PM Modi meets IGNCA trustees, discusses ways to boost cultural outreach

IANS | March 19, 2026 10:00 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the trustees of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in the national capital on Thursday and discussed ways to further popularise India's culture and support artists and scholars in preserving and promoting the country's rich heritage.

India's BRICS Presidency faces diplomatic test amid Middle East tensions: Report

IANS | March 19, 2026 9:37 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India's 2026 BRICS presidency is expected to test New Delhi’s diplomacy even more than its highly successful presidency of the G20 as BRICS members - including Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia - navigate divergent positions amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The question, a report highlighted on Thursday, is how India would be able to forge consensus language acceptable to all sides.

Delhi L-G Sandhu travels in Metro, poses for selfies with youth

IANS | March 19, 2026 8:23 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor T.S. Sandhu on Thursday happily surprised many citizens by joining them for a ride on Metro. From using a smart card to enter the station, posing for pictures on the station escalator and platform, Sandhu mingled with commuters with warmth and also discussed issues related to the city while travelling in the train.

In Chhattisgarh's Khairagarh, 'Namo Drone Didi' scripts revolutionary change

IANS | March 19, 2026 8:05 PM

Raipur, March 19 (IANS) The tech-enabled drones, considered an urbane phenomenon is silently scripting a revolutionary change in the country's wide agrarian stretches. And, leading this change are 'Namo drone didis', who have brought transformative change in farming methods, and also generating significant employment in the process.