New market access support intervention to empower Indian exporters: Govt

IANS | December 31, 2025 1:45 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) To strengthen international market access for Indian exporters, the government on Wednesday launched the Market Access Support (MAS) intervention under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), a flagship initiative approved by the Union Cabinet in November this year.

'Very serious issue': SP leader on gig workers' nationwide protest

IANS | December 31, 2025 1:21 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) A nationwide strike by gig workers across India on Wednesday brought renewed attention to the growing discontent among delivery partners working with app-based platforms, with Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Anand Bhadauriya terming the issue very serious.

Unprecedented swapping of friends and foes in Maha politics as parties gear up for municipal elections

Sanjay Jog | December 31, 2025 12:54 PM

Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) In an unprecedented political development, the traditional battle lines of Maharashtra politics have dissolved into chaos ahead of the upcoming elections for 29 Municipal Corporations. The state’s major political fronts -- the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -- have failed to maintain a uniform seat-sharing formula, leading to a confusing scenario where allies in one city are bitter rivals in another.

Army Hospital R&R performs India’s 1st 3D Flex Aqueous Angiography with iStent

IANS | December 31, 2025 12:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that the Ophthalmology Department at the Army Hospital Research and Referral (AHRR) has successfully performed India’s first-ever 3D Flex Aqueous Angiography with iStent, combining advanced imaging with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.