India-Oman CEPA will shape bilateral ties for decades to come: PM Modi

IANS | December 18, 2025 2:05 PM

Muscat, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Oman represents a "blueprint of our shared future" and would shape the bilateral relations of the two countries in the decades ahead.

'Op Sindoor showcased India’s swift, high-impact air power': Rajnath Singh

IANS | December 18, 2025 2:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India’s ability to conduct swift, high-impact and short-duration military operations was clearly demonstrated during Operation Sindoor, asserting that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has emerged as a technologically advanced, operationally agile and strategically confident force.

Opposition protests in Parliament complex over renaming of MGNREGA, Sonia Gandhi joins march

IANS | December 18, 2025 1:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Amid the marathon debate in the Parliament over renaming of MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G, Congress MPs and several Opposition leaders held a demonstration outside the complex on Thursday, to register their protest over Centre’s “dictatorial approach” in repealing a law, that has been instrumental in transforming crores of lives in vast rural swathes of India.

Cong MP accuses Centre of obfuscating probe details in Air India 171 crash

IANS | December 18, 2025 12:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday criticised the Central government for failing to conclude ‘actual reasons’ behind the Air India Flight 171 crash, even after six months of the horrific incident and accused it of obfuscating ‘findings’ to avoid further embarrassment.