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Awanish Kumar appointed as Delhi's new excise commissioner

India, Oct. 9 -- The Delhi government on Thursday appointed 2014-batch IAS officer Awanish Kumar as the new excise commissioner with immediate effect, the services department said in an order on Thurs... Read More


West Bengal bypoll: BJP's Hasi Rani Rath leads in Nandigram AC; Congress, CPI follows

Nandigram, Oct. 9 -- Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Hasi Rani Rath is leading by a margin of 1,02,712 votes in the Nandigram Assembly constituency, as per official ECI trends. Congress' Milind Pradha... Read More


Washington Sundar, Praggnanandhaa expresses gratitude after Tamil Nadu CM Vijay honours athletes

Chennai, Oct. 9 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the 'Dream Olympics' initiative and felicitated athletes from the state who won medals and represented India at the 2026 Asian Gam... Read More


"We will agitate": CJP's Abhijeet Dipke says Jantar Mantar protest will go ahead despite no police permission

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke on Friday reiterated that the organisation would hold a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on October 10, despite not receiving perm... Read More


51% of India's 5-year-olds in Class 1 instead of preschool: UNESCO report flags concern

India, Oct. 9 -- More than half of India's five-year-olds are enrolled in primary school rather than pre-primary education, raising concerns about whether children are entering formal schooling before... Read More


Wired vs wireless earphones: What you actually gain and lose before you spend your hard-earned sale money

India, Oct. 9 -- Every sale season, I end up with two tabs open: a pair of wireless earbuds with a discount banner that looks too good to ignore and a humble wired pair that costs a fraction of the pr... Read More


Is the right question being asked?

India, Oct. 9 -- A doughty draw, snatches of smart football in two heavy defeats and an experience of a lifetime. Neither Khalid Jamil nor his men would have thought of going up against either Panama,... Read More


Microfinance sector must prioritise savings, insurance over credit to avoid recurring crises: CEA Nageswaran

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- India's microfinance sector must prioritise savings and insurance over credit to prevent recurring crises, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said, warning that excessive... Read More


US PERM ban has minimal impact on Indian IT revenues; pharma trade margin cap limited to 7%: Kotak Neo

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- The US administration's suspension of Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) processing for major Indian technology firms like TCS and Infosys will have no immediate impact on corporat... Read More


Noida workers' protest: Allahabad HC reserves verdict on journalist Satyam Verma's petition against NSA detention

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 9 -- The Allahabad high court on Thursday reserved judgment on a habeas corpus petition filed by journalist Satyam Verma, challenging his preventive detention under the National Securi... Read More