December 23, 2025
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'Discretion of delegation': Government counters Rahul Gandhi on LoP–visitor meetings claim; names dignitaries who met him | India News

‘Discretion of delegation’: Government counters Rahul Gandhi on LoP–visitor meetings claim; names dignitaries who met him | India News

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NEW DELHI: Government sources on Thursday refuted Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegations that Centre does not allow opposition to meet foreign dignitaries.In its response, it said that during any official visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) facilitates meetings for the visiting dignitary with Government officials and designated Government bodies. Any engagements outside the…

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'Govt doesn't want us to meet': Rahul Gandhi's big charge amid Putin's India visit; cites Vajpayee–Manmohan era | India News

‘Govt doesn’t want us to meet’: Rahul Gandhi’s big charge amid Putin’s India visit; cites Vajpayee–Manmohan era | India News

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NEW DELHI: Hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi, Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised the Modi-led Centre, saying it no longer follows the tradition of allowing foreign dignitaries to meet the Leader of Opposition, a practice observed during the tenures of former prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee…

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Putin’s India visit: From private dinner with PM Modi to Rajghat visit — what’s on the itinerary | India News

Putin’s India visit: From private dinner with PM Modi to Rajghat visit — what’s on the itinerary | India News

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NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in India on Thursday for his first visit in four years, kicking off the trip with a private dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit, taking place amid a rapidly evolving global order and ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, is expected to put economic cooperation at the centre…

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'Why are you asking me? Ask them': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on falling rupee; brings up PM Modi's past remark on Manmohan Singh | India News

‘Why are you asking me? Ask them’: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on falling rupee; brings up PM Modi’s past remark on Manmohan Singh | India News

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra; PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Asked to comment on the rupee breaching the 90 mark against the US dollar for the first time, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2013 jibe at his predecessor, then–PM Manmohan Singh, and told reporters that the question should be directed…

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Calcutta HC junks order to scrap 32,000 teacher jobs | India News

Calcutta HC junks order to scrap 32,000 teacher jobs | India News

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KOLKATA: Calcutta high court Wednesday decided against scrapping the recruitment of 32,000 teachers for state-run primary schools, setting aside the order of Justice Abhijit Ganguly, who has since become a BJP MP, report Subrata Chattoraj & Poulami Roy.In 2023, Justice Ganguly, while cancelling the appointments based on 2014 Teacher Eligibility Test, said the jobs were…

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12 Reds, 3 cops dead as forces push deeper into Bastar; 268 Maoists killed so far in 2025 | India News

12 Reds, 3 cops dead as forces push deeper into Bastar; 268 Maoists killed so far in 2025 | India News

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RAIPUR: A daylong gunfight on the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region left at least 12 Maoists and three District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel dead Wednesday, marking one of the year’s heaviest losses for the outlawed group as security forces pressed deeper into the insurgency’s crumbling stronghold,Another DRG constable was wounded but was said to…

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Green economy can draw in $4 trillion, create 48m jobs by 2047: Study | India News

Green economy can draw in $4 trillion, create 48m jobs by 2047: Study | India News

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NEW DELHI: India’s green economy could attract $4.1 trillion (Rs 360 lakh crore) in cumulative investments and create 48 million (4.8 crore) ‘full-time equivalent’ (FTE) jobs by 2047, an independent study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said.The analysis also projects that India could unlock a $1.1 trillion (Rs 97.7 lakh…

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Parliament digest: Key points of December 3 Winter Session proceedings | India News

Parliament digest: Key points of December 3 Winter Session proceedings | India News

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No proposal to create an Indian Education Service, says CentreThe Centre has ruled out any proposal to create an Indian Education Service (IES) for appointments to key leadership positions in higher education institutions, including chancellors, vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and registrars.Responding to a written question in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, MoS for education Sukanta Majumdar said there…

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‘Anti-labour, pro-crony’ codes pose threat to job security: Kharge | India News

‘Anti-labour, pro-crony’ codes pose threat to job security: Kharge | India News

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Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The joint opposition Wednesday protested at the Parliament entrance against new labour codes and demanded their scrapping, with Congress president and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge targeting the Modi govt as “anti-labour, anti-worker, pro-cronies”.Kharge said the codes pose a “threat to job security”…

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