New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India's defence production reached an all-time high of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in FY 2024–25, rising from Rs 46,429 crore in 2014–15, demonstrating the scale, depth and maturity of India’s indigenous defence manufacturing base, Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Renowned sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, whose works shaped the visual identity of modern India and whose artistic vision gave form to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, passed away at his residence in Noida.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the closing ceremony of the second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Video conferencing facilities are available in the country's 3,240 courts and 1,272 jails and 3.81 crore online case hearings have been conducted till September 30, 2025, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Minutes after Parliamentary proceedings in the Lok Sabha were disrupted on Thursday after Opposition members, including MPs from the Congress and the INDIA Bloc, created a ruckus during the discussion on the Viksit Bharat–G RAM G Bill, 2025, which proposes to replace the existing MGNREGA framework, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan strongly condemned the conduct of the Opposition and blamed them for reducing the democracy to "mob rule" and "hooliganism".
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The government on Thursday said it has sanctioned 40 projects for Rs 3,295.76 crore in the country under the ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment’ (SASCI) initiative to boost the tourism sector.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday virtually addressed the 3rd Land Forces Summit hosted by the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF), outlining India’s vision for deeper land power cooperation in the Indo-Pacific through the proposed ‘IKIGAI’ Framework.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) As many as 169 immovable properties valued at Rs 3,436.56 crore and located in Ludhiana, Punjab, were attached by the ED in connection with a Rs 48,000 crore fraud committed under the garb of a real estate investment scheme floated by Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL), an official said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) In a major overhaul of India’s rural employment framework, the Centre has introduced the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, replacing the two-decade-old MGNREGA.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Air pollution is no longer just an environmental concern; it is steadily shortening life expectancy, reducing productivity and quality of life, said health experts here on Thursday, even as the national capital has been witnessing deteriorating air quality for over a month.
