India now home to nearly 2 lakh startups amid robust reforms: Govt

IANS | December 2, 2025 1:58 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India’s startup ecosystem continues to expand at a steady pace, with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recognising 1,97,692 startups as on October 31, 2025, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

We are like brothers; Shivakumar will become CM when high command decides, says Siddaramaiah after breakfast meeting

IANS | December 2, 2025 1:57 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 2 (IANS) The much-awaited breakfast meeting hosted by Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday morning has concluded. After spending nearly one-and-a-half hours together, both leaders reiterated that they are united and working together. They also stated that they will abide by the decision of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the high command regarding the leadership issue.

Ex-B'desh PM Khaleda Zia receiving proper treatment: Doctors

IANS | December 2, 2025 1:53 PM

Dhaka, Dec 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is receiving treatment prescribed for her and is likely to recover, her personal physician, AZM Zahid Hossain, said on Tuesday.

'Sanchar Saathi' app's uses and political storm over it

IANS | December 2, 2025 1:48 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued instructions to all the mobile handset makers and importers to pre-install the cybersecurity App 'Sanchar Sathi' on mobile phones, effective from November 28.

Blot on democracy: Giriraj Singh, others slam Oppn over SIR protests in Parliament

IANS | December 2, 2025 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) As the Opposition continued to stage loud protests in Parliament demanding an immediate discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, several senior BJP leaders and allied party figures hit back sharply on Tuesday, accusing the Opposition of misleading the public and manufacturing controversy for political mileage and doing drama.