Indians travelling to US fall for 1st time in over 20 years, June numbers down 8 pc

IANS | August 31, 2025 5:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) For the first time since 2001, excluding the Covid-19 years, the number of Indians visiting the United States has fallen as 2.1 lakh Indians travelled there in June 2025, which is an 8 per cent drop compared to 2.3 lakh in the same month last year, according to the US Commerce Department’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO).

Dish TV penalised by BSE, NSE again over board composition issues

IANS | August 31, 2025 4:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Direct-to-home operator Dish TV India Limited has once again been penalised by leading stock exchanges Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) for failing to meet requirements related to the composition and quorum of its board of directors.

India’s horticulture output leaps to 367.72 million tonnes

IANS | August 31, 2025 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India’s horticulture sector recorded impressive growth over the past decade, driven by the government’s strategy to diversify into high-value agriculture as part of the goal to double farmers’ income in the country.