651 UDAN routes operationalised nationwide, 87 routes in UP: Govt

IANS | December 18, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN), 651 RCS routes have been operationalised, connecting 93 unserved and underserved airports, including 15 heliports and 2 water aerodromes (as on November 30) across the country, the Parliament was told on Thursday.

India-Oman CEPA will shape bilateral ties for decades to come: PM Modi

IANS | December 18, 2025 2:05 PM

Muscat, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Oman represents a "blueprint of our shared future" and would shape the bilateral relations of the two countries in the decades ahead.

'Op Sindoor showcased India’s swift, high-impact air power': Rajnath Singh

IANS | December 18, 2025 2:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India’s ability to conduct swift, high-impact and short-duration military operations was clearly demonstrated during Operation Sindoor, asserting that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has emerged as a technologically advanced, operationally agile and strategically confident force.

Opposition protests in Parliament complex over renaming of MGNREGA, Sonia Gandhi joins march

IANS | December 18, 2025 1:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Amid the marathon debate in the Parliament over renaming of MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G, Congress MPs and several Opposition leaders held a demonstration outside the complex on Thursday, to register their protest over Centre’s “dictatorial approach” in repealing a law, that has been instrumental in transforming crores of lives in vast rural swathes of India.