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Government yes, governance no: A decade of missed opportunities

Goa, Dec. 17 -- AAKAR PATEL Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes, but when outcomes are hard to come... Read More


Indian football's chaos: Goa won't be spared

Goa, Dec. 17 -- Indian football finds itself in disarray at a moment when it can least afford drift. With key commercial agreements governing the Indian Super League (ISL) having expired on December 8... Read More


Bengaluru woman booked for stalking cop, writing love letter in blood: Report

India, Dec. 17 -- In a disturbing case, a woman has been booked in Bengaluru for allegedly stalking and harassing a serving police inspector, repeatedly disrupting work at a police station and threate... Read More


Gross NPAs in MSME, Retail Loans Decline Sharply; PSBs Strengthen Financial Health: Govt

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) in MSME and retail loan segments has shown a steady decline, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj ... Read More


PM Modi arrives in Oman on final leg of three-nation tour

Muscat, Dec. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Oman on Wednesday on the final leg of his three-nation four-day tour after concluding his visits to Jordan and Ethiopia. Earlier in the day,... Read More


J&K sees 2.3 crore tourists in 2024

Srinagar, Dec. 17 -- The Union Government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday that Jammu and Kashmir recorded a significant rise in tourism in 2024, with total footfalls exceeding 2.30 crore, including o... Read More


Ladakh gets Rs 2,504 Cr for J&K liabilities

Srinagar, Dec. 17 -- The Lok Sabha on Monday approved additional expenditure of Rs.2,504.46 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh, to be transferred to Jammu and Kashmir as part of the apportionment... Read More


'Few firms shift to Jammu & Kashmir'

Srinagar, Dec. 17 -- Parliamentary data show that only one company shifted its registered office to Jammu and Kashmir from Maharashtra between June 1, 2014 and November 1, 2025, even as thousands of f... Read More


J&K literacy rate at 82%

Srinagar, Dec. 17 -- The literacy rate in Jammu and Kashmir stands at 82 per cent, according to data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report 2023-24, as shared by the Union Ministry... Read More


'Centre funds tourism projects in J&K'

Srinagar, Dec. 17 -- Minister of Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed the Lok Sabha that the development of tourist destinations is primarily the responsibility of States and UT administrations, ... Read More