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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Ea ...Read More >
The party estimates that the initiative will create over one crore direct touchpoints with citizens. New Delhi: The BJP is set to launch the 'Parivartan Yatra', a large-scale political outreach initiative, in West Bengal on Sunday, marking one of the party's most extensive mobilisation efforts ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The campaign aims to challenge what the party describes as more than a decade of "corrupt, undemocratic, and anti-people governance" under the Trinamool Congres ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take swift measures to safeguard Kannadigas and other Indian nationals affected by escalating tensions in the Middle East region. In a post shared on X, Siddaramaiah said, "I have written to the Prime Minister seeking urgent action to safeguard Kannadigas and other Indians affected by the escalating Middle East tensions. I have urged strengthened diplomatic outreac ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Indian Administrative Service officers inducted from the State Civil Services and attending the 128th Induction Training Programme at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) called on the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. According to the President's Secretariat, addressing the officers, the President said that their role is crucial to the nation-building process. "They now carry responsibilities that ...Read More >
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Holi 2026 is just around the corner, and the festive mood has begun to show across the country, even among political leaders. On Monday morning, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav was seen enjoying the spirit of Holi while he was travelling to Barwani for the Krishi Cabinet meeting. During his bus journey, the Chief Minister joined a folk singer and was seen singing "Phag," a traditional Holi folk song. Yadav was seen enjoying and humming ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 2 (ANI): Amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Government of India to take immediate steps to ensure the safe evacuation of people from Odisha stranded in the region. In a statement, Patnaik said on X, "The escalating conflict in the Middle East has left many people from Odisha including migrant workers, professionals, students, tourists stranded. With disruption of air connectivity ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 2 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday participated in the concluding session of a training programme for District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at Haritha Resorts in Ananthagiri Hills, Vikarabad district. Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Congress MP KC Venugopal, arrived in Hyderabad earlier in the day and was received by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at Shamshabad Airport. The Cong ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI): A 40-year-old man was brutally stabbed multiple times by his live-in partner and her associates in Bengaluru's Manjunath Nagar, police said on Monday. The police have identified the deceased as Mohan Rao and have arrested three individuals in connection with the February 18 incident, including actress Urmila alias Bindu and her two associates, Vinay and Dhanush Gowda. Also Read | Sikkim State Lottery Result Today 6 PM Live: Dear Legend Monday Lotte ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 2: AONMeetings, the HIPAA-compliant browser-based video conferencing platform serving over 1,000 businesses worldwide, today announced it has been recognized in more than 30 G2 Spring 2026 Reports across three categories: Video Conferencing, Webinar, and Virtual Event Platforms. Notably, AONMeetings earned placement in G2's Asia Pacific Regional Grid® and Asia Regional Grid® Reports -- a milestone that coincides with the company's active India market expansio ...Read More >
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], March 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday raised the slogan of 'Ek Desh, Ek Vidhan, Ek Nishan' and encouraged the people in West Bengal to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming assembly elections. Addressing the gathering at the 'Parivartan Yatra' here, the Defence Minister said that West Bengal was ready for 'parivartan', which he emphasised will be brought by his party. He said that the rally signifies West Bengal's "war cry" ...Read More >
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired an agriculture cabinet meeting in Nagalwadi in the Nimar region of Barwani district on Monday and said that cabinet meetings will be held in every region of the state during the declared Farmer Welfare Year 2026. CM Yadav announced while addressing the ministers ahead of the first agriculture cabinet meeting held in Nagalwadi, Barwani district, noting that the entire Malwa region, along with Nimar ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 2 (ANI): The much-awaited film 'Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-ups,' which stars Yash, has been in the news since its announcement, and fans have been eagerly awaiting fresh updates. Amid the excitement among fans for its release, the makers have now released the first single from the film, titled 'Tabaahi,' which features Yash and Kiara Advani. However, the song has been released only as an audio track, without a video. Also Read | Trisha Krishnan's Speech on ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 2 (ANI): Congress on Monday carried out a protest march from Bankshall Court to the West Bengal State Election Commission in Kolkata, against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, demanding an explaination over the alleged removal of voters' names from the list. Congress leader Ashutosh Chatterjee questioned the Election Commission's (EC) silence on the alleged removal of genuine voters' names from the electoral rolls and said that there w ...Read More >
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of major infrastructure and policy decisions, including investments in railways, urban transport, and aviation, with a total financial outlay of Rs 12,236 crore. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Cabinet cleared the doubling of the Gondia-Jabalpur rail line at an estimated cost of Rs 5,236 crore. It also approved the 3rd and 4th rail line project between Punarkh and Kiul, with an investment of Rs 2,668 crore, and the construction of the 3rd ...Read More >
GREATER NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh government has signed three MoUs worth ₹6,650 cr on the first day of chief minister Yogi Adityanath's Singapore visit, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) said on Monday. The CM is undertaking a four-day visit to Singapore and Japan till February 26. He will be in Singapore till February 24. Together, the projects are expected to create over 20,000 employment opportunities across housing, logistics and digital infrastructure, said Ut ...Read More >
