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Rs 60 cr to Rs 4,000 cr revenue: Drone Federation chief credits Make in India and PLI programs for robust growth

IANS | September 25, 2026 6:25 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Hailing the government’s push for indigenising drone manufacturing under the Drone Rules Policy 2021 and accelerating the growth of the drone ecosystem with schemes like Production Linked Incentives (PLI), the Drone Federation chief said on Friday that revenue from the sector has grown from Rs 60 crore in 2021 to Rs 4,000 crore in 2025.

Ready to collaborate and work with India on shared priorities: EU envoy

IANS | September 25, 2026 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) European Union (EU) is ready to collaborate and work with India on shared priorities, EU's Ambassador to India, Jean-Eric Paquet, said on Friday. Paquet presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at an official ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

TRAI launches connectivity rating platform to empower consumers with credible information

IANS | September 25, 2026 5:08 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform to provide visibility of rating of properties to the consumers and facilitate the end-to-end process for rating the digital connectivity of properties, along with a mobile app for testing digital connectivity.

India, France double down on power sector cooperation

IANS | September 25, 2026 4:47 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) India and France discussed deployment of EPR technology, India's regulatory reforms for the nuclear sector, cooperation on pumped hydro storage projects, and the way forward for a robust, mutually beneficial partnership, an official statement said on Friday.

Many internal forces working to weaken growth, defame institutions: BJP on CJP’s ultimatum to poll panel

IANS | September 25, 2026 4:36 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma, reacting to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s ultimatum to CEC Gyanesh Kumar on “either resign within 48 hours or face protests”, said on Friday that many forces in the country are working against its growth and are trying to weaken the constitutional institutions.

Rahul Gandhi uneasy as Akhilesh makes inroads into Congress vote bank: BJP

IANS | September 25, 2026 3:53 PM

Ayodhya, Sep 25 (IANS) As Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav began his campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from Raebareli, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Friday that the Rath Yatra could start from anywhere, even from someone's home, but claimed that Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was also uneasy as the SP Chief was making inroads into whatever little vote bank the grand old party had left in the state.

GST Council not likely to go in for rate changes in Oct 7 meeting

IANS | September 25, 2026 3:51 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) No major GST rate changes are expected at the next GST Council meeting on October 7, with the panel likely to focus instead on "process reforms" and the implementation of the recently undertaken rate rationalisation, according to Finance Ministry sources.

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