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PM Modi departs Jordan for Ethiopia as Crown Prince Al Hussein bids farewell after landmark visit

Amman, Dec. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday departed Jordan for Ethiopia, marking the second leg of his three-nation tour, after concluding his official engagements in the country. Jorda... Read More


A CALL TO MAKE ROMI LIPI A CENTRAL ZP POLL ISSUE

Goa, Dec. 16 -- The Global Romi Lipi Abhiyan (GRLA) has called on voters to make Roman script Konka ni a central issue in the upcoming Zilla Panchayat (ZP) elections, urging them to back candidates wh... Read More


Rural jobs guarantee revamp: More days of work, greater burden for states?

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Union government intends to roll out a revamped rural jobs guarantee scheme across the country from April next year, and states will be required to prepare their implementati... Read More


Lok Sabha passes bill to raise FDI limit to 100% in insurance sector as centre aims to attract investments

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Union Parliament's Lok Sabha passed a bill to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 100% in the Indian market on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, as the central govern... Read More


Lok Sabha clears 100% FDI in insurance, tightens norms to protect policyholders

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Lok Sabha passed an amendment bill on Tuesday to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in India's insurance sector to 100% from 74% earlier, in a move that is likely to... Read More


Parliament Session: Lok Sabha introduces VB-G RAM-G Bill 2025

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed the introduction of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, also referred to as the VB-G RAM-G Bill,... Read More


"Truth will emerge victorious, there's nothing in National Herald case": Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday welcomed a Delhi court's decision to decline taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet in the National Hera... Read More


R&D boost to nuclear energy in India

India, Dec. 16 -- The new nuclear energy Bill, presented in Parliament on Monday, comes at a time when India needs to deploy low-emission alternatives to coal-based thermal power. Growing power needs ... Read More


The path before India as Bangladesh transitions

India, Dec. 16 -- South Asia today presents a study in contrast. While India's polity and economy have maintained resilience, our immediate neighbourhood faces profound transitions that will shape the... Read More


Congress MP demands Commonwealth Games 2030 to be held in Haryana

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Tuesday criticised the decision to select Ahmedabad as the official venue for the Commonwealth Games 2030, highlighting what he described as ... Read More