GCCs in India to account for 35-40 pc of total office demand

IANS | December 17, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are likely to account for 35–40 per cent of total office demand in 2025, and they made up more than 55 per cent of large office deals in the first nine months of CY25, a report said on Wednesday.

India's fish production has surged by 38 per cent under PMMSY: Minister

IANS | December 17, 2025 2:32 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India's fish production has surged from 141.60 lakh tonnes in 2019–20 to around 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024–25, registering an increase of 38 per cent since the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

'Deeply misogynistic mindset': Shiv Sena-UBT slams UP Minister's comments in defending Nitish Kumar on hijab row

IANS | December 17, 2025 2:19 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-UBT on Wednesday criticised Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad for his controversial remarks while defending Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over an incident where he pulled down a woman doctor’s hijab during a public event in Patna, with party MP Priyanka Chaturvedi saying that the comments reflected a deeply misogynistic mindset and showed a willingness to disrespect a woman’s dignity in order to justify an inappropriate act.

India’s top 200 self-made entrepreneurs reach Rs 42 lakh crore valuation in 2025

IANS | December 17, 2025 2:13 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The cumulative value of all companies belonging to India’s top 200 self-made entrepreneurs stands at Rs 42 lakh crore ($469 billion) in 2025, up from Rs 36 lakh crore ($431 billion) last year -- reflecting a 15 per cent growth and underscoring the rapid wealth creation among India’s self-made entrepreneurs, a report showed on Wednesday.

Bangladesh: Awami League says BNP, Jamaat mob killed party worker

IANS | December 17, 2025 2:11 PM

Dhaka, Dec 17 (IANS) As the law and order situation continues to deteriorate in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, another Awami League worker was brutally killed in a mob attack on Wednesday, allegedly by the workers of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami.