PM Modi to begin three-day Gujarat visit on Jan 10

IANS | January 7, 2026 11:37 PM

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.

Nepal: Minister Ghising resigns after 115 days

IANS | January 7, 2026 11:06 PM

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.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar holds diplomatic engagements with Norwegian, German Ambassadors

IANS | January 7, 2026 10:40 PM

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.

Centre invites suggestions from public on new Pesticides Bill

IANS | January 7, 2026 9:42 PM

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.

NDMC presents Rs 143 crore net surplus Budget for 2026-27, no hike in property tax

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:47 PM

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.

India’s GDP growth likely to scale 7.5 per cent in FY 26: SBI report

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:38 PM

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 workers see hope in VB-G RAM G amid political row

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:19 PM

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.