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Mint Explainer: How and why is the government promoting homestays in India?

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India's Union minister for tourism and culture, on 15 December informed the Lok Sabha, through written replies, of the government's initiatives to promote ... Read More


'Outcomes mark meaningful expansion of India-Jordan partnership': PM Modi

Amman, Dec. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the outcomes of his visit to Jordan, noting they mark an important and meaningful step in the expansion of ties between New Delhi and A... Read More


"If a Man can remove my veil today, who decides tomorrow?": Priyanka Kakkar slams Bihar CM's attempt to remove Doctor's hijab

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar strongly condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a video surfaced showing him attempting to remove the hijab of a Muslim woman during a... Read More


Parliament Session: FM Sitharaman to move Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill, 2025 in LS today

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday will move for leave to introduce The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha, a propose... Read More


Parliament likely to meet on Dec. 18 and 19 - Cabinet Spokesman

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The government is hoping to convene Parliament on Thursday (18) and Friday (19), Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa noted. Speaking during the weekly Cabinet media briefing... Read More


India-Bangladesh exchange visits to celebrate Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- India and Bangladesh invited each other's War Veterans and serving officers to participate annually in the Victory Day celebrations to commemorate the Liberation War of 1971, the Ind... Read More


After Messi mess in Kolkata, Bengal Sports Minister TMC leader Aroop Biswas resigns from Cabinet

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- West Bengal Sports Minister and senior TMC leader Aroop Biswas has tendered his resignation on Tuesday after Lionel Messi's GOAT India tour in Kolkata turned chaotic on December ... Read More


Supreme Court says pollution orders can't be 'forcibly enforced'

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday observed that its orders on Delhi's air pollution cannot be "forcibly enforced" and that tackling the crisis would require a broader change in lifesty... Read More


Lok Sabha Introduces Bill to Allow 100% FDI in Insurance Sector Amid Opposition Uproar

India, Dec. 16 -- The government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, triggering strong protests from Opposit... Read More


PM Modi takes part in traditional Coffee Ceremony at Addis Ababa airport

Addis Ababa, Dec. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in a traditional Coffee Ceremony with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali at Addis Ababa airport on Tuesday in a gesture of warm frie... Read More