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CBIC rolls out system-based auto-approval for IFSC code registration

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has introduced system-based auto-approval for IFSC code registration to enhance ease of doing business, an official statemen... Read More


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls funding an issue amid US greenlighting Kyiv's purchase of Patriot missile batteries

Kyiv/Washington, Oct. 7 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today said that Washington had approved Kyiv's purchase of the US-made Patriot missile systems, though admitted that funding remains a... Read More


E-cigarettes fuel new nicotine crisis, warns WHO report

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Since 2010, the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024, a relative decline of 27%, however, the growing popularity of e-cigarettes th... Read More


SC asks Delhi to report threat to Unnao survivor's family after CRPF pullout

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court today heard a miscellaneous application filed by the mother of the 2017 Unnao rape survivor, alleging grave threat to the life and liberty of herself and her fam... Read More


JK gears up for high-stakes bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota

Srinagar, Oct. 7 -- A year after the Assembly elections, political temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir are set to rise again, with by-elections scheduled in the Budgam and Nagrota constituencies. The t... Read More


Congress veteran Bharat Singh Kundanpur passes away

Jaipur, Oct. 7 -- Veteran Congress leader and former Minister Bharat Singh Kundanpur passed away at the SMS Hospital after a protracted illness. A prominent leader of the Harauti-Kota region, Kundanp... Read More


Kharge and Rahul Gandhi condemn lynching of Dalit Youth in Raebareli

Lucknow, Oct. 7 -- In a strong and emotional joint statement, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi condemned the brutal lynching of a Dalit youth, Hariom Valmiki... Read More


Punjab bans Coldrif cough syrup after contamination linked to child deaths

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- The Punjab government has imposed a complete ban on the sale and use of Coldrif cough syrup following the deaths of 17 children in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly linked to the medicin... Read More


Twinkle Khanna marks 30 years of 'Barsaat' with a nostalgic post

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Twinkle Khanna marked the 30th anniversary of her debut film Barsaat with a nostalgic Instagram post, celebrating the movie that introduced her to the world of cinema. Sharing a ... Read More


Rusha & Blizza and Neeti Mohan presents 'Zar Zar' along with Elli Avram

Mumbai, Oct. 7 -- In a dazzling creative union, the celebrated producer-composer duo Rusha & Blizza have teamed up with mellifluous singer Neeti Mohan, poetic performer Farhan Khan, and the charismati... Read More