Big process costs money: Priyanka Gandhi questions 'unnecessary' renaming of MGNREGA

IANS | December 13, 2025 2:00 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Centre's reported move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), arguing that such an exercise would lead to avoidable expenditure of public resources without delivering any tangible benefit to the people.

India remains a bright spot amid global uncertainty: CEA Nageswaran

IANS | December 13, 2025 1:57 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India remains a bright spot amid global uncertainty, with a robust 6.5 per cent growth rate, improved fiscal health, strong domestic demand, and structural reforms fostering resilience, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Saturday.

Muslims being wronged: NDA ally leader says ‘discriminatory attitude’ not justified

IANS | December 13, 2025 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) Minority Cell chief Syed Jalaluddin on Saturday said that despite being part of a party aligned with the NDA, he feels that Muslims in the country are being “discriminated against”. He also criticised the release of the film ‘Dhurandhar’, alleging that it projects Muslims in a “negative light”.