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Budget 2026: Panel proposed to strengthen link between edu, jobs, enterprise

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed the creation of a high-powered "Education to Employment and Enterprise" Standing Committee to strengthen the link between educat... Read More


Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs unveiled upgraded version of National Youth Parliament Scheme web portal

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has unveiled an upgraded version of the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) web portal, known as NYPS 2.0 to expand the Youth Parliamen... Read More


Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs unveiled upgraded version of National Youth Parliament Scheme web portal

India, Feb. 2 -- The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has unveiled an upgraded version of the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) web portal, known as NYPS 2.0 to expand the Youth Parliament Prog... Read More


Economic, trade, investment ties seen as pillar of Vietnam - EU Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Paris, Feb. 2 -- Economic, trade and investment cooperation forms the core pillar of the Vietnam - European Union Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reflecting a growing convergence of long-term eco... Read More


Barometers pare losses; Nifty trades above 24,850 marks

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- The domestic equity benchmarks pared all early losses and traded with modest gains in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,850 mark. Auto shares advanced after declinin... Read More


Indonesia promotes filmmakers at 2026 Rotterdam Film Festival

Jakarta, Feb. 2 -- The Ministry of Culture has expressed its support for promoting the works of Indonesian filmmakers on the global stage, including at the 2026 International Film Festival Rotterdam (... Read More


Supreme Court Stay on UGC Regulation A Severe Blow to Affirmative Action for the Voiceless

India, Feb. 2 -- The Supreme Court's unilateral and hasty stay order on the 2016 University Grants Commission Regulation is a severe blow to attempts to control widespread discrimination against sched... Read More


Cloud seeding over NCR-a flop

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- On 28 October 2025, in a brilliant meme on Twitter, Raghav Sarawagi posted this NOTAM calling it a 'Notice To All Men in NCR' for "probably a Thar vehicle driver test at subsonic ... Read More


COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE UNDER JSA AND JJM

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 as a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign in 256 water- stressed districts of the countr... Read More


Ukraine: 15 killed, 7 injured as Russian drone hits miners' bus in Pavlohrad, emergency service says

Kyiv, Feb. 2 -- At least 15 people were killed and seven others injured when a Russian drone struck a service bus carrying miners in the Pavlohrad district of Ukraine on Saturday (local time), accordi... Read More