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Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 17 (ANI): In a decisive and proactive action against organised drug trafficking, J&K Police at Ganderbal has launched a focused targeting the procurement and sale of high-value narcotic substances such as Cocaine and Heroin, striking a major blow to the drug networks operating in the region, according to a release. During a series of checking operations conducted on December 8, Ganderbal Police apprehended one drug peddler, Mohd Irfan Bhat. Also ...Read More >
Portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees are now on display at Rashtrapati Bhavan, replacing the previously displayed portraits of 96 British Aide-de-Camps (ADCs). The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military honour, awarded for displaying the most exceptional acts of valour, courage and self-sacrifice during war. The initiative aims to honour the memory of soldiers who have laid down their lives in the service of the nation. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated the 'Pa ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday threw weight behind AICC leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after a Delhi court refused to take cognizance in proceedings arising from a fresh FIR in the National Herald case. Both leaders, in separate posts on X, said the court has exposed illegality and mala fide intent of the Modi Government. The ED proceedings against the Gandhis had been held to be without jurisdiction, illegal, and unsustainable in law, Siddaram ...Read More >
PM Modi is in Oman for a 2-day visit marking 70 years of India-Oman ties. The trip's central focus is the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a trade pact expected to double bilateral trade and boost energy and food security. In the third and final leg of his three-nation visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Oman on December 17-18. This trip, which marks 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Oman, focuses on strengthening business and s ...Read More >
The 'ideological showdown' between the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress and Shashi Tharoor was analysed, in quite some detail, by an X user Sunday evening and prompted a brief response from the Thiruvananthapuram MP. In a dozen posts the X user - Civitas Sameer - framed the discord between the Congress and one of its seniormost leaders as a 'contrast between two ideological tendencies' and blamed the opposition party for its 'inability to choose, integrate, or execute either, coherently'. "Thank you f ...Read More >
Muscat - Indian business leaders and representatives of industry chambers have underlined the growing depth of India-Oman economic relations and pointed to significant growth opportunities across multiple sectors as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Oman on December 17-18. In a report published by ANI, Naveen Jindal, Chairman of Jindal Steel, said the Prime Minister Modi's visit has generated widespread enthusiasm in the sultanate. "This is a very big moment that India's Prime Minister, Nare ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Param Vir Dirgha, a new gallery at Rashtrapati Bhavan that displays portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees. The gallery where the Param Vir Dirgha was created previously displayed portraits of British ADCs. The initiative to display portraits of Indian national heroes marks a meaningful step toward shedding the colonial mindset and embracing, with pride, the richness of India's culture, heritage, and timeless trad ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of promoting "monopoly or duopoly" across sectors and called for restoring control of the Indian economy to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a post on his WhatsApp channel, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said monopoly or duopoly was a "curse for India" and alleged that the government was encouraging it in every sector and industry.Referring to his interaction with small and medium ice ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 17 (ANI): Odisha Minister Sampad Chandra Swain on Wednesday said that the state is on course to emerge as a major pharmaceutical hub under the leadership of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Speaking with ANI at the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, the minister said that the summit witnessed strong participation from investors across the country and abroad. "Under the leadership of CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha is now set to become a pharmaceutical hub. Yester ...Read More >
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The Indian prime minister called for a strategic relationship with Ethiopia Wednesday during his first visit to the country, one of Africa's most populous. "The Global South is writing its own destiny, and India and Ethiopia share a vision for it," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliamentarians during a special address. "Our vision is of a world where the Global South rises not against anyone, but for everyone; a world where development is fair, where technolog ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) India and Oman will sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat, opening greater opportunities for sectors such as textiles, food processing, automobiles, auto components, and gems and jewellery. It will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day, three-nation visit. He arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday from Jordan and will depart from Addis Ababa for Oman. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has reached Muscat for the FTA ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh on Wednesday addressed questions raised by Opposition MPs regarding the recently tabled 'The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025'. Taking part in the debate in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Singh said that certain Opposition MPs were pushing "contradictory" facts and statements. He said that a lot of provisions ...Read More >
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway latest news: Once operational, the expressway will play a key role in easing congestion in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and reducing traffic on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and other connecting highways. Delhi-Dehradun Expressway status, Delhi-Dehradun Expressway opening date: The much-awaited Delhi-Dehradun Expressway has missed its deadline and is now expected to open soon for vehicular traffic. Once operational, the expressway will play a key role in ...Read More >
The Prime Ministers Museum and Library is housed in the historic Teen Murti campus located south of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi A day after the Congress questioned the government's claims in Parliament that no Jawaharlal Nehru-related documents were missing from the Prime Ministers Museum and Library, the Centre issued a statement on Wednesday. In a series of posts on X, the Ministry of Culture rejected the opposition's claims . On JN papers: Vide letter dated 29.04.2008 Shri M V Rajan, re ...Read More >
Congress Members of Parliament on Wednesday staged a protest in the Parliament House complex, accusing the Centre of misusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following relief granted to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The protest came a day after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the ED's money laundering charges against the two Congress leaders. Party MPs said the court's decision proved that "truth has prevailed" in the case. Holding a banner reading "Sa ...Read More >
