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Rural roads built under PM scheme to link India’s villages cross 7.87 lakh km mark

IANS | December 25, 2025 4:05 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Celebrating 25 years in 2025, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) stands out as one of India’s most impactful rural infrastructure initiatives. Launched to ensure all-weather connectivity to previously unconnected rural habitations, the programme has emerged as a key enabler of agricultural growth, employment generation, improved access to education and health services, and poverty alleviation.

PM Modi inaugurates Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on Vajpayee’s birth anniversary

IANS | December 25, 2025 3:46 PM

Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on Thursday, commemorating the 101st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The landmark national memorial has been dedicated to the life and ideals of Vajpayee.

Govt launches 5 digital reforms to boost transparent, citizen-centric administration

IANS | December 25, 2025 2:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Union government on Thursday launched five digital reforms to boost transparent and citizen-centric administration in the country.

HM Shah lays foundation stone for 1,655 industrial units ensuring Rs 2 lakh crore investment in MP

IANS | December 25, 2025 2:39 PM

Gwalior, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah delivered an inspiring address at the 'Abhyudaya Madhya Pradesh Growth Summit' here on Thursday, marking the 101st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna recipient Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Mastermind of Jhiram Ghati massacre Maoist leader Ganesh Uike killed in encounter in Odisha

IANS | December 25, 2025 2:17 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 (IANS) Dreaded Maoist commander Ganesh Uike, a central committee member of the CPI (Maoist) and carrying a bounty of Rs one crore, was killed in a major anti-Naxal operation in Odisha, police officials said on Thursday.

PM Modi’s personal diary gives peek into his veneration for Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee

IANS | December 25, 2025 2:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) "We may break, but we cannot bend" comprises the essence of a poem, apparently penned by former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a notebook owned by a young Narendra Modi, years ago.

Union Budget 2026-27: CII outlines 4-point strategy for macroeconomic stability

IANS | December 25, 2025 1:50 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Apex business chamber CII on Thursday proposed a four-pronged fiscal strategy ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27 that includes debt stability, fiscal transparency, revenue mobilisation and expenditure efficiency.

'Nutritious meals for just Rs 5', Delhi CM inaugurates 45 'Atal Canteens'

IANS | December 25, 2025 1:45 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated 45 out of the proposed 100 ‘Atal Canteens’ in the national capital on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The initiative aims to provide affordable and nutritious meals to people at highly subsidised rates.

Gautam Adani hails war heroes, workers, farmers, and specially-abled as NMIA commences operations

IANS | December 25, 2025 1:34 PM

Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, hailed war heroes, farmers, and the specially abled as the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) -- India’s newest Greenfield airport -- welcomed its first passengers on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh becoming growth engine of Viksit Bharat: HM Amit Shah

IANS | December 25, 2025 1:29 PM

Gwalior, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that in the BJP's double-engine government, Madhya Pradesh is becoming the growth engine of Viksit Bharat.

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Rural roads built under PM scheme to link India’s villages cross 7.87 lakh km mark

PM Modi inaugurates Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on Vajpayee’s birth anniversary

Govt launches 5 digital reforms to boost transparent, citizen-centric administration

HM Shah lays foundation stone for 1,655 industrial units ensuring Rs 2 lakh crore investment in MP

Mastermind of Jhiram Ghati massacre Maoist leader Ganesh Uike killed in encounter in Odisha

PM Modi’s personal diary gives peek into his veneration for Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Union Budget 2026-27: CII outlines 4-point strategy for macroeconomic stability

'Nutritious meals for just Rs 5', Delhi CM inaugurates 45 'Atal Canteens'

Gautam Adani hails war heroes, workers, farmers, and specially-abled as NMIA commences operations

Madhya Pradesh becoming growth engine of Viksit Bharat: HM Amit Shah

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