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New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Around 15 million people in India were affected due to wildfires in 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh being the most impacted region, a global study has estimated. Uttar Pradesh was also found to have experienced its most severe wildfire season on record, which researchers said was driven by crop burning, heatwaves and dry fuel accumulation. Regional fires contributed to severe haze episodes in New Delhi in November 2024, with PM2.5 levels reaching 13 times the daily standard ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The British High Commission in India on Wednesday said that the United Kingdom has announced joint action with the United States to make Southeast Asia safer from scams. According to the statement, masterminds behind industrial-scale scam centres in Southeast Asia have been targeted by sanctions in coordination with the US. The move aims to expose and disrupt the network's operations, effectively locking them out of the UK's financial system. The British Hi ...Read More >
With over 8.6 million smokers in South Africa according to the Global Action to End Smoking, the number of smoke related deaths remains elevated at about 32 000 per year based on statistics from Tobacco Control Data. Efforts to make smoke-free products more widely available could help South Africa reduce smoking-related deaths, industry players have said, as the government finalises new legislation for the tobacco sector. However, the affordability of these alternatives has become a key concern ...Read More >
Empowering Indian travellers with smarter, seamless, and borderless spending MUMBAI, India, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wizz Financial, a first truly global Indian fintech group, proudly announces the launch of the AI-enabled 'Wizz Voyager' multi-currency card, in direct partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, marking a groundbreaking milestone in India's travel and fintech landscape. Designed for today's global citizens, the Wizz Voyager card allows seamless spending in ...Read More >
Zubeen Garg Guwahati: Even as Singapore Police is conducting its own investigation into the death of Zubeen Garg, who drowned while swimming in the sea on Sept 19, the Assam Police SIT remains in a limbo -- still waiting for a formal response from the country to its request through the MHA, seeking crucial evidence under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT).On Sept 30, India invoked the MLAT with Singapore -- a bilateral agreement that enables cross-border evidence sharing -- seeking CCTV f ...Read More >
India's office leasing market achieved a record performance in the first nine months of 2025, with the absorption hitting 59.6 million square feet, a report said on Monday. Technology companies held the highest share in office leasing between January and September, said the report from real estate consultancy CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd. "As occupiers seek future-ready spaces, sustained preference for flight-to-quality assets continues to anchor this momentum. The sustained leasing in premium ass ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Vartis Platforms, the parent entity of LenDenClub and InstaMoney, targets a Rs 1,000 crore revenue and global expansion over the next two years, a top official said on Monday. Vartis Platforms has officially been announced as the unified brand for LenDenClub, an RBI-licensed P2P lending platform; InstaMoney, a leading loan service provider, and Vartis One, the group's technology services arm. The group aims to achieve Rs 1,000 crore in consolidated revenue by FY28, building ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam police on Friday arrested another two persons including Sekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta regarding the probe related to death of singer Zubeen Garg. The SIT produced the two in the court. The court remanded the duo to 14-day custody of the SIT. While Sekharjyoti Goswami is a member of Zubeen's band, Amritprabha Mahanta is a singer who was to perform in the North East India Festival at Singapore. Both of them were in the yac ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said a judicial commission will be formed to probe the death of the state's cultural icon Zubeen Garg. The commission will be headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the Gauhati High Court, he said in a Facebook live. "We will form the commission tomorrow. Now, we request all the people who have any information or videos related to Zubeen Garg's death to come forward and depose in front of the commission," he added. Garg died under mys ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): IndiGo Airlines on Friday announced significant expansion in its operations at the airline North India hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. The airline announced three new international routes, namely to Denpasar, Bali in Indonesia, Krabi in Thailand, and Manchester in United Kingdom. The frequency on the Delhi-Bangkok route has been increased to double daily services starting from October 26. While the Indonesia flight will be a daily servi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): IndiGo Airlines on Friday announced significant expansion in its operations at the airline's North India hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. The airline announced three new international routes, namely to Denpasar, Bali in Indonesia, Krabi in Thailand, and Manchester in United Kingdom. The frequency on the Delhi-Bangkok route has been increased to double daily services starting from October 26. While the Indonesia flight will be a daily ser ...Read More >
Guwahati (PTI): Musician Shakharjyoti Goswami and singer Amritprabha Mahanta were arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, police said. Garg's musician Goswami and singer Amritprabha, who were present at the spot when the incident happened, were called for interrogation during the day and later arrested, they said. "We have found some evidence against them. So, to enquire further, their arrest was necessary," an officer said. With this, four persons were arrest ...Read More >
India's office real estate market reported strong Q3 2025, with net absorption up 35% year-on-year to 16.3 msf, putting it on track to surpass last year's record. Global Capability Centres significantly drove leasing, while vacancy declined and rentals rose across major cities, signaling a sustained structural growth cycle. India's office real estate market has reported 16.3 million square feet (msf) of net absorption across the top 8 cities during Q3 2025, growth of 35% year-on-year. Accordin ...Read More >
