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US imposes new sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector

Washington, Dec. 31 -- The United States Department of the Treasury on Wednesday (local time) imposed sanctions on four companies operating in Venezuela's oil sector and identified four oil tankers as... Read More


Rediscovering the lost Poona Cake and New Year traditions

India, Dec. 31 -- One Saturday morning, a couple of years before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, I was at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in Delhi, searching through old records. Before me, on th... Read More


Ludhiana civil hospital to get 12 security guards

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- The Ludhiana civil hospital is set to get 12 security guards as the government has approved the deployment of 200 security guards across district hospitals in the state. According... Read More


Indian economy remains sound amid persistent global challenges: RBI

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India's economy continues to grow strongly on the back of robust domestic demand, despite persistent global challenges, according to the Financial Stability Report (FSR) of the R... Read More


How 2025 broke the rules of trust in Enterprise AI and Cloud Transformation

India, Dec. 31 -- Not every year rewrites the rules. But 2025 did. It started out with the usual promises. Faster AI. Better cloud integration. Smoother SaaS experiences. All the things tech insiders... Read More


Exit old cess, enter new cess: Regime change for tobacco taxation from 1 February

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Centre on Wednesday issued an order giving effect to a new law levying a health and national security cess on tobacco and its products in place of the goods and services tax ... Read More


Royal Orchid Hotels launches Regenta Z Vadodara in Gujarat

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- The property marks the group's fourth hotel in the city, following Royal Orchid Central, Regenta Inn, and Regenta Fairlark, underscoring its strategy to expand in high-growth urban ... Read More


Who is Greg Abel? Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO to succeed Warren Buffett - What you should know

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Billionaire value investor Warren Buffett's investment giant Berkshire Hathaway, on 5 May 2025, announced that the conglomerate's Vice Chairman, Greg Abel, will succeed Warren Bu... Read More


How Shinde wrested 90 seats with a political headlock

India, Dec. 31 -- "Eknath Shinde is a political case study," says a senior Maharashtra BJP leader. He should know what he is talking about, having just emerged, somewhat bruised from Shinde's headlock... Read More


Panvel civic polls: BJP opens account; MVA mounts push in saffron stronghold

India, Dec. 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday opened its account in the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections even before polling, with its candidate Nitin Jayaram Patil decla... Read More