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Flipkart to create over 2.2 lakh additional seasonal job opportunities this festive season

IANS | August 25, 2025 12:11 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Ahead of the forthcoming festive season, Flipkart is scaling employment opportunities, infrastructure, and tech deployments across 28 states with the creation of over 2.2 lakh additional seasonal job opportunities, expanded last-mile reach, and inclusive hiring across Tier 2 and 3 cities, the e-commerce giant said on Monday.

London, NY, Singapore key markets for Indian investors as luxury rental growth rebounds

IANS | August 25, 2025 11:55 AM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) London, New York and Singapore are among key markets for Indian investors as luxury rental growth across 16 world cities averaged 3.5 per cent in Q2 2025, signalling a modest recovery after last year’s slowdown, according to a report on Monday.

ISRO aces key Air Drop Test for Gaganyaan mission

IANS | August 25, 2025 11:45 AM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the Air Drop Test, a key milestone for advancing the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission.

50 pc US tariffs unlikely to significantly impact India’s growth: Analysts

IANS | August 25, 2025 10:43 AM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) As the August 27 deadline for US secondary tariffs of 25 per cent falls this week over Russian oil purchase, analysts and global reports say that a total of 50 per cent tariff is unlikely to significantly impact India’s growth due to a robust domestic demand.

Sensex, Nifty open with gains as potential rate cut in US boosts sentiment

IANS | August 25, 2025 9:47 AM

Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened the week with gains on Monday, as IT stocks led the rally after a potential rate cut in the US boosted investors' sentiment.

Anurag Thakur’s cosmic curveball sparks lively debate on National Space Day

IANS | August 24, 2025 11:39 PM

Una (Himachal Pradesh) Aug 24 (IANS) On a day meant to celebrate India’s soaring ambitions in space, former Union Minister Anurag Thakur took the conversation to a whole new orbit—mythological, that is.

NTPC to kick off work for new nuclear power plant in Rajasthan next month

IANS | August 24, 2025 7:54 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Government-owned power giant NTPC Ltd will kick off its foray into nuclear power with the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of a 2,800 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant at Banswara in Rajasthan next month, the company’s Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh said here on Sunday.

PC demand remains strong in India as market grows 5.7 pc in Jan-June

IANS | August 24, 2025 7:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) PC demand in the consumer segment remained strong across both online and offline channels in India, as the PC market grew 5.7 per cent (on-year) in the January-June period, shipping 6.8 million units, according to a new report.

45 crore Indians lost Rs 20,000 crore yearly to money games, new Gaming Bill to guide youth

IANS | August 24, 2025 7:05 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Nearly 45 crore Indians are losing close to Rs 20,000 crore every year to real-money online games, according to government estimates.

Experts, whistleblowers, rights group term CCP's use of data as repression without borders: Report

IANS | August 24, 2025 7:04 PM

Stockholm, Aug 24 (IANS) The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) dependence on digital governance and data manipulation has transformed into a means of transnational repression, broadening its authoritarian influence well beyond its territory, a report has said. Experts, whistleblowers and human rights groups have termed the CCP's use of data as a form of "repression without borders".

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Flipkart to create over 2.2 lakh additional seasonal job opportunities this festive season

London, NY, Singapore key markets for Indian investors as luxury rental growth rebounds

ISRO aces key Air Drop Test for Gaganyaan mission

50 pc US tariffs unlikely to significantly impact India’s growth: Analysts

Sensex, Nifty open with gains as potential rate cut in US boosts sentiment

Anurag Thakur’s cosmic curveball sparks lively debate on National Space Day

NTPC to kick off work for new nuclear power plant in Rajasthan next month

PC demand remains strong in India as market grows 5.7 pc in Jan-June

45 crore Indians lost Rs 20,000 crore yearly to money games, new Gaming Bill to guide youth

Experts, whistleblowers, rights group term CCP's use of data as repression without borders: Report

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