Indian DTH companies' revenue degrowth to moderate to 3-4 pc this fiscal: Report

IANS | December 11, 2025 2:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Private direct-to-home (DTH) television providers will continue to see revenue decline this fiscal (FY26), but at a reduced rate of 3–4 per cent compared with 5 per cent last fiscal, as they expand into Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and push bundled offerings, a report showed on Thursday.

Ethanol mixing in petrol shows no adverse impact on cars: Gadkari

IANS | December 11, 2025 2:33 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The use of ethanol-blended petrol has helped the country save more than Rs 1.40 lakh crore in foreign exchange while also benefiting farmers, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

BJP backs Amit Shah’s fiery face-off with Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

IANS | December 11, 2025 2:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday supported Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and other opposition parties in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of spreading lies about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), maligning India’s democratic processes, and asserting that the Narendra Modi government “will not allow infiltrators to get voting rights”.

RS witnesses uproar as JP Nadda digs out Nehru's letters on Vande Mataram

IANS | December 11, 2025 2:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a charged debate over the national song Vande Mataram, with Leader of the House J.P. Nadda asserting that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for altering the song under pressure from communal elements.