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Microsoft to invest $17.5 bn in India to scale up AI, PM Modi says will leverage it for better planet

IANS | December 9, 2025 7:33 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Global tech giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is investing $17.5 billion in India over the next four years (2026-2029) to drive AI diffusion in the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the country's youth "will harness this opportunity to innovate and leverage the power of AI for a better planet"..

Chugh demands CBI probe into political financial corruption in Punjab

IANS | December 9, 2025 7:25 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged financial corruption in the Congress.

Electoral failure driving Opposition to blame ECI, doubt SIR: Meghwal

IANS | December 9, 2025 6:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday hit out at the Opposition for doubting the functioning of constitutional bodies like the Election Commission of India, the EVMs and the SIR of voters’ list to escape the blame for their own failure in polls.

4.5 cr persons tested for TB in 2025, over 22.6 lakh new cases diagnosed: Anupriya Patel

IANS | December 9, 2025 6:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) A total of 4.5 crore persons were tested for tuberculosis in 2025 in the country, of which more than 22.6 lakh new cases of the most infectious disease have been diagnosed, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, told the Parliament on Tuesday.

Call for paper ballots signals Opposition's tilt to past, not progress

IANS | December 9, 2025 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) As Lok Sabha debated the crucial issue of electoral reforms, the Opposition took to expected lines, seeking a stop to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of India’s electoral rolls and a return to paper ballot.

HM Amit Shah writes to RS Chairman detailing nine incidents of disrespect to ‘Vande Mataram’

IANS | December 9, 2025 5:36 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday submitted a formal factual record in a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan concerning instances of "unacceptable conduct" toward India's national song, 'Vande Mataram'.

Goatherd-turned-miner in Panna strikes lucky with 15.34-carat diamond find

IANS | December 9, 2025 5:22 PM

Bhopal/Panna, Dec 9 (IANS) In a remarkable turn of events, a humble goatherd from Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district has stumbled upon a diamond of extraordinary size and value. Satish Khatik, a resident of the Raniganj area, recently discovered a sparkling diamond weighing 15.34 carats while working on his small plot in the diamond-rich belt of the region.

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Microsoft to invest $17.5 bn in India to scale up AI, PM Modi says will leverage it for better planet

Chugh demands CBI probe into political financial corruption in Punjab

Electoral failure driving Opposition to blame ECI, doubt SIR: Meghwal

4.5 cr persons tested for TB in 2025, over 22.6 lakh new cases diagnosed: Anupriya Patel

Call for paper ballots signals Opposition's tilt to past, not progress

HM Amit Shah writes to RS Chairman detailing nine incidents of disrespect to ‘Vande Mataram’

Goatherd-turned-miner in Panna strikes lucky with 15.34-carat diamond find

Jharkhand has huge potential, investments on the way: Gautam Adani

Private equity, venture capital deals count reach decade high of 1,761 in 2025: Report

Italian Deputy PM Tajani to visit India, hold talks with EAM Jaishankar

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