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Modi's Quiet Vetting Delivers Nitin Nabin as BJP Chief

India, Dec. 21 -- The selection of the Bharatiya Janata Party's new president, 45-year-old Nitin Nabin, was the outcome of a tightly structured analytical exercise spread over three months, in which t... Read More


Pune LitFest 2025: Jaishankar draws parallels between coalition politics, multipolar world

Pune, Dec. 21 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday drew parallels between coalition politics and a multipolar world at Pune LitFest 2025 and stressed that national interests guide Ind... Read More


Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700 billion after pay package ruling

India, Dec. 21 -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk became the first person to cross the $700 billion mark in net worth on Friday, after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion ... Read More


Mamata Banerjee rejects G RAM G, backs Gandhi-named scheme

India, Dec. 21 -- In keeping with its oft-repeated complaint that the Central Government does not respect national icons, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a scathing attack on t... Read More


PM attacks Congress for protecting infiltrators

India, Dec. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of protecting infiltrators, asserting that the BJP Government was correcting decades-old mistakes and driving developmen... Read More


Bangladesh lynching sparks deep concern among political leaders

India, Dec. 21 -- The lynching of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh has drawn reactions from political leaders and former diplomats, sharpening concerns in New Delhi over minority safety, rule of law and th... Read More


Sonia slams Modi Govt's 'Black Law' on MGNREGA

India, Dec. 21 -- Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the Modi Government of bulldozing the MGNREGA, and asserted that the "black law" that seeks to repeal it wil... Read More


1 lakh PUC applications received in 3 days amid anti-pollution measures

India, Dec. 21 -- Delhi Transport and Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Saturday said more than one lakh vehicle owners applied for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates in the last three day... Read More


IMF approves $206 million fund for Sri Lanka

India, Dec. 21 -- The IMF has approved an emergency funding of $206 million under its rapid finance instrument to help Sri Lanka "address the urgent needs arising from the catastrophic Cyclone Ditwah ... Read More


Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel

India, Dec. 21 -- Iran executed on Saturday a man convicted of spying for the Israeli intelligence and army, State media reported. State TV identified the executed man as Aghil Keshavarz, saying he h... Read More