraft Bill and Public Examination Act among the Bills passed by Parliament
Is Awareness Enough To Rattle The System?
It took one assassination to wake up America and the world to the fact that ideology and ideological opposition are, as revolutionary forces that impact society, possibly passé.
Beyond the Hype: How India Can Be an AI Powerhouse
Though Indian tech companies are investing heavily in AI, most of them are yet to move to the production stage. Robust data governance and partnerships can transform the industry
Literature, journalism can guide society in right direction: Ex-Guv
FORMER Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Monday said that literature and journalism can guide the society in the right direction for which writers and journalists should come forward.
High Court orders release of Singaporean cargo ship
A day after issuing arrest order of MV Propel Fortune vessel over a monetary dispute, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed for immediate release of the Singaporean cargo ship on condition of submitting a bank draft of ₹15.56 lakh.
Tagged vulture flies 4,000 km in five months
A one-year-old captive-bred juvenile white-rumped vulture, listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, has flown from the Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra to Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu.
CB nabs two from Chennai and Kozhikode over digital arrest
THE cyber crime unit of Odisha Crime Branch has arrested two persons on charges of duping a Bhubaneswar-based scientist to the tune of ₹1.06 crore through the digital arrest scam.
Zeenat Released in Soft Enclosure of Similipal South Division, in Good Health
TIGRESS Zeenat, brought back from West Bengal, was released in a soft enclosure of Similipal Tiger Reserve's south division in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
RAAC demands Rourkela airport upgrade
THE Rourkela Airport Action Committee (RAAC) began an indefinite protest on Wednesday demanding the airport's upgrade to Code 4C, installation of instrument and night landing system (NLS) and ownership transfer to Airport Authority of India (AAI) from SAIL.
Naveen pays ₹1 lakh to kin of Jagatsinghpur farmer
ACTING swiftly on his promise of providing assistance to the family of the Jagatsinghpur farmer who died by suicide over crop loss two days back, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday provided ₹1 lakh assistance to the deceased's family through local MLA Sarada Jena.