India’s retail inflation edges up to 4.82 pc in August

IANS | September 14, 2026 4:30 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India’s retail inflation, based on the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, edged up to 4.82 per cent in August this year compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.

Chinese workers continue to protest in Russia over unpaid wages: Report

IANS | September 14, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) More than 1,000 Chinese construction workers surrounded armed police vehicles and forced officers to release a detained colleague recently, in a rare public show of defiance by citizens of an authoritarian state working abroad, a new report has said.

India okays 18 hours a day power supply to Nepal till Dec 31

IANS | September 14, 2026 2:38 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India has approved a proposal to supply power to Nepal for 18 hours a day till December 31 this year, following the extensive damage caused to the Himalayan country’s hydropower projects in the devastating flash floods, an official statement said on Monday.