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Prem Kumar set to be elected Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker, confirms Dilip Jaiswal

Patna, Dec. 2 -- Bihar is poised to elect its new Assembly Speaker on Tuesday, with senior BJP leader Prem Kumar emerging as the unanimous choice of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Speaking ah... Read More


Prem Kumar elected as Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker

Patna, Dec. 2 -- Prem Kumar has been elected as the Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker, emerging as the unanimous choice of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He took charge of the prestigious po... Read More


Governor Houses Across States Rebranded as Lok Bhavans After Centre's New Notification

Goa, Dec. 2 -- The official residences of state Governors, traditionally known as Raj Bhavans, are being renamed as Lok Bhavans in line with the Centre's emphasis on enhancing public-oriented governan... Read More


US sanctions, defence ties on agenda for Modi-Putin summit on Dec 5

India, Dec. 2 -- Measures to insulate India-Russia trade from sanctions imposed by the US, an offer on small modular reactors for nuclear energy and deepening of defence cooperation will be on the age... Read More


India-Russia trade, defence ties on agenda for Modi-Putin summit on Dec 5

India, Dec. 2 -- Measures to insulate India-Russia trade from sanctions imposed by the US, an offer on small modular reactors for nuclear energy and deepening of defence cooperation will be on the age... Read More


Centre to introduce Central Excise (Amendment) Bill in Parliament

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Central government will move the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the second day of the 15-day Winter Session ... Read More


Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over Sanchar Sathi app, says party keeping "vulture-like gaze" on citizens

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a sharp political attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its directive mandating the activation of the Sanchar ... Read More


"We understand that there is pressure over India": Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on US tariffs

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday addressed concerns over India facing high US tariffs for purchasing Russian oil, saying Moscow recognises the challenge but will not int... Read More


Biological weapons pact needs an overhaul

India, Dec. 2 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar's call for the modernisation of the 1975 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is timely. One of the first treaties to ban an entire class of weap... Read More


Cyclone Ditwah and India-Sri Lanka relations: playbook for diplomacy in the neighbourhood

India, Dec. 2 -- I vividly remember boarding the then INS Vikrant - formerly HMS Hercules - with my father during a special port call to Colombo in the 1970s. I was a young boy then, absorbed in a hob... Read More