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Sensex drops 281 points, Nifty falls for 5th day

India, Aug. 18 -- Benchmark Sensex dropped by 281 points, while the broader Nifty fell for the fifth straight session on Monday, due to selling in IT, FMCG, and telecom shares amid rising crude oil pr... Read More


Five CRPF personnel injured in Qazigund road accident

Jammu, Aug. 18 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Aug 18 (KNS) Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel sustained injuries on Tuesday after a truck collided with their bunker vehicle on the Jamm... Read More


Deposit return systems move beyond pilots as states test new models

India, Aug. 18 -- India's efforts to improve packaging waste recovery are moving beyond policy, with Goa, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh testing different versions of Deposit Return Syst... Read More


Pinarayi Vijayan slams Kerala Guv over summons to police chief

India, Aug. 18 -- Leader of Opposition in the Keralam Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday termed it "undemocratic" for Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to reportedly summon the State police chief ... Read More


Why RBI is betting on plastic in a UPI economy

India, Aug. 18 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest currency experiment may seem counterintuitive at first glance in an economy rapidly digitising on the back of real-time payment rails. The ce... Read More


BEST union hunger strike from today

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Workers' Union will commence an indefinite hunger strike on Tuesday over long-pending demands concerning BEST employees, wet-le... Read More


10 held for defrauding engg students seeking admissions

MUMBAI, Aug. 18 -- Ten persons have been arrested for defrauding students seeking admissions to various professional courses in an operation run via a call centre in Pune. Powai police, who registered... Read More


Absa Bank increases dividend payout despite 10 pc profit drop

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Absa Bank Kenya has more than doubled its interim dividend to Sh0.50 per share despite reporting a 9.8 percent decline in net profit for the half year ended June 2026. The lender ... Read More


Vodacom turns CRDB Marathon into platform for healthier Tanzania

Tanzania, Aug. 18 -- Dar es Salaam. Kenyan runners dominated the 2026 CRDB Bank International Marathon at the weekend, but beyond the competition, the event delivered a wider message on the power of s... Read More


All J&K Shia Association Thanks LG, CM and Entire Administration for Peaceful Muharram & Safar

Jammu, Aug. 18 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Aug 18 (KNS) : President All Jammu & Kashmir Shia Association, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor S... Read More