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Edu institutions key to tackling drug menace, says President Murmu at GNDU's golden jubilee convocation

AMRITSAR, Jan. 16 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that drug abuse has emerged as a serious problem in recent years and youngsters in Punjab have been affected the most. Addressing the go... Read More


"Vote Chori is an anti-national act": Rahul Gandhi amid BMC vote counting

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Amid the ongoing counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that there is erosion of public trust in the ... Read More


India, Japan to deepen "strategic cooperation" amid "global uncertainty": Jaishankar

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- India sees Japan as a "top strategic partner" and will work closely with Tokyo to help "shape the global order" amid rising "economic" and "security challenges," External Affairs... Read More


'Not afraid to confront diplomatically': Venezuela's interim president tells US

India, Jan. 16 -- Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday said that her government does not fear the diplomatic confrontation with the United States, which ousted her predecessor Nic... Read More


Budget may bring booster shot for drug testing labs, regulatory manpower

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The government is likely to announce setting up of new drug testing laboratories and an increase in regulatory manpower in the upcoming Union budget, according to three governmen... Read More


Health Minister proposes doubling health budget in Abua Dishom Budget 2026-27

Ranchi, Jan. 16 -- Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Friday proposed doubling the Health Department budget from Rs 5,500 crore to Rs 11,000 crore in the Abua Dishom Budget 2026-27, asserting t... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Stock market to stay open on budget day - a Sunday

India, Jan. 16 -- India's stock markets will remain open for trading on budget day despite being a Sunday, marking a rare instance for both the Union Budget 2026 as well as Dalal Street. The timings w... Read More


Trump finally gets Nobel Peace Prize medal! Courtesy Maria Corina Machado-not Nobel Committee

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado said on Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump in a bid to win ove... Read More


Venezuela's Machado 'presented' Trump with medal of Nobel Peace Prize

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelin... Read More


Mint Explainer: What the Karnataka HC's share attachment means for the Aakash rights issue

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- A Karnataka high court order on 13 January has effectively "locked" a block of Aakash Educational Services Ltd's (AESL) shares allegedly linked to Byju Raveendran, creating fresh... Read More