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Govt’s multi-pronged strategy boosting consumption, growth: FM Sitharaman

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday that the government has undertaken a multi-pronged strategy to stimulate the growth of consumption in the economy through a combination of demand-supporting measures, income-enhancing supply-side strategies and structural reforms which, in turn, is driving GDP growth.

Crypto frauds: ED attaches proceeds of crime worth Rs 4,189 crore, arrest 29 people

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:17 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has investigated several crypto-related cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA), attaching, seizing and freezing proceeds of crime worth Rs 4,189.89 crore, arresting 29 people, and filing 22 prosecution complaints, while one accused has been declared a fugitive economic offender, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Top US official begins India visit, set to hold Foreign Office Consultations with FS Misri

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:14 PM

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker has arrived in India for an official visit, during which she is scheduled to meet senior Indian officials to discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific, including through the Foreign Office Consultations with Foreign Secretary (FS) Vikram Misri.

IndiGo cancels 112 flights at Hyderabad Airport, passengers continue to suffer

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:13 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Passengers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) continue to have a harrowing time as IndiGo cancelled 112 flights on Monday.

Vande Mataram 150: 'They have objections to everything', Mamata Banerjee on PM Modi's LS speech

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:12 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in the Lok Sabha on Monday regarding the inclusion of only a section of the famous Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's Vande Mataram as the Indian National Song, claiming that the BJP was unnecessarily politicising the matter.

India’s revamped consumption survey data helped revised global poverty calculations: Minister

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:06 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The World Bank has noted that India’s revamped consumption survey data has significantly contributed to the revision of global poverty calculations, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Govt launches Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN in Nagaland to revive waterbodies

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:55 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The government launched the State‑Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park in Kohima, to revive traditional water bodies, restore degraded lands, and strengthen water‑harvesting systems, an official statement said on Monday.

Faridabad module planned separatist revival to restart stone pelting, boost terror recruitment in Valley

Vicky Nanjappa | December 8, 2025 1:47 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Faridabad module was formed with the intention of carrying a series of blasts in and around Delhi, investigations have found. The ongoing investigation has now revealed that, along with causing terror in the form of multiple blasts, attempts were being made to revive separatism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Cong knelt down before Muslim League, fractured Vande Mataram, says PM Modi in LS

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while commemorating the 150th year of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha, launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that the party once fractured the national song under pressure from the Muslim League and “knelt before them”.

More important to act than to just sing: Akhilesh Yadav on Vande Mataram debate

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Reacting to the Vande Mataram discussion in Parliament on Monday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav asserted that the government must focus on action and social justice rather than symbolism.

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Govt’s multi-pronged strategy boosting consumption, growth: FM Sitharaman

Crypto frauds: ED attaches proceeds of crime worth Rs 4,189 crore, arrest 29 people

Top US official begins India visit, set to hold Foreign Office Consultations with FS Misri

IndiGo cancels 112 flights at Hyderabad Airport, passengers continue to suffer

Vande Mataram 150: 'They have objections to everything', Mamata Banerjee on PM Modi's LS speech

India’s revamped consumption survey data helped revised global poverty calculations: Minister

Govt launches Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN in Nagaland to revive waterbodies

Faridabad module planned separatist revival to restart stone pelting, boost terror recruitment in Valley

Cong knelt down before Muslim League, fractured Vande Mataram, says PM Modi in LS

More important to act than to just sing: Akhilesh Yadav on Vande Mataram debate

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