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NDA's MGNREGA replacing law sets stage for political skirmishes in 2026

NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- The rural jobscape is set to change in the future, and more politically contentious, as 2025 became the year when the two-decade-old MGNREGA, brought during the first UPA governme... Read More


EU's carbon tax unacceptable, hurting exporting costs: Cong

NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- The Congress on Thursday raised concerns over the rising costs of exports due to the European Union's carbon tax and said that the India-EU FTA to be signed later this month must ... Read More


Party hard, pay hard

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Delhi Traffic Police issued 868 challans for drunken driving on New Year's Eve, registering an increase of about 56 per cent over last year, and penalised 6,407 for parking vi... Read More


'Delhi's disposal rate for POCSO cases second-highest in country'

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Courts in Delhi disposed of significantly more POCSO cases than were registered in 2025, with the city recording second-highest disposal rate in the country at 178 per cent, a rep... Read More


Man kills wife, then hangs self in Anand Parbat

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and then died by suicide at their residence in central Delhi's Anand Parbat area, police said on Thursday. According to the police, th... Read More


Vande Bharat's Kashmir route serves a taste of integration through regional cuisine

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The extension of the Vande Bharat Express into Jammu and Kashmir has added a distinctive cultural layer to India's flagship semi-high-speed train network, turning a journey into a... Read More


New Delhi and Islamabad exchange detainees' lists under consular pact

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged lists of civil prisoners and fishermen lodged in each other's custody, in accordance with the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Con... Read More


Passenger vehicle wholesales in India hit record 45.5L units in 2025

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Passenger vehicle wholesales in India clocked a record 45.5 lakh units in 2025, growing by nearly 6 per cent, turbocharged by GST 2.0 in the latter part of the year that helped ov... Read More


Reserve Bank flags high-cost distribution strategies of insurers

Mumbai, Jan. 1 -- The Reserve Bank has flagged structural pressures in the insurance sector, saying premium growth is being increasingly driven by high-cost distribution-led strategies of insurance co... Read More


NSE's Nifty index gives nearly 10% return during the year 2025

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- NSE's Nifty index, the most popular index among stock market traders and investors, gave a return of nearly 10 per cent during the year 2025, while the exchange's leading midcap i... Read More