Big process costs money: Priyanka Gandhi questions 'unnecessary' renaming of MGNREGA

IANS | December 13, 2025 2:00 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Centre's reported move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), arguing that such an exercise would lead to avoidable expenditure of public resources without delivering any tangible benefit to the people.

India remains a bright spot amid global uncertainty: CEA Nageswaran

IANS | December 13, 2025 1:57 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India remains a bright spot amid global uncertainty, with a robust 6.5 per cent growth rate, improved fiscal health, strong domestic demand, and structural reforms fostering resilience, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Saturday.