New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday graced and addressed the Human Rights Day celebration, organised by the National Human Rights Commission, in New Delhi and emphasised that “human rights must be ensured for all, including the person in the last mile, in keeping with the philosophy of Antyodaya.”
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) US Deputy Trade Representative (USTR) Rick Switzer, who arrived in India to engage in high-level discussions with top officials, met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri here, before his meetings with the Commerce and Industry Ministry officials.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s upcoming Berlin visit has triggered a fresh political storm, with BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday saying that Rahul Gandhi is a “non-resident Indian politician” who lives abroad more often than in India.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Union government over the widespread cancellations and delays of Indigo flights, asking why the situation was allowed to precipitate into a nationwide turmoil that stranded lakhs of passengers and inflicted losses on the national economy.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said that the BJP should apologise in Parliament for their political ancestors who did not take part in the freedom struggle.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) There has been a steep decline in accidents on Indian Railways, with the number of "consequential train accidents" coming down from 135 in 2013-14 to 31 in 2024-25 and further to 10 in 2025-16 till November this year, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a fiery and impassioned intervention from BJP MP and acclaimed film actress Kangana Ranaut, who mounted a strong defence of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) While a few under-construction National Highway (NH) projects will spill over into 2027-28, most of the projects delayed beyond one year are expected to be completed in the current financial year and FY 2026-27, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Parliament on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The total installed renewable energy (RE) capacity in India reached 250.64 GW (as on October 31), with solar energy constituting a major chunk, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) subsidiary BSE Index Service on Wednesday announced the launch of four new factor Indices from the universe of BSE large-cap total market capitalisation (TMC) index with 5 per cent stock level capping.
