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Lower home loan rates improve housing affordability in major Indian cities in 2025: Report

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The house purchase affordability of homebuyers has improved in 2025 as interest rates have dropped significantly since the end of 2024, Knight Frank India said in a report releas... Read More


Humayun Kabir drops Nisha Chaterjee as assembly poll candidate over "viral video"; Social media influencer accuses him of polarization

Kolkata, Dec. 24 -- Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir has dropped social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as candidate from Ballygunge seat for next year's assembly polls and has decided to fi... Read More


"I develop infections in Delhi": Nitin Gadkari acknowledges "40% pollution" linked to transport

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Expressing concern over Delhi's severe pollution, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari acknowledged that the transport sector contributes nearly 40 per ce... Read More


Delhi: Court grants 3 days custody of accused in a case involving over 600 kg drugs

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has granted three days' Police custody of Ritik Bajaj, who is an accused in a major drug haul case. He was repatriated from Dubai on Tuesday. According ... Read More


Nifty 50 seen scaling 30,000 in 2026 on bull-market correction & strong technical signals: Report

Mumbai, Dec. 24 -- The benchmark Nifty 50 index is likely to scale the 30,000 mark in calendar year 2026, supported by strong technical indicators and historical price behaviour, according to a resear... Read More


Thackeray cousins Raj-Uddhav come together for BMC polls, Congress left isolated

Mumbai, Dec. 24 -- Amid the confirmation of the UBT Sena-MNS alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS Chief Raj Thackeray, accompanied by their wives, paid tribute to party founder Bal... Read More


"He's an incredibly influential person in group": Stokes backs Duckett amid ECB probe into Noosa drinking video

Melbourne, Dec. 24 -- Ben Duckett's got the backing of England captain Ben Stokes and has retained in England's XI for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, despite Duckett's struggles in the ongoing Ashes ... Read More


Christmas Eve buzz lights up Jaisalmer as hotels, desert resorts go housefull

Jaisalmer, Dec. 24 -- Jaisalmer is witnessing a festive tourism boom this Christmas Eve, with hotels and desert tent resorts reporting near-total occupancy amid a surge of domestic and international t... Read More


"Largest-ever commercial communications satellite in low earth orbit": AST SpaceMobile CEO on BlueBird 6 launch

Washington, Dec. 24 -- Abel Avellan, founder and CEO of AST SpaceMobile, on Wednesday welcomed the successful launch of the BlueBird 6 satellite by India, congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ... Read More


"Gives us confidence for Gaganyaan mission": VSSC Director A Rajarajan on BlueBird Block-2 success

Sriharikota, Dec. 24 -- Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), A Rajarajan, on Wednesday said that the successful launch of the BlueBird Block-2 satellite boosts confidence for India's G... Read More