New Delhi, July 23 — The number of vertical (mother-to-child) transmissions of HIV has decreased by approximately 84%, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel informed Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Patel detailed government initiatives to boost HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. She…
Mumbai, July 23 — Apple recorded a robust 36% year-on-year growth in iPhone shipments in India during the first half of 2025, according to industry data released on Wednesday. The company also reported a 13% growth in its iPad segment, reflecting rising demand for its latest-generation devices, as per a CyberMedia Research (CMR) report. The…
Mumbai, July 23 — Sapphire Foods India, which operates popular fast-food chains like KFC and Pizza Hut, reported a net loss of Rs 1.73 crore for the first quarter (Q1) of FY26, ending June 30. This is a sharp fall compared to a net profit of Rs 8.18 crore during the same period last year….
New Delhi, July 23 — Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla carried out important biological experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to study how human life can be supported in space. The government shared the details in Parliament on Wednesday. Shukla, who became the first Indian to reach the ISS last month, returned to Earth on…
New Delhi, July 23 — The Indian government has approved six semiconductor manufacturing projects with a total investment of around ₹1.55 lakh crore, expected to create over 27,000 direct jobs, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said the projects fall under the ‘Semicon India Programme’, which has…
New Delhi, July 23 — India’s steady economic growth and inclusive development model make it a strong source of global stability during uncertain times, said Suman Bery, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. He was speaking at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Bery said the world…
New Delhi, July 23 — The Indian government has strongly denied claims made in a recent Reuters report that questioned the reliability of the country’s official unemployment data. The Ministry of Labour & Employment said the article was based on the opinions of about 50 unnamed economists, without using any verifiable data or detailed research….
Moscow, July 23 — A Russian delegation has left for Istanbul for a possible third round of peace talks with Ukraine, which could begin as early as Wednesday evening, according to Russian media reports. The Russian team is led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, while Ukraine’s delegation is headed by Rustem Umerov, Secretary of Ukraine’s…
Johannesburg, July 23 — All six franchises of the SA20 league have announced their retained and pre-signed players for Season 4, ahead of the player auction scheduled for September 9. Each team could keep up to six players — a maximum of three South African and three overseas — before the player retention window closed…
Kolkata, July 23 — Tauseef Raja, also known as Badshah, the main accused in the murder of Patna gangster Chandan Mishra, tried to change his appearance to avoid arrest. He shaved his head, beard, and moustache using a barber called through a service app at a guest house in Kolkata’s Anandapur area, where he was…
