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Realty sector seeks boost to affordable housing, tax and policy relief [details]

To sustain the demand in the housing segment, the realty sector wants tax- and policy-related relaxations in the Union Budget 2023.

Jan 22, 2023

New Delhi: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia addresses a press conference during their protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, at Jantar Matar in New Delhi on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023

WFI chief to step aside till oversight committee investigates issue, says Anurag Thakur; wrestlers end protest

Indian wrestlers called off their protest late on Friday evening after a second meeting at the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur's residence in the national capital.

Jan 21, 2023

PhonePe raises $350 mn at $12 billion valuation; investment plans mapped [details]

Fintech platform PhonePe on Thursday said it has raised $350 million in funding from General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion.

Jan 19, 2023

Should India layoff unproductive civil servants?

Sophos to lay off 450 employees globally, including in India

Cyber-security company Sophos is laying off about 450 people globally including in India -- which is 10 per cent of its workforce -- to achieve "the optimal balance of growth and profitability"

Jan 19, 2023

Crypto ecosystem to bounce back; investments to gather steam in Q3 of FY24: Coinweb CEO

Toby Gilbert, CEO, Coinweb in a candid conversation with IBTimes speaks on a myriad of issues in the Crypto ecosystem and 2023 outlook.

Jan 18, 2023

Need to forge pacts to attain net-zero targets by India: Industry leaders

Davos 2023: Industry leaders pitch for more pacts to attain net-zero targets by India

Industry leaders have emphasized the need to forge partnerships across private, public and philanthropic entities to aid the country in attaining its net-zero targets.

Jan 18, 2023

A health worker shows a vial of Covaxin dose of Covid-19 vaccine t

'Ill-informed and erroneous': What govt said about reports on COVID vaccine side-effects [details]

According to the Union health ministry, the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research), in an RTI response, had only provided responses related to the advantages and disadvantages of Covid-19 vaccines

Jan 17, 2023

Government's medical watchdogs admit to multiple side-effects of COVID-19 jabs in RTI reply [details]

After more than a billion Indians took the COVID-19 jab, the government's top two watchdogs ICMR and CDSCO admit to multiple side effects of all the Covid-19 vaccines

Jan 16, 2023

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopia's Lemi, Haymanot set course records; Gopi wins in Indian section

Ethiopian duo of Hayle Lemi and Anchalem Haymanot won the men's and women's elite titles with new course records to take home the USD 45,000 winners prize and a course record bonus of USD 15,000 each in the 18th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon. here on Sunday.

Jan 15, 2023

US President Joe Biden (L) and First Lady Jill Biden

US Debt: Country could default as soon as June, says Treasury Dept

"Extraordinary measures" will need to be taken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote in a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Jan 14, 2023

Sohna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with party senior leader BS Hooda during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' at Kherli Lala in Sohna, Haryana on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.

Jallandhar MP Santokh Singh collapses during Bharat Jodo Yatra, dies on way to hospital

Jallandhar MP Santokh Singh fell during the rush of the yatra in Phillaur town and was taken to a hospital in Phagwara in an ambulance where he died

Jan 14, 2023

Indian industry leaders expect GDP to grow at 6.5% in FY24: Survey

About 60 per cent of the business leaders surveyed were of the view that Indian gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at 6.5 per cent during 2023-24, said Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (DTTILLP)

Jan 13, 2023

Successful Restaurateur, Aditya Wanwari Talks About His Journey In The Hospitality Industry

Aditya Wanwari said I want to open various multi-cuisine specialty restaurants that have an edge with ambiance, and familiar comfort food presented in a unique form.

Jan 12, 2023

Blind woman, bedridden for 20 yrs, booked under Gangsters Act in Meerut

Alisha Begum, 53, has been bedridden since the past 20 years due to multiple health disorders, including vision loss