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As told to Parliament (February 4, 2026): Sex ratio at birth, girls' enrolment improve under Mission Shakti Schemes, finds NITI Aayog review

India, Feb. 6 -- NITI Aayog's evaluation reports improvements in sex ratio at birth and girls' secondary school enrolment under the BBBP scheme Over 1.29 lakh vehicle scrapping facilities are operati... Read More


India eyeing collaboration across defence, trade sectors during PM Modi's Malaysia visit

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Malaysia from February 7-8 and hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Anwar Ibrahim. The upcoming visit marks the third visit of PM... Read More


Rs 146.5 cr sanctioned for tourism projects in Telangana under PRASHAD

Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- The Union government on Thursday, February 5, said that four tourism projects worth Rs 146.50 crore have been sanctioned for Telangana under the PRASHAD scheme. Replying to a que... Read More


Railway Minister signals progress on Jammu Metro

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- In a lively Question Hour and Zero Hour session in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed key concerns on infrastructure development, including pot... Read More


Big trade breakthrough! India and GCC kick off mega FTA talks

India, Feb. 6 -- India and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the proposed India-GCC Free ... Read More


"India can rival China in talent and scale": US Under Secy Helberg on Critical Minerals Partnership

Washington DC, Feb. 6 -- Highlighting India's growing strategic importance in global supply chains, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on Friday (local time) said that New ... Read More


Lokpal dismisses DA case against Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, says complaints can't be 'hearsay'

India, Feb. 6 -- The Lokpal has ruled that complaints against public servants cannot be based on "hearsay", and must be supported by an affidavit from the complainant, while dismissing a disproportion... Read More


NSE formally approves IPO in first step towards its long-delayed public markets debut

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) has formally approved its initial public offering (IPO), paving the way for the country's largest stock exchange to list on the bourses ... Read More


India-US trade deal fully safeguards Indias agricultural interests: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, firmly stated that the agreement fully safeguards India's agricultural interests, part... Read More


SC rules Parliamentary Pensions Repeal Bill can be passed with simple majority

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court has determined that no provision in the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill is inconsistent with the Constitution, and that it can be enacted by Parliament with... Read More