'India-US strategic and economic ties getting stronger'

IANS | June 17, 2026 4:27 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India reflects India’s increasing importance for America as a strategic partner, and the bilateral relations between the world’s two largest democracies are firmly on an upward trajectory, according to an article.

BJP needs numbers to pass Bills in Parliament: Congress on Shiv Sena-UBT rift

IANS | June 17, 2026 4:23 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Amid buzz over 'Operation Tiger' to lure Shiv Sena-UBT MPs by the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Congress leaders on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of breaking up the opposition parties in order to gather numbers to pass Bills in the Parliament.

India's partnership policy in mining offers Africa a better deal

IANS | June 17, 2026 4:20 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India's beneficiation-led and manufacturing-focused investment approach in the mining sector in Africa provides an alternative to countries such as South Africa to move up the value chain in critical minerals, which will spur economic growth and create more jobs, according to an international media report

Govt gives nod for more railway lines in Gujarat, Maharashtra to boost connectivity

IANS | June 17, 2026 3:27 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) In a major push to enhance capacity and strengthen rail connectivity, Indian Railways has approved the Adipur-Bhuj Doubling Project in Gujarat’s Kutch Region with an investment of Rs 493 crore and also gave the go-ahead for the Rs 172 crore Somtane–Chikhli Chord Line project in Maharashtra to decongest Panvel Junction, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

Is Samajwadi Party headed for split? OP Rajbhar claims TMC-style defections in UP soon

IANS | June 17, 2026 3:18 PM

Lucknow, June 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar dropped a political bombshell on Wednesday as he claimed that Uttar Pradesh could soon see similar political upheaval on the lines of West Bengal and Maharashtra, as the Samajwadi Party (SP) will see a “split within” soon, with many MPs defecting to the ruling BJP.