India’s retail inflation accelerates to 4.82 % in August

September 14, 2026 6:33 PM

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India’s retail inflation accelerates to 4.82 % in August

India’s retail inflation accelerated to 4.82 per cent in August on an annual basis, remaining above the Reserve Bank of India’s target of four per cent for the third consecutive month this year. The August inflation reading was higher than the 4.45 per cent recorded in July as food prices remained e...

Jammu Film Festival curtain-raiser event to take place Sept 17

September 14, 2026 6:17 PM

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Jammu Film Festival curtain-raiser event to take place Sept 17

The 5th edition of the Jammu Film Festival is set to begin with a curtain-raiser event on September 17, bringing together cinema, culture, community and creativity on a common platform. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the curtain-raiser will be held at the Writers Club, Abhinav Theatre, J...

CEC Gyanesh Kumar reaches Bhutan on 3-day visit

September 14, 2026 6:14 PM

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar reaches Bhutan on 3-day visit

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar today reached Thimphu on a three-day visit. During the visit, he will meet the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in Thimphu. The Election Commission said that a key engagement of the visit will be the celebration of Bhutan’s National Voters’ Da...

India & MERCOSUR sign First Additional Protocol to PTA

September 14, 2026 6:00 PM

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India & MERCOSUR sign First Additional Protocol to PTA

India and MERCOSUR have signed the First Additional Protocol to the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), marking an important step towards facilitating paperless trade and modernising customs procedures between India and the MERCOSUR countries. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry sai...

Thousands gather for first-ever Ganga Aarti on banks of River Thames

September 14, 2026 5:51 PM

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Thousands gather for first-ever Ganga Aarti on banks of River Thames

Thousands gathered on the banks of the River Thames in London yesterday for the city’s first-ever Ganga Aarti – a traditional Hindu ceremony of light, prayer and thanksgiving. The ceremony, held in Greenwich, was organised by Chinmaya Mission UK in collaboration with the annual Totally Thames festiv...