Europe should draw lessons from India’s strategic autonomy: Report

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India pursued strategic autonomy in 2025, which was aimed not at dominating the international system but at balancing it, drawing on historical experience and emphasising institutional continuity, economic resilience, and multidimensional diplomacy, observed a recent report in Europe.

Vibrant Gujarat: Industry leaders announce major investments

IANS | January 11, 2026 10:07 PM

Gandhinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) The Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for Kutch and Saurashtra saw major announcements from India’s top industrial leaders, reinforcing Gujarat’s position as a national investment magnet on Sunday.

Gujarat: VGRC highlights growing urgency of sustainable material use

IANS | January 11, 2026 10:00 PM

Ahmedabad, Jan 11 (IANS) The first day of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (Kutch and Saurashtra Zone) at Marwadi University, Rajkot, began with a focused seminar on ‘Plastic Waste Management and Environmental Protection’, highlighting the growing urgency of sustainable material use and eco-friendly manufacturing practices.

Vibrant Gujarat: MoU worth Rs 11.49 crore signed by fish supplier company

IANS | January 11, 2026 8:59 PM

Rajkot, Jan 11 (IANS) A series of B2B and B2G seminars were organised to foster dialogue and collaboration across key sectors in Gujarat on Sunday, after the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) was inaugurated at Marwadi University in Rajkot by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

US to receive $600 bn in tariffs: Trump

IANS | January 5, 2026 8:54 PM

Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said the US has taken in, and will soon receive, more than $600 billion through tariffs, arguing that the policy has strengthened the country financially and bolstered national security.

IGL cuts cooking gas price in Delhi-NCR

IANS | December 31, 2025 8:43 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS): The country’s largest city gas retailer, Indraprastha Gas Ltd, on Wednesday reduced the price of piped cooking gas supplied to households by Rs 0.70 per standard cubic metre (scm) in Delhi and NCR.

Nepal, India agree to expand cooperation in the agriculture sector

IANS | December 29, 2025 10:25 PM

Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS) Nepal and India have agreed to formulate and implement a biennial action plan within the next three months to translate bilateral agricultural cooperation agreements into concrete outcomes, Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development said on Monday.

India poised to become $26 trillion economy by 2047-48: Report

IANS | December 29, 2025 7:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Even while maintaining a stable yet modest growth rate averaging about 6 per cent per annum, India would become a US$26 trillion economy by 2047-48, with a per capita income exceeding $15,000, which is nearly six times the current value, according to an Ernst and Young (EY) report.