India's staffing industry surges 5 pc in Q2 FY26 sequentially

IANS | December 17, 2025 1:47 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The overall staffing industry in India witnessed robust quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth at 5 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2 FY26), while maintaining an annual growth rate of 5.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY), a report said on Wednesday.

India and Ethiopia share warmth in climate and spirit: PM Modi

IANS | December 17, 2025 1:45 PM

Addis Ababa, Dec 17 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and Ethiopia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the two nations share warmth in climate and spirit and recalled how people started writing a new chapter in bilateral ties even before the diplomatic relations between the two nations had started.

Congress MPs protest against Centre on Parliament premises over National Herald case

IANS | December 17, 2025 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Congress leaders on Wednesday staged a protest within the Parliament House complex against the Centre after a Delhi court granted relief to senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The demonstration followed the court’s decision to refuse to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering charges in the case.