68th National Shooting Championship Competitions get underway amidst record participation

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:46 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) got underway here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range, with a record 16,000 plus shooters qualifying to participate across categories in rifle, pistol, and shotgun events. The NSCC traditionally heralds the beginning of a new season for Indian shooting, and Group 5 Trap qualifiers in the Shotgun discipline were the first to fire.

Operation Sagar Bandhu: 53-tonne relief material handed over to SL, over 2000 stranded Indians brought back (Ld)

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:43 PM

Colombo/New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Standing firmly in solidarity with the Government and people of Sri Lanka in this time of need following the large scale destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah, India has so far handed over a total of 53 tonnes of relief material while at the same time bringing back home over 2000 stranded Indians from the island nation.

Global Expo to chart India’s ‘Seaweed 2030’ growth vision

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:36 PM

Kochi, Dec 1 (IANS) Kochi is set to become a global focal point for the emerging marine biotechnology economy, as it hosts the 7th India International Seaweed Expo and Summit (IISE&S) 2026 on January 29–30.

Rupee to trade in 89-90 per dollar range in Dec, RBI unlikely to cut rates

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:31 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Indian rupee (INR) is expected to trade with a depreciating bias in the near term, with the United States‑dollar/Indian rupee (USD/INR) rate to trade in the range of 89–90 per dollar this month, a report said on Monday.

Over 31 crore unorganised and 5.09 lakh gig workers now registered on e-Shram portal

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Over 31.38 crore unorganised workers and over 5.09 lakh gig and platform workers have been registered on the e-Shram portal till November, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Sneh Rana promoted to ‘Officer on Special Duty-(Sports)’ by Ministry of Railways for World Cup win

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:27 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Government of India’s Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) has approved an out-of-turn promotion for Indian cricketer Sneh Rana in recognition of her exceptional performances in the country's triumph in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi among 15 persons declared Fugitive Economic Offenders for bank frauds: MoS

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:20 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Vijay Mallya of Kingfisher Airlines, Nirav Modi of Firestar International and Nitin Sandesara of Sterling Biotech and Sterling SEZ are among the 15 persons declared as Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEOs) as on October 31 for causing a loss of over Rs 57,000 crore to various banks, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

COAI backs govt's SIM binding mandate for app based communication services

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:19 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday welcomed the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) directive mandating Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)-binding for devices for app-based communication services, saying the move will bolster national security and curb cyber fraud.

40 Lankan election officials undergo capacity building training in India

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:18 PM

Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) As many as 40 Sri Lankan election officials underwent a capacity building training at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi recently, the Indian High Commission in Colombo stated on Monday.

Anil Kapoor and Sandeep Reddy Vanga celebrate two years of Ranbir Kapoor-starrer 'Animal'

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:17 PM

Mumbai Dec 1 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga on December 1 took to their respective social media handles to celebrate the second anniversary of their superhit movie Animal.