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Sri Lanka expresses gratitude to China for support after Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, welcomed Yang Wanming, President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, at the Minist... Read More


Sri Lanka's kithul tapping inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Sri Lanka's traditional practice of kithul madeema, or kithul tapping, has been inscribed in 2025 (20.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Human... Read More


"Saddened by the passing of Shri Shivraj Patil ji; an experienced leader": PM Modi

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his condolences on the passing of senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, remembering him as an expe... Read More


Prime Minister Karki expands Cabinet, inducts four new members

Kathmandu, Dec. 12 -- Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday expanded her Cabinet, inducting four new ministers. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Kumar Ingna... Read More


"Remarkable and unimaginable": CM Mohan Yadav stresses development as state govt completes two years; highlights fight against Naxalism

Bhopal, Dec. 12 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said that the people of the state witnessed the development carried out by the state government over the last two years, adding t... Read More


"Shivraj Patil Chakurkar's demise is a loss of a cultured and scholarly personality": Dy CM Ajit Pawar

Nagpur, Dec. 12 -- With the passing of senior Congress leader, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil Chakurkar, the nation has lost a dignified, cultured, and s... Read More


100 institutions, 1 lakh students goal set for Gorakhpur-based 'shiksha parishad'

India, Dec. 12 -- GORAKHPUR Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who also heads the Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad (MPSP), on Thursday held a key meeting with the council's office-bearers and unveiled an... Read More


NCAER Report Calls For Reorienting PLI Scheme Towards Labour-Intensive Sectors

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- A National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) report has called for reorienting production-linked incentives (PLI) schemes towards labour-intensive sectors such as text... Read More


Nearly 32 lakh e-tourist visas issued in the last one year

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Government informed Parliament on Thursday that nearly 32 lakh e-tourist visas have been issued to foreign tourists in the last one year. Quoting the Bureau of Immigration figure... Read More


Sita Bhaskar's new novel is a modern-day throwback to RK Narayan's 'Malgudi Days'

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- At the end of her charming novel Rukmini Aunty and the R.K. Narayan Fan Club, Sita Bhaskar quotes the Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith's admiration for the much-loved creat... Read More