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Ensure weight-loss medicines are safe, legitimate before New Year resolution: UK's health agency

Jayanta Bhattacharya | December 29, 2025 10:51 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) New Year is the time for many people to pledge reforms in habits and lifestyle, something resorting to drastic measures, but UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has urged the people to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate.

Reliance Industries refutes report, says no claim of $30 billion against the company and BP

IANS | December 29, 2025 10:09 PM

Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Reliance Industries on Monday refuted a media report, saying there is no claim of $30 billion from the Indian government against the company and BP.

Domestic aviation industry projected to face steeper losses in FY26: Report

IANS | December 29, 2025 9:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Factors like India-Pakistan conflict in May, deadly Air India crash in June, flight cancellations earlier this month due to severe IndiGo crisis and the rupee depreciation against US dollar can result in Rs 170-Rs 180 billion loss to the Indian aviation industry this fiscal (FY26), higher than the earlier projections of Rs 95-Rs 105 billion, a report showed on Monday.

2025 marks decisive shift in India’s economic governance: Akhilesh Mishra

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:59 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) 2025 has emerged as a defining year for India’s governance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, with deep and irreversible reforms across the economy, labour, energy and welfare, Akhilesh Mishra, CEO of BlueKraft Digital Foundation said on Monday.

150 products from northeast identified for GI tagging in 2 years

IANS | December 29, 2025 7:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 150 distinctive products from northeast have been identified for the Geographical Indication (GI) tagging in the next two years, the government said on Monday.

Jyotiraditya Scindia hails transformative DoT reforms to boost telecom security

IANS | December 29, 2025 6:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through the National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS), is rolling out transformative reforms to strengthen telecom security, reduce compliance burdens, enable sustainable industry growth and reinforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.

IIT Bombay, NTPC complete drilling India's 1st CO2 storage well; second underway

IANS | December 29, 2025 5:41 PM

Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and NTPC have successfully completed the drilling of India's first well for testing the viability of geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in sedimentary formations such as coal and sandstone, the institute said on Monday.

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Ensure weight-loss medicines are safe, legitimate before New Year resolution: UK's health agency

Reliance Industries refutes report, says no claim of $30 billion against the company and BP

Domestic aviation industry projected to face steeper losses in FY26: Report

2025 marks decisive shift in India’s economic governance: Akhilesh Mishra

150 products from northeast identified for GI tagging in 2 years

Jyotiraditya Scindia hails transformative DoT reforms to boost telecom security

IIT Bombay, NTPC complete drilling India's 1st CO2 storage well; second underway

India delivers 6 ambulances with modern medical equipment to Afghanistan

India adds highest-ever 44.5 GW renewable energy in 2025: Govt

Retirement planning top priority in India, actual preparedness lags

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