The meet aims to facilitate the exchange of best practices and reinforce cooperative federalism ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Election Commission will hold a National Round Table Conference of State Election Commissioners on Tuesday * Chaired by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the meet will focus on enhancing the integrity and efficiency of elections * Senior officials of the poll body will present key technical and operational initiatives Did our AI summary help? Let ...Read More >
"The Sangh's objective is individual development because only strong individuals can build a strong society and nation," Bhagwat said at a programme to mark the Sangh's 100 years on Sunday, emphasising that the reality of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) cannot be understood from the outside. Some people mistake the Sangh for a paramilitary organisation, others for a service sector body, but the RSS is a social force working beyond these boundaries, he said, speaking on the theme 'Sangh Ya ...Read More >
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation , which challenged a 1980 Waqf notification and alleged that three mosques in Jahangirpuri area were illegal encroachment on public land. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the PIL by the NGO Save India Foundation was not filed with "bonafide motive or in public interest". "We are not inclined to entertain the instant petition, which is hereby dismissed along with pending ...Read More >
Devji surrendered in Mulugu district alongside at least 20 other cadres ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Devji surrendered with 20 cadres, including senior member Malla Raji Reddy in Mulugu district * He was a key military strategist linked to attacks killing over 250 security forces and civilians * Devji's surrender leaves only one active politburo member and five Central Committee members Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hyderabad: ...Read More >
"BJP wale to ulti budhi ke log hai, inki neeyat mein khot hai (BJP people have warped thinking. They don't have good intentions)," he said. The 16th Finance Commission report has recommended the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant to 17 states, which includes Himachal Pradesh. The revenue minister, who returned from Delhi to Shimla after discussing the discontinuation of revenue deficit grant (RDG) to the state with the Congress high command, said Article 275(1) of the Indian Constitu ...Read More >
A day after a plane, operated by a non-scheduled operator (NSOP), crashed in Jharkhand, killing seven people onboard, DGCA held a meeting with all such operators on Tuesday. The meeting was held to "address a recent surge in aviation incidents and emphasised the critical need for an increased focus on safety across the sector", the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement. "Safety must remain the absolute priority, superseding all commercial considerations, charter comm ...Read More >
A petition has been filed in the Kerala high court claiming that the chief minister's office (CMO) accessed personal information of government employees, including their mobile numbers and e-mail IDs, from the official e-governance portal for a bulk messaging campaign to highlight the achievements of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. The plea has been filed by an official of the department of general administration of the state government along with an associate professor of KTM Colle ...Read More >
Seven people were killed after an air ambulance transporting a patient from Ranchi to New Delhi, crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday night. The flight, which was expected to reach the national capital by 10pm, crashed before it could reach Delhi. As reported by HT earlier, the chartered plane took off from Ranchi at 7:11pm from the Birsa Munda Airport. In the statement issued by the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it was stated that the plane lost contact with Kolkata at 7:3 ...Read More >
The Srinagar airport is set to get a makeover with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approving a major expansion project at an estimated cost of Rs 1,677 crore. The redevelopment is expected to more than triple the airport's passenger-handling capacity, to 10 million passengers per year from the current 3 million, and is expected to be completed in four years. The project will be funded fully by equity from the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The Srinagar airport is a militar ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the dispute over the land has traversed different courts and observed that the stalemate over encroached railway land cannot be allowed to continue endlessly. It directed the Centre and the state authorities to ascertain the eligibility of families residing in the area for Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana . The top court directed the Nainital collector, Haldwani sub-division officer and other officials including members of t ...Read More >
A 16-year-old student was killed in Karnataka's Shivamogga after a group of minors attacked him when he attempted to intervene in a fight outside a school, police said on Tuesday. He was leaving the school when he saw one of the boys he knew being beaten. When the teenager stepped forward to defuse the confrontation, the group assaulted him, striking him several times, including on his chest, investigators said. He collapsed and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The boy ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Tuesday blocked five online streaming platforms following due procedure, according to government sources. The platforms identified include MoodXVIP, Koyal Playpro, Digi Movieplex, Feel, and Jugnu, which allegedly hosted obscene content. The IT Act and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021), together, have put in place a stringent f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met Katherine Dei Cas, Executive Vice President of Merck Electronics Katherine Dei Cas, to discuss semiconductor collaboration in the country. In a post on X, Vaishnaw said, "Met Ms. Katherine Dei Cas, EVP, Merck Electronics. Merck expressed a strong interest in expanding its engagement with Bharat's rapidly growing semiconductor ecosystem. Discussed new avenues for collaboration." Notably, the Union Budget 2026-27 marked a ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 24 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday expressed grief over the air ambulance crash in Chatra district that claimed the lives of seven people. The ill-fated Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft, registered VT-AJV, was operating a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi when it went down in Kasariya Panchayat under Simaria block on Monday evening at around 7:30 pm. All seven onboard, including two crew members, lost their ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): Nearly three months after the birth of her son Vihaan with Vicky Kaushal, actor Katrina Kaif was spotted for the first time in the city on Tuesday evening. A while ago, Katrina was spotted stepping out of a building with fitness instructor Yasmin Karachiwala in Mumbai. In a hurry, she quickly made her way to the car, trying to dodge the paparazzi. Despite her efforts, the photographers managed to capture her as she settled into the vehicle. She w ...Read More >
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