India-EFTA trade pact a defining moment in India’s economic engagement with Europe

IANS | October 2, 2025 9:37 AM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), that came into force with $100 billion investment objective and one million direct jobs, is a defining moment in India’s economic engagement with Europe, which represents “a trusted partnership between friends” built on mutual respect and sensitivities.

PM Modi praises Swayamsevaks for putting 'nation first'

IANS | October 2, 2025 9:29 AM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) As the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) celebrates its 100th anniversary on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Swayamsevaks who have dedicated their lives to fulfilling the vision of nation-building with the resolve of 'nation first'.

PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary

IANS | October 2, 2025 7:42 AM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, revered as the 'Father of the Nation', and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary, reaffirming that India will continue to walk in their footsteps to realise the vision of an 'Atmanirbhar' and 'Viksit Bharat'.

Never said that US stopped us from retaliating after the 26/11 attack, says Chidambaram

IANS | October 1, 2025 10:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Hours after his remarks on the UPA government's decision not to retaliate militarily against Pakistan following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks created a political controversy, senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that he never actually said that the "US stopped us from retaliating".

Khadi lives on: Weavers of UP’s Mahoba carry forward Gandhi’s vision

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:55 PM

Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 1 (IANS) In the heart of Jaitpur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district, the sound of the spinning wheel still echoes the vision of Mahatma Gandhi, who personally visited the region in 1920 to lay the foundation for a Khadi Gramodyog (village industry) centre. More than a century later, this centre—Shri Gandhi Ashram Utpadan Kendra—continues to keep his dream alive.