SINGAPORE - Indian musician Zubeen Garg died on Sept 19 after swimming in waters off St John's Island, and not while scuba diving as was initially reported by Indian media. In response to queries by The Straits Times on Oct 1, a spokesman for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it has extended a copy of the autopsy report, along with its preliminary findings on Zubeen's death to the High Commission of India upon their request. SPF had earlier ruled out foul play. The 52-year-old was with mo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fashion and apparel brands accounted for nearly 60 per cent of retail leasing by direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands in the first half of this year (H1 2025), a report said on Wednesday. It was followed by the Homeware and Furnishings (12 per cent), Jewellery (12 per cent) and Health and Personal Care (6 per cent). Between 2020 and 2022, several digital-first brands witnessed considerable growth, mainly fuelled by a rise in online shopping during the COVID-19 pand ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Net leasing of office spaces increased 35 per cent across eight major cities during the July-September period to 16.25 million sq ft on better demand from domestic and overseas companies, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) data showed that net leasing or absorption of office spaces rose in Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. However, the net demand declined in the Mumbai and Bengaluru markets. Net ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Centre has formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, seeking cooperation in the investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the southeast Asian country. The Assam government had submitted a request on Monday to the Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking the invocation of the treaty with Singapore in connection with the singer's death in the island country. 'The Ministry of Home Aff ...Read More >
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday lowered its growth forecast for the current financial year by 20 basis points (bps) to 6.5 per cent, citing steep tariff hikes by the US that are expected to come into effect in the second half of FY26, thus affecting exports and manufacturing growth. "India faces the steepest tariff hikes among developing Asian economies, prompting a downgrade in its growth outlook. For FY2025 [ending on 31 March of the next year], growth is now projected at 6.5 per ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday projected India's growth at 6.5 per cent for 2025 (FY26) and 2026 (FY27), as it trimmed its growth outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific by 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points for this year and next, respectively, amid the emergence of a new global trade environment shaped by tariffs and updated trade agreements. India's GDP grew 7.6 per cent in H1 2025, as higher investment from strong public capital spending, offse ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Monday announced two major railway projects connecting it to its strategically-close neighbour Bhutan, with a total investment of over Rs 4,000 crore and a total distance of 89 km. The projects -- fully funded by India -- are expected to significantly boost Bhutan's economy by enhancing its export potential and integrating it more closely with India's vast railway cargo network. Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the two projects would link Kokrajhar in Assam with ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Assam government has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death in the Southeast Asian country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. "Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities -- giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secure justice," Sarma said in an X post. T ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's office market has emerged as the undisputed growth engine of the Asia Pacific region, accounting for 44 per cent of net new supply and a commanding 61 per cent of total net absorption in the April-June period this year (Q2 2025) -- far ahead of regional peers, including the Chinese mainland and Southeast Asia, a report said on Monday. The Indian market has consistently led in both net new supply and net absorption over the past decade. "In Q2 2020, In ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) The Assam government has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death in the Southeast Asian country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. "Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities -- giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secure justice," Sarma said in ...Read More >
Major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases include hypertension, tobacco use, alcohol consumption Heart diseases are the leading cause of deaths in South-East Asia, with the condition claiming the lives of eight people every minute, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, ahead of World Heart Day. World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29 to raise awareness about heart diseases and the importance of early detection to save and improve more lives. The theme this y ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, 28 Sep: The family of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg filed a complaint with the state CID over his death by drowning in Singapore, seeking a thorough probe into the incident. Garg's uncle Manoj Kumar Borthakur, a signatory in the complaint, told PTI that they had sent it to the CID through email on Saturday. "We want a thorough probe into the circumstances leading to Zubeen's death," he said. Garg's wife Garima and his sister Palme Borthakur are the other signatories. "We have s ...Read More >
Mumbai: Solidaridad Asia, in collaboration with The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) and the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA), released a research-backed white paper titled Path to Palm Oil Self-Sufficiency in India. The white paper provides a comprehensive strategy to reduce India's heavy reliance on palm oil imports, boost domestic production, and achieve up to 50% self-sufficiency by 2047, potentially saving trillions of dollars in import costs while enhancing farmer income and en ...Read More >
The ministry of external affairs on Friday highlighted that 2,417 Indian nationals have been deported or repatriated from the United States since January 2025. IMAGE: An Indian immigrant deported from the US walks out of the airport in Ahmedabad, February 6, 2025. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters During the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's firm stance against illegal migration, emphasising commitment to promoting legal pathways for migration. "The number ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday highlighted that 2,417 Indian nationals have been deported or repatriated from the United States since January 2025. During the weekly media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India firm stance against illegal migration, emphasising commitment to promoting legal pathways for migration. The number of deportations that have happened from the United States since January; 2417 Indian nationals are ...Read More >
New Delhi : Digital travel platform Agoda's latest travel insights revealed a steady rise in interest for India as a destination during the upcoming Diwali week, with searches growing 24% among international travelers and domestic travelers combined. Domestic travel interest continues to play a central role during this holiday period, with searches within India increasing by 18%. Notably, international travel interest is expanding at an even faster pace, with inbound searches by overseas travel ...Read More >
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