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The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Saturday (October 25, 2025) decided to extend the terms of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of municipal corporations from two-and-a-half years to five years. The decision will benefit the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation, whose two-and-a-half-year term is expiring in November 2025. Briefing media persons in Shimla, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said a two-and-a-half-year term was raising apprehensions of horse-trading and pointed out th ...Read More >
Mumbai: Piyush Pandey, the man who gave Indian advertising its unique voice, passed away at the age of 70. Known for his wit, warmth and unmatched creativity, Pandey reshaped the industry by bringing emotion, language, and local flavour to storytelling. Over his four-decade journey with Ogilvy India, he helped Indian brands connect with ordinary people through authentic and relatable narratives. Born in Jaipur in 1955, Pandey joined Ogilvy in 1982 after brief stints in cricket, construction and ...Read More >
Education technology firm PhysicsWallah (PW) on Wednesday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IDP Education India, the co-owner of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), to expand global learning opportunities for its students. Under this collaboration, PW students will gain access to the IELTS curriculum along with a range of support mechanisms, including awareness sessions, seminars, boot camps, and expert-led masterclasses. The partnershi ...Read More >
Leh, Sep 30 (PTI) Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed confidence that "together we will bring back normalcy in the peace-loving Le ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals, which functions under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, has asked drug controllers and the food and drug administration of all states and UTs to take steps to pass the benefit of the GST rate reduction to consumers and patients, effective from September 22. The Centre recently decided to rationalise GST rate structures as recommended in the 56th meeting of the GST Council, wherein the council had also recommended a reduction in GST rates on ...Read More >
Bengaluru : India's digital commerce landscape is undergoing a seismic transformation, driven by deep rural internet penetration, explosive growth in Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brands, and the rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the retail sector. According to the Made for Bharat, Powered by AI: The New Age of Commerce Report by Shiprocket and KPMG, with 886 million active internet users 55% from rural India and UPI accounting for 84% of all retail digital payments, Bharat is not jus ...Read More >
Kolkata: For the first time, in its vernacular language outreach, the Eastern Command of the Indian Army has started using regional languages, including Bengali, Assamese and Manipuri, on social media handle during its posts on Durand Cup 2025. "Indian Army has started sharing information in vernacular languages in Bengali, Assamese and Manipuri, apart from English and Hindi. It is aimed to connect and reach out to more number of people, especially the non-English speaking people, who are conve ...Read More >
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