Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant move to expand the ambit of cashless mediclaim for the teaching fraternity, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved the facility to about 15 lakh employees in the education sector, including teachers, non-teaching staff and also their dependent family members.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Noting that India is a friend of both Palestine and Israel, Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian on Thursday said that New Delhi can play an important role in bridging both sides. The visiting Foreign Minister, who arrived in New Delhi earlier in the day to attend the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers meeting (FMM) and the 4th India-Arab Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 2026, asserted that Palestine expects India to actively participate in the ongoing peace efforts.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Space services are poised for rapid expansion through commercialisation and public-private partnerships, said the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament on Thursday by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) In a major relief to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, a Delhi court on Thursday acquitted him in a criminal defamation case filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar.
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday sought to put to rest speculation over his equation with the party leadership, using a public expression of thanks to Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to signal unity after a closed-door meeting in Parliament complex.
Sonipat, Jan 29 (IANS) “Our national identity and our constitutional values are at the centre of the discussion of leadership and legacy. We have chosen a path of Atmanirbhar or self-reliance and of belief in our own civilization and values. India has the opportunity to stand apart with continuous commitment to these values, to the rule of law and the values that will stand in the midst of global, turmoil,” said Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Chairperson, Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law and Regulation at a Distinguished Public Lecture on the theme: “Law, Leadership & Legacy: Redefining the Indian Legal Profession for a Changing World”.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) People and students across several states on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the operation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, saying that if implemented, the new rules could have created serious and difficult situations in the future.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A strong manufacturing sector can push India’s medium-term economic growth to 7.5 or 8 per cent, higher than the 7 per cent projected in the Economic Survey, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday.
New Delhi, January 29 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, on Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a pan-India collaborative framework to enhance biomedical and clinical research in the country.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has triggered a major controversy with his remarks on “Miya Muslims”, drawing sharp backlash from Opposition parties, who accused the BJP leader of repeatedly attempting to divide society.
