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26 Aug

Boltt enters smartphone market with Ace 5G and Evo

Business BureauBusiness

Homegrown consumer technology brand boltt, from the house of Fire-Boltt, on Tuesday announced its entry into India’s smartphone market with the launch of the Ace 5G and Evo. The two smartphones will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart from September 1 at 12 pm. The Ace 5G is priced from Rs 13,999, while the Evo starts at Rs 10,999. Under introductory Day 1 offers, prices will begin at Rs 12,999 and Rs 9,999, respectively. Both devices feature a 6.79-inch 120Hz display, a 6000mAh battery and Android 16 with a clean, no-bloatware interface. They also come with Google Gemini-powered features, including…

26 Aug

Sigma secures ₹1,600 crore Rolls-Royce aerospace contract

Business BureauBusiness

Defence and aerospace major Sigma Advanced Systems has secured an additional long-term agreement worth nearly £125 million, or approximately ₹1,600 crore, with Rolls-Royce through its recently acquired UK subsidiary, Bromford Precision Solutions. The latest contract follows a previously secured long-term agreement worth around £300 million, or approximately ₹3,800 crore, further strengthening Sigma's presence in Rolls-Royce's UK supply chain and increasing its long-term revenue visibility. Under the new agreement, Bromford Precision Solutions will manufacture aero-engine rings, casings, lock plates and other critical engine structures across Sigma's manufacturing facilities in India and the UK. The arrangement will provide Rolls-Royce with a dual-source…

26 Aug

Kotak BizLabs Season 3 to support over 100 startups across India

Business BureauBusiness

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Tuesday announced the launch of Season 3 of its Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme, a flagship CSR initiative that aims to support more than 100 early-revenue-stage startups across India between August 2026 and October 2027. The programme has expanded its national footprint through partnerships with five incubation hubs, including IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, CIIE Initiatives, NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore, T-Hub and FITT at IIT Delhi. The addition of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park is expected to strengthen the initiative's reach across eastern and north-eastern India. The accelerator will focus on sectors including Agritech, Climate tech, Fintech, Sustainability, Healthtech,…

25 Aug

Supreme Court Seeks Fresh CBI Status Report in Arunachal Contract Case

Preeti SinghAssam

The Supreme Court granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) two more weeks to submit a fresh status report in a case involving allegations that government contracts were awarded to family members of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the matter. The case came up after the court, on August 3, directed the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home) of Arunachal Pradesh to appear personally over allegations that the state government had not fully cooperated with the CBI investigation. Both senior officials appeared before the court on Monday…

25 Aug

Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah Assures Early Resolution of Pay Issues of Casual Workers Appointed Before 1993

Preeti SinghAssam

Forest Minister of the Government of Assam, Jayanta Malla Baruah, has assured early resolution of the problems being faced by the casual and master roll workers appointed in the Forest Department of the Assam Government before April 1, 1993, who are still deprived of receiving fixed scale salary, including their salary. The assurance was given by Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah while receiving a memorandum from a delegation of casual forest workers, who have been deprived of fixed scale salary for years, during a meeting at his official residence in Dispur on August 23. Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah told the delegation,…

25 Aug

AIIMS Guwahati to host Khelo India Dialogue on Aug 27

Paromita EditorAssam

AIIMS Guwahati is hosting the Khelo India Dialogue – “Khel Ki Baat, PM Modi Ke Saath” on August 27 as part of the nationwide celebrations associated with National Sports Day 2026.The programme is being organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), with the objective of strengthening youth participation in sports, promoting fitness and highlighting the role of sports in nation-building.A major highlight of the programme will be the virtual address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to youth participants across the country. The national-level interaction will connect young…

25 Aug

Union petroleum minister reviews action taken from brainstorming sessions in duliajan, gurugram

Paromita EditorDelhi

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held a meeting on Monday with senior officials of Ministry of Petroleum snd Natural Gas and leaders of our energy PSUs to review the action taken on the decisions from the 11th Brainstorming Session in Gurugram and the 12th Brainstorming Session in Duliajan, Assam, to strengthen India’s energy sector. Taking to social media later, the Union Minister said the discussions focussed on the progress in the implementation of the visionary Samudra Manthan, the National Offshore Exploration Scheme to harness India’s offshore energy potential, with an outlay of Rs 84,084 crore…

25 Aug

Hijab Not an Essential Religious Practice in Islam: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Student’s Plea

Preeti SinghLatest

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a student seeking permission to wear hijab or a scarf along with the prescribed school uniform. The court delivered this significant verdict on August 21 after hearing the plea filed by Sukanya Rizvi, a Class 11 student of Thakur Public School in the Atarsuiya area of Prayagraj. According to the clear directive of the court, wearing a hijab for Muslim women is not a mandatory or essential religious practice in Islam. The bench of Justice J J Munir and Justice Indrajit Shukla observed that the petitioner failed to submit any…

25 Aug

IND vs SL: Another Sri Lanka Star Faces ICC Action After Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando

sunny EditorSports

The ICC has taken another disciplinary action during the ongoing second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. A day after Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando were penalised for their on-field altercation, Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has also been sanctioned. According to an ICC release, Jayasuriya has received an official reprimand for his conduct after being dismissed in Sri Lanka’s first innings. The spinner was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to the abuse of cricket equipment, clothing, ground equipment, fixtures or fittings during an international match. Jayasuriya was dismissed…

25 Aug

Tawang Pushes Responsible Tourism and Stronger Waste Management

nanika EditorArunachal Pradesh, North East

A review-cum-coordination meeting was held in Tawang on Monday to strengthen the protection of drinking water sources supplying the township and improve waste-management practices. Tawang Deputy Commissioner Namgyal Angmo reviewed findings of a fact-finding committee and the actions taken to prevent activities that could contaminate water sources. The meeting brought together representatives from the district administration, Tawang Brigade, Border Roads Organisation, Public Health Engineering Department, education department and Monpa Mimang Tsogpa. Key discussions included proper disposal of construction waste, road-widening activities and the need for septic tanks and soak pits to prevent contamination. The Deputy Commissioner asked the Tawang Brigade…