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Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced a 3 per cent increase in dearness allowance of state government employees. The DA rate has now increased from 55 per cent to 58 per cent, according to an official release. It will be implemented retrospectively from July 1, 2025. The dearness relief (DR) for pensioners has also been increased by three per cent. The decision will benefit about 8.5 lakh government employees and pensioners in Odisha, the re ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16 (ANI): Telangana's Hyderabad city is gearing up to celebrate the annual Sadar Festival, a significant celebration observed by the Yadav community. This year, the Telangana State government has officially declared October 19 as the day to commemorate this grand festival, also known as Dunnapothula Panduga.Congress MP Anil Kumar Yadav held a meeting with the Yadav community to discuss arrangements for the festival and participated in traditional Sadar danc ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result Today Live, 09-10-2025: The Kerala State Lottery Department has announced the results of the Karunya Plus KN 592 draw today. The draw was held at Gorky Bhavan, near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, under the supervision of independent judges. The bumper jackpot prize of ₹1 crore has been won by the participant holding ticket number PO 511475. The winning ticket was sold in Thrissur. The second prize of ₹30 lakh has been won by the holder of ticket number PV 550474, ...Read More >
Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) has relaunched Tamil Nadu's iconic Velvette in collaboration with the CK Rajkumar family, enlisting Krithi Shetty as the brand ambassador. Few brands hold as much nostalgia for Tamil Nadu as Velvette, the iconic personal-care label that was once a household staple. Now, after years of quiet, it's making a striking comeback -refreshed, reimagined, and ready for a new generation. Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industri ...Read More >
Rajvir Jawanda breathed his last on Wednesday. The singer was battling for life for the past 11 days following a major road accident in Himachal Pradesh. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attended Rajvir Jawanda's last rites on Thursday, October 9. The singer turned politician visited Jawanda's native village Pona near Jagraon to pay his last tributes and offer condolences to the family. Following his visit, Punjab CM took to his X (formerly Twitter) to share pictures, when he also penned dow ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 7(ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced the auction of two Government of India (GoI) securities with a total notified amount of Rs 28,000 crore.According to the RBI notification, the auction will include the re-issue of 6.68 per cent GS 2040 worth Rs 16,000 crore and 6.90 per cent GS 2065 worth Rs 12,000 crore. The auction is scheduled for Friday, October 10, and the settlement will take place on Monday, October 13.As per the notification, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The initial public offer of co-working space operator WeWork India Management Ltd got subscribed 13 per cent on the second day of share sale on Monday. The company's IPO received bids for 34,23,780 shares against 2,54,89,748 shares on offer, as per NSE data. Among investors category, Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) portion got subscribed 37 per cent. The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) received 9 per cent subscription and non-institutional investors ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Technology consulting and digital solutions company LTIMindtree on Monday said it has signed a multi-year agreement, its largest strategic deal to date, with a global media and entertainment company. As part of the agreement, LTIMindtree will contribute to the company's digital transformation by enhancing operational efficiency and modernising delivery models through automation, process optimisation, and vendor consolidation, the Larsen & Toubro Group company said in a re ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: A pre-election survey conducted by IANS-Matrize News Communications predicted a sweeping victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, giving the ruling coalition a 49 per cent vote share and an estimated 150-160 seats in the 243-member assembly. The poll, titled "Bihar Vidhan Sabha Chunav Opinion Poll-2025," indicates that the NDA, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and the BJP, is likely to consolidate power in the state ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Air India Express on Monday said it will start flight services from the national capital to Imphal, Port Blair, Goa and four other domestic destinations in the coming weeks. The Tata Group-owned carrier will also start services to Amritsar, Lucknow, Jodhpur and Udaipur. Flights from Delhi to Goa (Dabolim), Imphal, Lucknow and Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram) will commence from October 26, while services to Amritsar will start from October 28. The flights to Jodhpur and Udai ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 6 (PTI) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar will vote for change in the