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Does the Quad's low priority in Trump's 'America First' security strategy mean all that much for India?

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- President Donald Trump's vision of how the US should engage the rest of the world, as outlined in America's National Security Strategy 2025, is unapologetically America First. It... Read More


Odisha to conduct Bird Census across key wetlands and forests from January 6

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 17 -- Odisha's Forest and Environment Department will begin a statewide bird census across key wetlands and forests from January 6, 2026, focusing on migratory species arriving at pr... Read More


Death toll climbs to 5 in South African temple building collapse

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The death toll in last week's building collapse at the site of a Hindu temple in South Africa has risen to five, and investigators have launched a probe into the cause of the dis... Read More


Energy projects delayed, crude import reliance increased: Panel

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, led by Congress Lok Sabha member Sunil Dattatrey Tatkare, cautioned, on Wednesday that despite delays in various major projec... Read More


Parliament passes bill allowing 100 pc FDI in insurance sector

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025', with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assuring members that opening up t... Read More


Minister Sirsa: AAP polluting deliberately

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A blame game erupted between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday over the worsening pollution in the national capital, with Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Si... Read More


'Tanggam' and 'kigumi': Where is our shared timber-building heritage heading? - Nurshuhada Zainon

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 17 -- Long before metal nails became standard on building sites, Asian artisans were already shaping entire structures from interlocking wooden joints, a tradition that has since be... Read More


KMB an encouragement for artists: PMO advisor Tarun Kapoor

Kochi, Dec. 17 -- The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is an encouragement for artists across the world, said Tarun Kapoor, an advisor in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), after viewing the artworks feat... Read More


Pollution curbs: Govt to give Rs 10K to workers

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Delhi government on Wednesday announced financial relief for construction workers affected by the suspension of building activities under GRAP and imposed a cap of 50 per cen... Read More


CM Gupta inaugurates Delhi Metro Museum, stresses clean air role

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Calling the Delhi Metro a cornerstone of clean and sustainable urban mobility, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Delhi Metro Museum at the ... Read More