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Govt says exports of major textile commodities rise 5.37% in July

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Despite global uncertainties, exports of major textile commodities increased 5.37 per cent to USD 3.10 billion in July 2025 compared to USD 2.94 billion in the year-ago period, t... Read More


'India's retail sector projected to nearly double to $1.93 trn by 2030'

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- India's retail sector is projected to nearly double to USD 1.93 trillion by 2030, growing at a 10 per cent CAGR, with the momentum anchored by a deep home market that acts as a b... Read More


No time for games: Govt passes Bill to ban digital betting, gambling

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to ban the operating, facilitating and advertising of online games played with money, with a view to checking rising instances of addicti... Read More


SC questions harmony between Governor, state govt regarding Bills

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether the country has lived up to the expectations of the Constitution framers that there will be harmony between the Governor and the stat... Read More


Govt approves procurement of over 90 Tejas jets for IAF

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The government has approved the proposed procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fighter jets and six advanced airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the I... Read More


V-P battle: NDA's Radhakrishnan files nomination

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the vice-presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajna... Read More


Historic Victoria Bridge in Darjeeling awaits restoration

Darjeeling, Aug. 20 -- The Victoria Falls in Darjeeling, recognized as a heritage site under the West Bengal Heritage Commission, has a historic ferro concrete bridge on it that faces serious structur... Read More


'Constitutional Amendment Bill 'more than super-emergency, Hitlerian assault'

Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, calling it "something more than a super-E... Read More


'Attempt to retain power sans accountability, divert attention from SIR'

Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said that the introduction of the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 by the Union Home min... Read More


Heavy rains lash Thane, Palghar, 1 dead

Thane/Palghar, Aug. 20 -- Heavy rains affected the normal life in Thane district on Wednesday, cutting off villages, inundating houses, and triggering landslides, officials said. A man died after fal... Read More