Centre pushes financial inclusion with insurance, health schemes for all

IANS | August 18, 2025 6:59 PM

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Financial inclusion remains a key priority of the government, with flagship insurance and health protection schemes being expanded to cover all sections of society, including Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backwards Classes (OBCs), the Parliament was informed on Monday.

'Salary or Legacy?' Gautam Adani asks IITians

IANS | August 18, 2025 5:51 PM

Kharagpur (West Bengal), Aug 18 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, turned philosopher, historian, and futurist at IIT Kharagpur on Monday as he urged India’s brightest engineering students to choose a life of "legacy over salary".

India’s employment rate rises in July, shows govt data

IANS | August 18, 2025 5:28 PM

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in India, which is the indicator of employment, rose to 54.9 per cent among persons of age 15 years and above in July as compared to 54.2 per cent during June, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.

Airtel users face widespread network outage

IANS | August 18, 2025 5:27 PM

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Airtel customers across several parts of India faced a major network outage on Monday, with many reporting problems using mobile data, voice calls and SMS services.