The title win will surely be good news for Indian squash as the sport is set to make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028. India scripted history, clinching its maiden Squash World Cup title to become the first Asian country to achieve the feat after overwhelming Hong Kong 3-0 in the summit clash on Sunday. The historic win at the Express Avenue Mall marked an improvement on India's previous best finish of a bronze medal at the 2023 edition. The title win will surely be good news for Indian ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The government on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for keeping "51 cartons of Jawaharlal Nehru papers" and sought their return to Prime Ministers' Museum and Library (PMML) so that scholars and Parliament can access the crucial historical records of 'Nehruvian' times, asserting that these documents "belong in public archives, not behind closed doors". Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a post on X, also sought to clarify the Centre's writte ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday confirmed that India and Oman would sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat with an aim to boost economic ties between the two countries. "It will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day, three-nation visit. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has already reached Muscat for the FTA signing and he is actively participating at the business summit there as well," a commerce ministry official said. Talk ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Vande Bharat Express connecting Punjab's Ferozpur and Delhi will now stop at Barnala, Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu announced on Wednesday. The Centre agreed to the demand raised by AAP MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and local BJP leaders, adding a Vande Bharat stop in Barnala. Also Read | Gruha Laxmi Scheme Row in Karnataka: Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar Claims She Is Being Targeted as She Is Woman; BJP Asks Her Not To Play Victim Card. ...Read More >
Muscat - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Oman on Wednesday, marking the final leg of his significant three-nation tour. He was received with a formal guard of honour and greeted by senior Omani officials upon his arrival in the Sultanate. During the visit, PM Modi is scheduled to hold high-level talks with His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. Discussions are expected to focus on the finalisation of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), alongside enhancing coop ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Vande Bharat Express connecting Punjab's Ferozpur and Delhi will now stop at Barnala, Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu announced on Wednesday. The Centre agreed to the demand raised by AAP MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and local BJP leaders, adding a Vande Bharat stop in Barnala. "There is good news for Barnala. There was demand because the Vande Bharat train did not stop in Barnala. Even our BJP leaders and MP Meet Hayer told me to co ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday inspected preparations at the Rashtra Prena Sthal site, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25. The site is dedicated to national icons Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During his visit, Adityanath reviewed arrangements related to the inauguration programme, including parking and security, and issued necessary dir ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday handed over ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of 21 labourers from the state who were killed in a road accident in Arunachal Pradesh. A truck carrying 22 workers from Tinsukia district fell off a cliff on Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road in Anjaw district in the eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh on the night of December 8. All the victims were from Dhelaghat in Gillapukri Tea Estate. "Standing with families duri ...Read More >
Agra: Thirteen people were charred to death and more than 100 suffered injuries in a deadly pile-up involving 18-19 vehicles - including eight passenger buses, cars and SUVs - on the Yamuna Expressway in UP's Mathura district early Tuesday.The accident was reported around 3.40am near milestone 127 under Baldeo police station. Sources said a car and a bus first collided, and as these two vehicles stopped on the road, others coming from the Agra side and heading towards Noida started piling up one ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) One more person has been arrested in connection with the vandalism during Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium on December 13, taking the number of those arrested to six, the Bidhannagar police said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed by the West Bengal government on Tuesday, began its probe into the matter. According to police sources, the sixth arrest was made late on Tuesday night. The arrested person has been identified ...Read More >
India's exports to the US in November rose 22% on-year to $6.98 billion, despite the 50% tariff that Washington levies on imports from India since August. This is faster than the 19.38% growth in India's total outbound shipments in November and 2.62% in April-November. New Delhi: Led by engineering goods, chemicals and farm products, India's merchandise exports to the US rose 11.38% on-year in April-November FY26 at $59.04 billion, reflecting strong momentum in India-US trade ties, data release ...Read More >
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday that he will seek more time from the Delhi Police to appear in connection with the National Herald case, citing the ongoing Karnataka Assembly winter session. Shivakumar said he plans to present himself before investigators only after the session concludes on December 19. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Shivakumar said he would formally request a copy of the first information report (FIR), noting that he has so far learned about t ...Read More >
Nitin Nabin has taken charge as the Bharatiya Janata Party's national working president. He expressed gratitude for the support from his state and constituency. Nabin thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders for the opportunity. Bihar BJP Minister Dilip Jaiswal highlighted Nabin's young age as an inspiration for Indian youth. Nitin Nabin, the newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national working president, assumed charge of his official duties at the party headquarter ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday staged a protest against the Centre's move to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, challenging the BJP to remove the picture of Mahatma Gandhi from currency notes as well. The agitation led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar in front of the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here also protested the alleged "hate politics" against the party leadership in the National Herald case ...Read More >
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday (December 17) that the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, which is expected to cut travel time between the two cities from around 6.5 hours to just two hours, will be opened to the public within the next 10-15 days. Currently, the travel time between the two cities is five to six hours. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said he has sought time from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the 212-kilometre, six-lane access-contr ...Read More >
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