Women-led development at the heart of PM Modi govt’s policies: Hardeep Puri

IANS | January 11, 2026 12:45 PM

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said that government schemes under Prime Minister Narendra Modi have transformed India’s development journey by shifting the focus from women-centred welfare to women-led growth, ensuring dignity, security and greater participation of women in nation-building.

'Desperate attempt to derail crucial process': Suvendu Adhikari to CEC on Mamata Banerjee's SIR allegations

IANS | January 11, 2026 12:28 PM

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has addressed a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, countering the allegations made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her correspondence to the CEC regarding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). He has described these allegations as "baseless, exaggerated, and blown out of proportion".

PM Modi’s Kannada school initiative mention in 'Mann ki Baat' leaves Dubai diaspora emotional

M.K. Ashoka | January 11, 2026 10:35 AM

Bengaluru, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recognition of the efforts of the 'Kannada Mitraru U.A.E' in establishing and successfully running a school in Dubai, which helps thousands of children learn their mother tongue on foreign soil, has deeply moved Kannada-speaking people in that country, said Shashidhar Nagarajappa, President of the Kannada Patha Shaale Dubai (KPSD) and Karnataka Sangha Dubai