upcoming assembly polls and "every Bihari will be the CM". Soon after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule, Yadav took to X to strike an emotional chord with voters. "Bihar will vote for a change in the coming assembly polls. After 20 years, a grand festival will arrive that will dispel all sorrows and troubles. On that day, every Bihari will join Tejashwi in celebrating victory, becaus ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 3 (PTI) Selectors have appointed 32-year-old right-handed batsman Rajat Patidar as the captain of the Madhya Pradesh team for the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, a Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) official announced on Friday night. As per the official, Madhya Pradesh's 15-member Ranji Trophy squad is as follows: Rajat Patidar (captain), Yash Dubey, Harsh Gawli, Shubham Sharma, Himanshu Mantri, Harpreet Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Sagar Solanki, Kumar Kartikey, Saransh Jain, Adhir Pratap, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Shares of Jinkushal Industries on Friday listed over 3 per cent higher than the issue price of Rs 121. The stock started trading at Rs 125, up 3.30 per cent from the issue price on both the BSE and NSE. Later, the stock recovered some of the early lost ground and hit a high of Rs 128, a jump of 5.78 per cent on the BSE. But it again slipped and was trading at Rs 118.75, down 1.85 per cent. The company's market valuation stood at Rs 455.83 crore. The initial public offe ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 2 (PTI) West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday paid their tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 156th birth anniversary. Describing Gandhi as a great leader whose name would forever be etched in golden letters in the pages of history, Banerjee recalled the profound teachings of peace, non-violence of the Father of the Nation. "Mahatma Gandhi, the great leader of our country, his name will be written in golden letters on the p ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 2 (PTI) A day after he underwent pacemaker implantation, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said he intends to start his work schedule soon. The 83-year-old leader was admitted to the city's M S Ramaiah Hospital on Tuesday and underwent the procedure on Wednesday. "My sincere thanks to the Congress cadres, leaders and supporters for the outpouring of wishes. My deepest gratitude," Kharge said on X. "I intend to start my work schedule soon," he said. Doctors have ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (PTI) Scoreboard at lunch on day one of the opening Test between India and West Indies here on Thursday. West Indies: John Campbell c Dhruv Jurel b Bumrah 8 Tagenarine Chanderpaul c Dhruv Jurel b Siraj 0 Alick Athanaze c Rahul b Siraj 12 Brandon King b Siraj 13 Roston Chase batting 22 Shai Hope b Kuldeep Yadav 26 Extras: (B-4, LB-5) 9 Total:(For 5 wickets in 23.2 Overs) 90 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-20, 3-39, 4-42, 5-90. Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 8-3-24-1, Mohammed Siraj 7-3-19-3, ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 1 (PTI) Australia skipper Alyssa Healy conceded on Wednesday that she was not really at ease when New Zealand captain Sophie Devine was punishing her bowlers in the middle even though the reigning champions had a 300-plus total to defend in the ICC Women's World Cup match between the trans-Tasman rivals here. Till the time Sophie (111 off 112 balls) was at the crease, the White Ferns had some hope of overhauling Australia's 326-run total, but her dismissal ended New Zealand's hopes ...Read More >
Karur, (Tamil Nadu)m Oct 1 (PTI) Karur DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji on Wednesday lashed out at actor-politician Vijay over the September 27 stampede at the TVK rally that killed 41 persons, asking why Vijay came to the venue after a delay of seven hours. Talking to reporters here, he said, "this incident should not be politicised. Whichever party they may be, but they should be held responsible for it." As many as 41 people lost their lives while over 60 were injured during the rally of TVK leader ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 1 (ANI): Nothing beats the feeling of celebrating festivals with your family members. This Durga Puja, our Bollywood celebrities are also ensuring they indulge in festive vibes surrounded by their loved ones. On Wednesday, actor Ajay Devgn joined her wife Kajol and daughter Nysa at the 79th North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja.For darshan, Ajay opted for traditional wear. He arrived at the pandal donning a green kurta. He even posed for the fam-jam pictures wi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Drug maker Lupin on Wednesday said it has launched an anticoagulant medication in the US. The company has launched Rivaroxaban for Oral Suspension (1 mg/mL), a generic version of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Xarelto for Oral Suspension, in the US, the drug maker said in a statement. Rivaroxaban for Oral Suspension is indicated for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the reduction in the risk of recurrent VTE in pediatric patients. It is also indicated f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Tata