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Economic Survey flags services as backbone of growth, urges skills and innovation push

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India's services sector continues to be the main driver of economic growth, contributing over half of the country's Gross Value Added (GVA) and playing a critical role in employm... Read More


Vietnam seeks Swiss expertise to build int'l financial centre

Geneva, Jan. 29 -- Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has voiced Vietnam's interest in deepening ties with Switzerland to develop its planned international financial centre (IFC), with a f... Read More


Bank credit to MSMEs remains robust amid policy push through guarantees, priority-sector norms: Economic Survey

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Economic Survey 2026 highlighted that the bank credit to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are rising strongly, with policy push through guarantees, digital lendin... Read More


Stock market today: Trade guide for Nifty 50, gold, silver rates, US Fed meet to Economic Survey 2026 - 8 stocks to buy

Stock market today, Jan. 29 -- The Indian stock market is expected to open flat to mildly positive today, with sustained optimism around the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) likely to support the p... Read More


The Ajit Pawar paradox: Unbeatable on the ground, unfinished at the top

India, Jan. 29 -- Ajit Pawar was among the rooted to the ground political leader Maharashtra has seen in the last three decades. On the ground, he was difficult to defeat and even harder to sideline. ... Read More


Economic Survey 2025-26 flags labour market progress, poverty reduction and Human Development gains

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India has recorded significant progress in the labour market, supported by regulatory reforms, expanded social protection, and targeted skill development initiatives, according t... Read More


Chandigarh mayoral polls today: Will it be a BJP cakewalk or will Cong-AAP spring a surprise?

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- All eyes will be on the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) today as the House elects the last mayor of its five-year tenure, with a triangular contest emerging as all three p... Read More


CPV's 14th National Congress opens new momentum for Vietnam-China relations: Chinese ambassador

Hanoi, Jan. 29 -- The convergence of important development stages of Vietnam and China will create a strong, unprecedented momentum to promote bilateral relations in a more substantial, comprehensive,... Read More


Kalraj, Brij Bhushan voice concern over new UGC rules, call for rollback

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Kalraj Mishra and Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh have cautioned the central government on the new University Grants Commission (UGC) regulatio... Read More


Amid uproar, SC stays UGC's new regulations, 2012 rules to continue

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Amid an uproar around the country, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.... Read More