India’s strong fiscal dynamics to propel growth, curb inflation: Report

IANS | June 18, 2025 3:50 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India’s fiscal dynamics have improved at the aggregate level post-pandemic, with a most notable shift in the quality of spending, which is reflected in the higher capital expenditure by the government over the last five years, according to a Morgan Stanley report.

Hindi will not be allowed to be imposed in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray

IANS | June 18, 2025 3:46 PM

Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray dared the Maharashtra government to implement its decision to make Hindi a third language in Marathi and Hindi medium schools for classes 1 to 5, saying that "the imposition of Hindi will not be tolerated."

BJP slams Congress for ‘peddling falsehood’ over PM Modi-Trump phone call

IANS | June 18, 2025 2:31 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at the Congress party, accusing it of peddling falsehood over the telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. This comes on back of Congress General Secretary and Communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh's claims that there were discrepancies in the readouts between the one issued by Indian government and the US.

Panchayati Raj Ministry to join Bhashini to boost e-governance at grassroot level

IANS | June 18, 2025 2:08 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Wednesday said it will collaborate with Bhashini, the National Language Translation Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to harness cutting-edge AI-powered language technologies for greater inclusivity and improved accessibility in Panchayati Raj governance.