New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav, on Wednesday, strongly criticised the government’s decision to rename the MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, calling it unnecessary and disrespectful to Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Anand Bose, in an interview with IANS on Wednesday, said the term 'mismanagement' would be an "understatement" of what unfolded during the event organised for Argentine footballer Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, calling it a "dark day" for the state.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the people and the Government of Ethiopia for conferring upon him the country's highest award, ‘Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia.'
Addis Ababa, Dec 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Ethiopia’s highest civilian honour, the ‘Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia’, during his first bilateral visit to the country.
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 16 (IANS) Karnataka Congress has announced that it will hold a dharna (agitation) opposite the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Wednesday, condemning what it termed as the misuse of power by the Centre.
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday sharply rejected a Vanity Fair profile that detailed internal debates and crises in President Donald Trump’s second term, calling it a “disingenuously framed hit piece” that ignored context and selectively omitted remarks to portray the administration as chaotic.
Gandhinagar, Dec 16 (IANS) The Gujarat government has disbursed more than Rs 6,805 crore in financial assistance to farmers under the special economic package announced to compensate losses caused by unseasonal and unprecedented rainfall, Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said.
Gandhinagar, Dec 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will distribute cheques worth Rs 2,800 crore in Ahmedabad on December 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM, aimed at the holistic development of the State’s Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made it clear on Tuesday, amidst a power tussle with Deputy Chief Minister and Congress state chief D. K. Shivakumar, that he intends to remain Chief Minister for the full five-year term.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The number of Vande Bharat services connecting major cities across India has gone up to 164 while the total number of passengers carried by these high-tech trains, since their launch in 2019, has crossed the 7.5 crore mark, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.
