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August 17, 2026 4:31 PM
Stock exchange BSE Ltd and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on Monday announced a partnership to promote equity financing and expand capital-market access for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. The two organ...
August 17, 2026 4:19 PM
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday amid rising crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 281.09 points, or 0.36 per cent, to settle at 77,728.16. During the day, it dro...
August 17, 2026 4:11 PM
Niroshan Dickwella and Sonal Dinusha hit unbeaten half-centuries to lead Sri Lanka’s fightback against India on Day 3 of the opening Test at the Galle International Stadium on Monday. At tea, Sri Lanka were 214/5 in 57 overs, still 248 runs behind...
August 17, 2026 4:04 PM
Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth on Monday received a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Nepali Army Headquarters in Kathmandu during his three-day official visit to Nepal. General Seth also laid a wreath at the Army Pavilion in Tundikhel as par...
August 17, 2026 3:55 PM
The Modi government has destroyed the ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) and thwarted its plans for subversive attacks ahead of Independence Day by arresting more than 200 operatives, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday. In a post on X...
August 17, 2026 3:12 PM
The most extraordinary detail about Donald Trump’s secret aircraft switch in Ankara may be the catering truck. But the real story is not the truck. It is why U.S. security officials decided that the President’s location had to be concealed, even ...
August 17, 2026 2:55 PM
Senior IAS officer Anurag Jain on Monday took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog welcomed Jain as its new CEO in a post on platform X. A 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre...
August 17, 2026 2:00 PM
A massive landslide disrupted traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, affecting movement on the Srinagar-bound carriageway. Traffic department officials said the landslid...
August 17, 2026 1:50 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said non-performing assets (NPAs) in the Indian banking sector have fallen to their lowest-ever level, placing banks in a stronger position to undertake the next phase of reforms. Addressing the inaugura...
August 17, 2026 1:34 PM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the floods last month caused damage estimated at Rs 480 crore and affected 26,681 houses across the state. Addressing a press conference, Sarma said 96,842 flood-affected families had so far re...
August 21, 2026
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BRICS Youth, Sports Ministers to meet in Visakhapatnam on A...August 21, 2026
India composite PMI rises to 54.6 in August from 52-month lowAugust 21, 2026
PM-AASHA explained: From MSP procurement to price-deficienc...Copyright © 2026 DD India. All rights reserved
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