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The week in charts: Exports rebound, tourism drag, nuclear shift, lower unemployment

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- From a sharp rebound in exports and an easing unemployment rate to a slowdown in foreign tourist arrivals, a landmark opening up of the nuclear power sector to private players, a... Read More


'Punjab creating aviation ecosystem that produces job givers, not job seekers'

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 20 -- Declaring that the era of aviation being a playground only for the wealthy is over, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday outlined an ambitious roadmap to position Punj... Read More


Centre clears rRs.r887-cr plan to develop marina for pvt yachts at Cross island

India, Dec. 20 -- The union government has approved plans to develop a world-class marina for private yachts at Cross Island, near the Princess and Victoria docks, at an estimated cost of Rs.887 crore... Read More


Prime Minister calls for creating digital industrial complexes

Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) chairs the national forum on the development of digital economy and society, Ha Noi, December 20, 2025 - Photo: VGP The Government leader... Read More


'There was a plan to make Assam part of E Pak'

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting Assam and the Northeast during its years in power and alleging that it... Read More


Two-day Hason Raja folk festival begins in Sylhet Sunday

Sylhet, Dec. 20 -- day Hason Raja Folk Festival-2025 will begin in Sylhet on Sunday, marking the birth anniversary of renowned Sufi poet Hason Raja. Organised by the Hason Raja Folk Literature and Cu... Read More


Multiple identities expose deep ties to alleged Cambodian cyber-scam empire

Bangladesh, Dec. 20 -- When the United States announced sweeping sanctions against Cambodias powerful Prince Group in October, the move was framed as a decisive strike against what Washington labeled ... Read More


CEC Gyanesh Kumar offers prayers at Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Dec. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday offered prayers at the Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Hyderabad with his family. After worshipping at the temple, Kumar said he wo... Read More


Bangladesh has spent decades forging a political identity distinct from Pakistan

Bangladesh, Dec. 20 -- Bangladesh is at a pivotal moment in its foreign policy evolution. Once primarily viewed as a nation vulnerable to climate change and grappling with the challenges of post-liber... Read More


Reject Macaulayan education, reclaim Indian values: H M Bangur's big World Hindu Economic Forum pitch

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- India has the talent, resources and technology to lead the world and does not need to look outside for strength, leading industrialist and Shree Cement Ltd chairman H M Bangur ... Read More