Surge in India’s rural demand reflects broad-based growth

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:18 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The increase in India’s rural demand, reflected in figures such as the surge in two-wheeler sales, spells good news for India’s $4.2 trillion economy, which in 2025 passed Japan to emerge as the world’s fourth-largest, media reports said.

Police unearth deadly Maoist weapons dump in Chhattisgarh

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:14 PM

Raipur/Narayanpur, Jan 12 (IANS) Police have recovered a substantial cache of Maoist arms and ammunition from the rugged inner mountainous terrain near the Mandoda New Security and Public Facility Camp, falling under Kohkameta police station limits.