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How a Mumbai start-up cracked missile cooling tech

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- A homegrown 10-gm cooling technology for missile seekers has broken a tightly guarded Western monopoly on such products. The journey to this lean manufacturing success story bega... Read More


NEET-UG exam leak scandal: CBI uncovers network linking 3 NTA experts to middlemen & candidates

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The CBI chargesheet in the NEET-UG 2026 examination paper leak scandal has revealed that confidential questions allegedly travelled from NTA-appointed subject experts to middlemen... Read More


IG Defence holds advanced talks to export KAL kamikaze drone to Gulf countries

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- New Delhi Odisha-based startup IG Defence is at an "advanced stage" of discussions with multiple Gulf countries to export 'KAL', a one-way, long-range, indigenously developed atta... Read More


Relief for defence startups as MoD agrees to fully reimburse 18% GST on R&D grants

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- More than a year after businessline wrote about the government taxing innovation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finally settled the anomaly in grants to industry and instituti... Read More


EPFO likely to launch 'E-PRAAPTI' digital initiative by August end to trace inoperative PF accounts

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is expected to roll out its 'E-PRAAPTI' digital initiative by the end of this month, allowing subscribers to track and link old o... Read More


ESIC amnesty scheme adds 1.38 lakh employers, 1.12 cr workers; Maharashtra leads among States, UTs

New Delhi, July 27 -- Maharashtra leads in the Employees' State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC's) launched one-time seven-month amnesty drive to promote registration of employers and employees in the o... Read More


EPFO traces 1.18 lakh of 7.11 lakh dormant ACs holding less than Rs.1,000 for auto-refund of unclaimed funds

New Delhi, July 26 -- The Ministry of Labour and Employment has traced 1.18 lakh of the 7.11 lakh inactive Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) account holders eligible for automatic refunds ... Read More


Talks fail to break deadlock over demand for Education Minister's resignation

New Delhi, July 24 -- A standoff has emerged between the Centre and protesters over the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, with talks on Friday failing to bridg... Read More


ED seizes Gameskraft assets worth Rs.1,906 crore, lifting cumulative attachment value to Rs.2,401 crore

New Delhi, July 24 -- These companies earned by charging a platform commission ranging from 10-15 per cent on the staking/wagering amounts deposited by the users Online gaming company Gameskraft's ... Read More


Vande Mataram bill introduced in RS: preventing or disturbing national song to become punishable offence

New Delhi, July 24 -- The government introduced National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026, in Rajya Sabha on Friday, making "prevention" or "causing disturbance" in singing of national song Vande Mataram ... Read More