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India-New Zealand FTA puts partnership on accelerated growth trajectory: S Jaishankar

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday described the newly concluded India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a landmark step that will significantly boost trade... Read More


Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participates in Chaudhary Charan Singh Kisan Samman Ceremony

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22 -- Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today participated as the Chief Guest in the Chaudhary Charan Singh Kisan... Read More


Centre putting extra burden on states by scrapping MGNREGA: Cong

Patna, Dec. 22 -- Accusing the Modi government of dismantling the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Congress leader Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday alleged that the Centr... Read More


Gold rates today: MCX gold jumps over Rs.2,200 to record Rs.1.36 lakh per 10g; silver tops Rs.2.14 lakh per kg

Gold rate today, Dec. 22 -- Gold saw renewed buying interest in Monday's session, December 22, with both domestic and global prices scaling fresh record highs as the latest batch of US economic data r... Read More


Lohani flags six bottlenecks to investment in Nepal

Kathmandu, Dec. 22 -- Chancellor of the University of Nepal Bindu Nath Lohani on Sunday flagged six major bottlenecks hindering investment in Nepal, calling for a shift in the government's role from g... Read More


High command's decision final, party bigger than any individual: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, Dec. 22 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated that the Congress party high command remains the ultimate authority on leadership matters, stressing that individual ambitions ar... Read More


Mungantiwar upset over BJP MLA's letter seeking to stop cancer hospital inauguration by RSS Chief

Chandrapur, Dec. 22 -- Senior Maharashtra BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday expressed displeasure over a letter written by a legislator from his own party seeking to halt the inauguration of a c... Read More


Mamata terms SIR a 'BJP-EC nexus' to capture Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 22 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Monday mounted a sharp attack on Union Home minister Amit Shah-without naming him-accusing him of running the country in an ... Read More


Centre says no imminent threat to Aravallis, mining to stay tightly regulated

NEW DELHI, Dec. 22 -- The Centre on Monday sought to calm fears of ecological damage to the Aravalli hills, insisting there is no imminent threat to the region and that mining will remain tightly regu... Read More


Vetting being conducted globally for all H1-B, H-4 visa applicants: US Embassy

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The US Embassy in India on Monday said starting December 15, the United States has "expanded" online presence reviews to all H-1B and H-4 applicants as part of standard visa scre... Read More