Ahmedabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a three-day visit to Gujarat on January 10, during which he will offer prayers at the Somnath temple and hold bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Gandhinagar, officials announced.
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) The Centre has approved Rs 1,078.13 crore from the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) for a series of major road development projects across Gujarat.
Kathmandu, Jan 7 (IANS) Nepali Cabinet Minister Kul Man Ghising on Wednesday resigned from his post amid pressure from Prime Minister Sushila Karki on ministers aligned with political parties to quit their ministerial positions.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner of India and Chairperson of International IDEA, Gyanesh Kumar, engaged in back-to-back diplomatic meetings on Wednesday at Nirvachan Sadan, underscoring India's growing role in global democratic discourse and electoral cooperation. In the morning session, Kumar met May-Elin Stener, the Ambassador of Norway to India.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on Wednesday invited suggestions from stakeholders and the general public for its new draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, which aims to ensure the supply of quality pesticides for farmers and decriminalise petty offences, thereby promoting ease of living as well as ease of doing business.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Without hiking the property tax or imposing any new levy, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday presented a Rs 143.05 crore net surplus Budget for 2026-27 with Chairperson Keshav Chandra announcing plans for fully mechanised road sanitation, net zero carbon target, hydrogen generation and a night bazar.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) While the 7.4 per cent GDP growth rate projected for FY 26 in the first advance estimates of the Ministry of Statistics "is quite expected and reasonable", the actual figure is eventually likely to be higher at around 7.5 per cent, an SBI Ecowrap report released on Wednesday stated.
Hazaribagh, (Jharkhand) Jan 7 (IANS) As the political debate intensifies nationwide over the VB-G RAM G scheme (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission –Gramin), contrasting ground-level reactions are emerging from rural India.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghal on Wednesday lent his support to the renaming of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) VB G RAM G and said that this was not done arbitrarily but based on the feedback from the people on ground.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underlined the importance of staying calm and confident during examinations as registrations for Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) 2026 crossed the 4-crore mark, with four days still remaining before the application window closes on January 11.