Motors on Wednesday reported its best-ever monthly passenger vehicle sales of 60,907 units in September, a year-on-year increase of 47 per cent, due to the GST rate cut and higher demand during the Navratri festival. The Mumbai-based auto major reported vehicle wholesales of 41,313 units in September 2024. In the domestic market, the company said, its dispatches to dealers rose 45 per cent to 59,667 units against 41,063 units in the year-ago period, Tata Motors said ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Reacting to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decisions, financial sector experts noted that the overall tone of the policy appears to be growth-centric, with a slight tilt towards concerns over economic momentum, while expressing significant comfort on the inflation front."The overall tone appears to be growth-centric with a marginal tilt towards concern on growth, coupled with significant comfort on the inflation trajectory. The greater clarity on growth i ...Read More >
Saharanpur (UP), Oct 1 (PTI) Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MLA Shahnavaz Khan were prevented by the police from visiting strife-hit Bareilly on Wednesday. The two leaders were scheduled to travel to the city by an early morning train to meet some police officers, but were confined to their residences on Tuesday night. A police team has been standing guard outside their homes since then. Police, though, have made no statement yet explaining the action. Addressing reporters at h ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) The Navi Mumbai International Airport will be inaugurated on October 8, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Wednesday. The airport, which received the aerodrome licence from aviation safety regulator DGCA on Tuesday, is being developed in multiple phases. The project is being implemented by Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd, in which Adani Group has a 74 per cent stake and the remaining 26 per cent is with the Maharashtra government's land development authority CID ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Yash Raj Films on Wednesday launched the YRF Script Cell, a platform discovering and nurturing screenwriting talent from across the world. The platform allows writers to submit their story ideas directly to the studio, known for popular films such as "Chandni", "Mohabbatein", "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" and most recently "Saiyaara", with selected concepts potentially being developed into full screenplays for future Hindi films, a press release said. Akshaye Widhani, CE ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Ahead of the Test series against West Indies, India's seasoned opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday featured in TIME magazine's prestigious "TIME100 Next" list - an event which honours emerging personalities across various fields. Jaiswal took his official media handle and gave this news to his fans. "What a Time to witness! I am honoured to be recognised in the 2025 #TIME100NEXT list alongside leaders shaping the future across industries. It reminds me how fa ...Read More >
SHILLONG TEER RESULT TODAY, OCTOBER1, 2025: The Shillong Teer lottery is a distinctive archery-based game popular in Meghalaya, held daily at the Shillong Polo Stadium. Managed by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association, the game not only offers attractive cash prizes but also promotes archery among the region's youth. Below are the winning numbers for October 1, 2025, covering all major Teer variants, including Shillong Morning Teer, Juwai Teer, Khanapara Teer, Shillong Teer, Jowai Ladrymba ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 30 (PTI) India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs under DLS Method in a rain-shortened ICC Women's World Cup opener here on Tuesday. Amanjot Kaur (57 off 56 balls) and Deepti Sharma (53 off 53 balls) shared a 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket as India made 269/8 with two rain disruptions forcing the match to be reduced to 47 overs per side. Chasing a DLS target of 271, Sri Lanka were all out for 211 in 45.4 overs with Deepti returning figures of 3/54 as India began their camp ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 30 (PTI) Telugu Titans registered a 37-28 win over Patna Pirates courtesy a brilliant performance from Vijay Malik in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Tuesday. Malik was unstoppable on the night, scoring a Super 10. This is Telugu Titans' third win in a row, which has helped them move into the top three. Patna Pirates' Ayan Lohchab also shone with a Super 10 of his own, keeping his side in the contest with some fine raids. However, his efforts were not enough as the Titans played a ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30 (ANI): The trailer of Huma Qureshi-starrer 'Single Salma' has been unveiled. Directed by Nachiket Samant, the trailer of the comedy drama introduces audiences to a 33-year-old Salma Rizvi (Huma Qureshi) who is finally wanting to settle down into a arrange marriage setup with Sikandar (Shreyas Talpade), but life throws her into an unexpected love in London with Meet (Sunny Singh). What follows is a laugh out clash of two cities, two cultures, two baraati ...Read More >
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