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"National interest will continue to guide our choices": Foreign Secy on reports of India cutting Russian oil imports

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said that "national interest" would continue to guide India's energy-related decisions, underlining that the key drivers of the country's ... Read More


Zelenskyy congratulate Japan PM Takaichi on election victory

Tokyo, Feb. 9 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the Liberal Democratic Party's... Read More


T20 WC: Canada wins toss, opts to field against South Africa

Ahmedabad, Feb. 9 -- Canada have won the toss and has opted to field in match number 9 of the ongoing Men's T20 World Cup against South Africa in Ahmedabad, on Monday. Finalists in the last edition, ... Read More


Trump hails Japan PM Takaichi's "landslide victory"; calls election win historic

Washington DC, Feb. 9 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her coalition on what he described as a "landslide victory" in Japan'... Read More


Urban transition, not factories, biggest investment challenge for India, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- India's biggest investment challenge in the coming decades will come from its delayed and large-scale urban transition rather than industrialisation, with city design and planning... Read More


Balancing manufacturing ambitions and net zero goals is a key challenge for India: CEA Nageswaran

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Noting that emissions are largely a legacy of fossil-fuel-led growth in advanced economies, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran has said that India faces an unpreceden... Read More


Himachal Budget session to begin Feb 16; speaker calls for political unity on RDG, fiscal health

Shimla, Feb. 9 -- Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Monday announced that the Budget Session will commence on February 16, urging all political parties and legisl... Read More


Vijay ready to run: TVK's Aadhav Arjuna raises concerns over Tamil Nadu police SOPs for public meetings

Chennai, Feb. 9 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay is ready to make his political presence felt on the ground, the party's General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna said on Monday, asserting that... Read More


"There needs to be a change in Bengal": BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

Birbhum, Feb. 9 -- Emphasising the Bharatiya Janata Party's role in West Bengal's development, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday called for a change of government in the state. Referring to Prime... Read More


"Finance Ministry must stop penalising Kerala for supporting its farmers": Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 9 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticised the Centre, accusing it of hypocrisy over its "demand to scrap the state's Rs 6.31 per kg paddy bonus". In a post on X,... Read More