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Iran marks 1979 Islamic revolution anniversary amidst crackdown and US tensions

India, Feb. 12 -- Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country's theocracy remains under pressure, both from US President Donald Trump, who suggested sen... Read More


10 dead in British Columbia school shooting in Canada

India, Feb. 12 -- A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead, including a woman whom police believe to be the shooter, while two more people were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian ... Read More


Russian drone kills father and three children in Ukraine

India, Feb. 12 -- A Russian drone smashed into a home in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing a father and his three small children and seriously wounding their mother who is 35 we... Read More


Commerce Secretary to meet WTO chief, Indian officials in Geneva

India, Feb. 12 -- Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal will meet the chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva this week ahead of the ministerial meeting of the multi-late... Read More


Budgeting rural prosperity

India, Feb. 12 -- Union Budget 2026-27 reorients rural development from welfare to enterprise by integrating agriculture, skills, women-led entrepreneurship and regional job creation into a cohesive g... Read More


SME capital market under-scaled: Pandey

India, Feb. 12 -- SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Wednesday rued that despite the developments undertaken in the past, the SME segment is "underscaled" from a capital markets perspective. Speakin... Read More


8,710 agricultural cooperative societies set up so far: Shah

India, Feb. 12 -- Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said 8,710 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have so far been established across the country in 2024-25 and 2025-26, achie... Read More


Govt readies SOPs for drones in fisheries

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government is ready with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the application of drone technology in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, Parliament was informed on Wednesda... Read More


Trade unions to observe nationwide strike on Thursday to protest against Govt policies

India, Feb. 12 -- A joint forum of central trade unions has given a nationwide strike call on Thursday to protest against the 'anti-worker' policies of the Government, which may partially affect servi... Read More


Waka-Waka to Economic Survey

India, Feb. 12 -- When the Assam state explored the possibility of hosting the renowned global pop star, Shakira, after a tourism bump from her recent Post Malone concert, it reflected a broader shift... Read More