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New Delhi: India's services PMI recovered from its ten-month low in September to reach 58.5 in October supported by strong expansions in output and new business, which in turn boosted job creation, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business...

London: Legislation intended to ban today's British children from ever legally being able to smoke began its journey through Parliament on Tuesday. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will also bar smoking and vaping in some outdoor spaces such as playgrounds and the entrances to schools...

New Delhi: India will launch the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission early next month from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi Tuesday. Singh said the two satellites that are part of the Proba-3 mission to study the...

New Delhi: Food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy, which is coming out with its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday, is seeking a valuation of about $11.3 billion. The Bengaluru-based company is aiming to garner Rs 11,327 crore from the IPO, which will comprise a fresh...

New Delhi: The Centre has written to Wikipedia noting numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information provided by it, and asked why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, sources said Tuesday. The communication from the Information and Broadcasting...

New Delhi: A new study by researchers at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday showed a ‘hidden’ form of leprosy can silently affect the brain and spinal cord. The study was published in the medical journal Acta Neurologica Belgica. While leprosy is an ancient disease that often leads...

New Delhi: Demand for air purifiers has witnessed a surge as air quality, especially in Delhi-NCR, dropped to hazardous levels, according to manufacturers of the product. Companies, including Kent RO Systems, Xiaomi, and LG Electronics India, said in the festive season, air purifiers sales grew...

New Delhi: Poor air quality may not only spike respiratory, cardiac, and mental health issues but can also lead to weight gain and obesity -- a precursor to several diseases, said doctors Monday. Delhi's air quality Monday further plummeted with the Air Quality Index (AQI)...

New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector growth recovered from September's eight-month low to 57.5 in October fuelled by faster increases in total new orders and international sales, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from September's...

Ottawa/New Delhi: Amid an ongoing diplomatic row, Canada has for the first time named India in a list of cyberthreat adversaries and suggested state-sponsored actors could be spying against it, an allegation that New Delhi slammed Saturday terming it to be “another example” of Ottawa's...