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2026 to be year of results, good governance: Uttarakhand CMO

Dehradun, Jan. 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said that 2026 is set to be a decisive, results-oriented year for the state's development, with the government focusing on effective imple... Read More


Stranger Things finale crashes Netflix yet again, internet blames it on Vecna after predicting it

India, Jan. 1 -- The finale episode of Netflix's Duffer Brothers web series Stranger Things dropped on December 31. Even as fans cosied up at home to watch the more than 2-hour-long episode that broug... Read More


India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners, fishermen; 167 Indians await repatriation despite completing sentences

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Under the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access 2008, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged, through diplomatic channels, simultaneously in New Delhi and Isl... Read More


Are stock markets BSE and NSE open or closed on New Year? Details here

India, Jan. 1 -- While much of the global financial world will ring in the New Year with closed trading floors, India's stock markets will remain open for business on Thursday, January 1. Both the Bo... Read More


Consequences of China's dam on Brahmaputra

India, Jan. 1 -- China's construction of what is being billed as the world's largest dam on the Tibetan plateau was one of the highlights of a New Year's address by President Xi Jinping, a clear indic... Read More


Detox done, now aim for growth

India, Jan. 1 -- Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as a share of total advances of all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) stood at 2.2% of all advances in September 2025, according to the latest Finan... Read More


UP Board to make Vocational Education compulsory from Class 9 from 2026

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 1 -- The Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, or UP Board, will introduce a major curriculum overhaul starting from the 2026-27 academic session, which begins April 1, 2026, by making vocationa... Read More


Rajasthan bizman kills Mandsaur jeweller and wife over dispute, dies by suicide

India, Jan. 1 -- A Rajasthan-based businessman stabbed to death a jeweller and his wife at the couple's house in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur over a financial transaction and then shot himself with a cou... Read More


Why phasing out fossil fuels remains a challenge

India, Jan. 1 -- Why phasing out fossil fuels remains a challenge At present, half the electricity generating capacity in India is non-fossil-fuel based - a significant achievement by all counts. But... Read More


Managing wealth and assets in the New Year

India, Jan. 1 -- When I was young, the desires were sharp, but I had little money to fulfil them. Thirty years later, the money is there but desires have sharply ebbed. That is the paradox of money. W... Read More