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Stock market starts New Year 2026 on positive note amid buying across sectors

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Indian stock market on Thursday started the New Year 2026 on a positive note amid buying across the sectors barring FMCG, pharma. At close, the Sensex was down 32 points or 0.04%... Read More


Govt. tightens excise rules on tobacco, burdening manufacturers

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The government has imposed a fresh and comprehensive excise duty framework on cigarettes and other tobacco products, marking a decisive shift in its taxation policy for the sector... Read More


TII says 'shocked and surprised' over steep excise on tobacco

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Tobacco Institute of India (TII) has expressed strong concern over the sharp increase in excise duty on cigarettes announced on Wednesday (December 31), saying the move could ... Read More


Delhi govt files police complaint over social media claims on stray dog circular

Pankaj JainNew Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Delhi Directorate of Education has filed a complaint with the Civil Lines police station against the circulation of "false and misleading information" on social med... Read More


Negligence regarding potable water comes to light in Betul district

Betul (MP), Jan. 1 -- After many people fell ill after consuming contaminated water in Indore, now severe negligence has come to light at a water filter plant in Multai's Hardoli Dam in Betul district... Read More


Karnataka to hold all local body polls this year: Shivakumar

Bengaluru, Jan. 1 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress president DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that elections to all local bodies in the state will be held during the year, reaffirmi... Read More


Stalin announces Rs 183.86 cr Pongal fest bonus for Group C, D staffs

Chennai, Jan. 1 -- On the New Year Day, the Tamil Nadu government today announced a special Pongal bonusto the tune of Rs 183.86 croreS for Group C and D employees, teachers, pensioners and family pen... Read More


Odisha Govt orders swift, high-quality pothole repairs across urban areas

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- Odisha Housing and Urban Development Minister Krishna Chandra Mahapatra has directed all urban local bodies and concerned officials to complete pothole repair work across cities... Read More


Defence minister Rajnath Singh to unveil Vajpayee, Malaviya portraits at Delhi Assembly

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday informed that the defence minister Rajnath Singh will unveil the portraits of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan ... Read More


India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners, nuclear installations

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels, simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civil prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody, as ... Read More