Gujarat: Two arrested for cheating 19 chemical traders
Ahmedabad, Aug 20 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested two men accused of cheating 19 chemical traders by allegedly purchasing colour dyes and chemicals on credit and then withholding payments, with the…
BJD slams Odisha govt over Bhubaneswar taxi drivers’ clash, demands probe
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday condemned the violent clash between the online taxi drivers’ association and Commissionerate Police personnel during an agitation by the former in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, and…
Govt empowering farmers, food manufacturers to expand global presence: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that new avenues are being created for Indian farmers and processed food manufacturers to expand presence in the Singapore market and further to the whole ASEAN region…
Manipal Health Q1 net profit falls 7.7 pc to Rs 231 crore
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Manipal Health Enterprises Limited on Thursday reported a 7.7 per cent year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 231 crore for the first quarter of FY27, compared with Rs 250 crore in the corresponding quarter last…
Domestic air passenger traffic falls nearly 5 pc in July
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic declined nearly 5 per cent year-on-year in July 2026, with airlines carrying around 1.2 crore passengers during the month, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation…
India, Singapore sign pacts to bolster maritime heritage, food safety, telecom ties
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India and Singapore on Thursday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and one Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen bilateral maritime heritage cooperation, closer ties in the area of food safety and cooperation in the…
US calls its next failure ‘economic war’: Iranian Dy FM
Tehran, Aug 20 (IANS) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said Wednesday that the United States is now further pressuring Iran under the label of an “economic war,” which he views as an…
Houthis claim drone attacks on airport, oil facility in Saudi Arabia
Sanaa, Aug 20 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday it had carried out two drone attacks targeting an airport and an oil facility in Saudi Arabia’s southern region of Najran. In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi military…
Balochistan: Armed fighters block highways, ambush Pakistan forces
Quetta, Aug 20 (IANS) Armed fighters reportedly set up blockades and seized commercial vehicles on major highways in Kalat, Mastung, Kharan, Chagai and Washuk on Thursday, local media reported. The Balochistan Post reported that the Pakistani forces were…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count: Africa CDC
Kinshasa, Aug 20 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be up to three times larger than the official tally, with only 30 to 40 per cent of cases currently being detected, the Africa Centres for Disease…