India’s Core Sector Growth Hits 13-Month High of 6.3% in August

New Delhi — India’s eight core industries recorded their fastest growth in over a year, expanding by 6.3% in August 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.…

Support Local, Celebrate Better: PM Modi Urges Swadeshi in Festive Letter to the Nation

New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the people of India, extending festive greetings and underscoring the launch of the “GST Bachat Utsav”, enabled by Next Generation GST reforms. In his message, he appealed to…

A look at India’s 7 natural heritage locations, picked up as UNESCO’s world heritage sites

New Delhi (IANS) In a remarkable development, India’s presence in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites has seen a spike with seven natural and picturesque locations making it to the tentative list, thus paving the way for their formal inclusion in…

Kurmi Protesters Demand Tribal Status, Block Railways at 15+ Locations in Jharkhand

Ranchi — Thousands of Kurmi community members staged rail blockades at more than 15 stations across Jharkhand on Saturday, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

The agitation severely disrupted train services on the Howrah-New Delhi…

Centre enables GST grievance redressal on National Consumer Helpline

New Delhi (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs on Saturday launched a dedicated GST grievance category on the National Consumer Helpline to address queries and complaints related to the GST 2.0 reforms. 

The National Consumer Helpline…

India gets exclusive right to explore Polymetallic Sulphides in Indian Ocean: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi (IANS) In a historic feat, India has become the first country in the world to secure exclusive rights to explore Polymetallic Sulphides (PMS) in the allotted 10,000 sq km area of the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean, Union Minister…

Binay Kumar Appointed Member of the Central Government's Hindi Advisory Committee

Ranchi: The Government of India has appointed senior journalist Binay Kumar, Coordinator for Bihar and Jharkhand with the national news agency United News of India (UNI), as a member of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Textiles.

Inciting them against nation': BJP leaders slam Rahul Gandhi's Gen Z remarks

New Delhi (IANS) Top NDA leaders on Friday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent remarks portraying Gen Z as defenders of democracy and accusers of electoral malpractice, accusing him of trying to incite unrest among India’s…

General Chauhan: AI and Innovation to Shape Future Warfare

Ranchi -  At the East Tech Symposium 2025 in Ranchi, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan called artificial intelligence and advanced technology the backbone of India’s future defence strategy.

Highlighting that future conflicts…

India Dismisses EU Criticism Over Participation in Russian-Belarusian Military Drills

New Delhi – India on Friday rejected European Union criticism of its participation in the multilateral Zapad-2025 military exercise in Russia’s Nizhniy, stressing that several other nations, including NATO members, also took part as observers.