Society
Squash World Cup winner Abhay Singh honoured by Gu...
December 19, 2025
The Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES), which runs Guru Nanak College and Guru Nanak School in Tamil Nadu’s capital, organised a special felicitation ceremony to honour there student and international squash player Abhay Singh celebrating his latest achievement, as part of...
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Goa nightclub fire exposes accountability gap in I...
December 15, 2025
Almost a week after a devastating fire reduced a popular nightclub in Goa to ashes, killing over 28 persons, the law-enforcement authorities in India continue to push hard for rapid extradition of owners of the nightclub, who are currently in police custody in Thailand. The fate ...
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Animal rights activists move Bombay HC over Mahara...
December 13, 2025
A group of animal rights activists has filed a Writ Petition in the Bombay High Court, contesting two recent Government Resolutions (GRs) issued by the Maharashtra government concerning stray dogs. In a press statement, animal rights activists say that the petition challenges t...
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Customers discover pitfalls of quick commerce
December 12, 2025
At a time when they feel pressed for time, quick commerce or rapid delivery of goods and services ordered online has become the lifeline of many an Indian. Spotting a lucrative business opportunity, over the past few years, several e-commerce companies, notably Zomato and Swigg...
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India’s civic sense: A national habit hard to br...
December 9, 2025
One of the many things that are striking to foreigners visiting India is the near-total absence of civic sense displayed by people in practically every aspect of their daily routines, irrespective of the place or the socio-economic stature of the person concerned. It is not just ...
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Weeks after Red Fort blast, sales in Chandni Chowk...
November 25, 2025
Markets in Old Delhi and more specifically in areas near Jama Masjid and Red Fort have long been the nerve centres of retail business in the national capital, attracting tens of thousands of buyers of a variety of goods, from garments and spices to jewellery and electronics. The ...
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Rockefeller Foundation races against time to minim...
November 14, 2025
Raising an alarm over the dramatic cuts to Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), mainly provided by rich world to the developing countries, Rockefeller Foundation says that global leaders need to act urgently and in unison to prevent deaths of over 14.5 million persons around th...
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Bus transport industry leaders call for stronger e...
November 13, 2025
Days after fires killed dozens of bus passengers in separate incidents, some bus transport industry stakeholders have joined hands in asking for strict enforcement of safety rules and called for setting up a National Bus Safety Code which all providers of bus transport must stric...
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With evolving consumer preferences, Wagh Bakri lau...
November 10, 2025
Wagh Bakri Tea Group, an Ahmedabad-based tea manufacturing and retailing company, has unveiled a refreshed menu for its Tea Lounges, with the objective to make its outlets ‘a comfort space’ for its customers. The new menu, called “Rock and Roll” fusion food menu, was laun...
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Khaled EL-Enany elected 12th Director General of U...
November 8, 2025
The General Conference of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has elected Khaled Ahmed El-Enany Ali Ezz, Egypt’s former Minister of Antiquities and Tourism, as the 12th Director-General of UNESCO. In a press statement, UNESCO says that El...
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