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Govt Expands Financial Support & Market Linkages For Artisans Under PM Vishwakarma Scheme

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The National Steering Committee (NSC), the apex body overseeing the PM Vishwakarma scheme , has approved several proposals and policy measures aimed at improving loan sanctions, ... Read More


CEC Nasir urges voters to vote fearlessly

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasiruddin on Thursday urged the voters to cast their votes in the February-12 national election and the referendum without any hesitation, rising abo... Read More


Do IPL franchises, BCCI play any role in deciding a player's base price for an IPL auction? Here's all you need to know

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Another year and another Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Since it's inception, the world's richest franchise league has crossed 18 glorious seasons, studded with some of bes... Read More


Government, Gen Z leaders sign pending blueprint for reforms

Kathmandu, Dec. 11 -- long exercise, the government and Gen Z leaders signed an accord on Wednesday to give legitimacy to the September youth uprising that ousted the government of the Nepali Congress... Read More


CISF takes over security of NTPC's Talaipalli coal mine in Chhattisgarh

India, Dec. 11 -- The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday took over the security of the NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Talaipalli Coal Mining Project in Chhattisgarh's Raig... Read More


Lightspeed Launches 'India Ascends' To Back Early Stage Deeptech Startups

India, Dec. 11 -- Multi-stage venture capital (VC) firm Lightspeed Ventures has launched an accelerator programme, India Ascends 2026, to back under-25 year old Indian founders building R&D-first tech... Read More


New Thailand-Cambodia border fighting shows no sign of stopping

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of displaced people in strained conditions as more flooded ... Read More


Ajit attends Pawar's advance b'day dinner in Delhi, thaw in relations continues

India, Dec. 11 -- Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday flew to Delhi to attend an advance celebration of his uncle and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar's birthday, held at the latter's residen... Read More


MS Dhoni's superfan groom signs 'Match Contract' before vows, leaves wedding guests in splits

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 11 -- Weddings usually come with age-old vows and solemn promises, but in a wedding twist fit for a rom-com, a MS Dhoni fan decided to upgrade tradition with a full-fledged cricket c... Read More


US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolas Maduro... Read More