Global Wealth Summit 2026: India could become far more central to the world economy, says Aletheia's Jonathan Wilmot
India’s economic importance could rise significantly over the next 20–30 years as manufacturing shifts and AI adoption expands, says Jonathan Wilmot.
Maharashtra anti-conversion bill: Child of ‘unlawful’ conversion marriage to inherit mother’s original religion
If the Bill is passed, Maharashtra will become at least the 10th state in recent years to enact a law regulating religious conversions.
PM Modi to visit Bengal on Saturday, address Brigade rally, launch projects worth Rs 18,680 cr
In a major push for road connectivity, PM Modi will launch several national highway projects with a combined length of over 420 km. He will lay the foundation stone for several highway projects, including five packages of the 231-km four-lane Kharagpur-Moregram economic corridor section of NH-116A.
Centre tables Bill to redefine ‘transgender’, removes ‘self-perceived gender identity’ clause
The Bill states that a transgender person "shall not include, nor shall ever have been so included, persons with different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities."
Crew of Iranian warship IRIS Lavan, docked in Kochi, repatriated in charter plane
The charter flight is also carrying the bodies of Iranian sailor who were killed when another warship, IRIS Dena, was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine near Sri Lanka on March 4.
PM Modi participates in meeting in Kolkata; addresses public
India, UK trade pact may come into effect in one month from now: Goyal
Goyal said that it will be the fastest agreement to be approved by the UK parliament
ED freezes 90 bank accounts in Rs 597 crore IDFC First Bank scam
The funds — belonging to the Haryana government, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and other government accounts — were meant to be parked as fixed deposits but were diverted without authorisation.
Operation Lotus in Odisha?: Shivakumar alleges BJP inducing Congress MLAs ahead of RS polls
Shivakumar, who is the Congress Karnataka unit chief told reporters that the saffron party may orchestrate "Operation Lotus," due to which Congress MLAs from BJP-ruled Odisha have been flown to Bengaluru.
'Switch to piped gas': Centre to consumers amid panic booking of LPG cylinders
Centre has asked refiners to boost LPG production. Domestic LPG production has risen by 30% since March 5,
PM Modi releases 22nd installment of PM-KISAN scheme to over 9.3 crore farmers
The Prime Minister said that over the past decade, the BJP-led NDA government has undertaken another monumental initiative focused on self-reliance.
'Listen to Nehru': PM Modi accuses Congress of spreading misinformation during war
Moving on to poll dynamics pertaining to the state, he said NDA has been constantly trying to implement the promises it made in the Bodoland Accords.
Amazon deliveries to Assam and Northeast India to become 5-times faster: Here's why
The service will support deliveries across all seven sister states --Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura -- through Amazon's integrated air and surface transportation network.
PM Modi spoke to Iranian President, discussed 'serious' situation in West Asia: MEA
The Prime Minister earlier spoke to the leaders of Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Israel and Qatar, and expressed concern over the attacks on their countries, and condemned the violation of some nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
PM Modi to visit Bengal on Saturday, address rally in Kolkata and launch projects worth Rs 18,680 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit also comes amid reports that the Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the elections next week.
PM Modi flags off three new train services, unveils projects worth over Rs 4,570 crore in Assam
PM Modi also virtually performed Bhoomi Poojan of Assam Mala 3.0, a major road infrastructure initiative worth over Rs 3,200 crore.
Crowds besiege India’s LPG dealers as war crimps supply
Since hostilities broke out in the Middle East, disrupting a large share of India’s total fuel imports, panic purchases of liquefied petroleum gas skyrocketed
India, US remain engaged for trade agreement, no pause in talks: Commerce ministry
The Commerce Ministry rejected reports in sections of the media that talks between India and the United States for a Bilateral Trade Arrangement are on hold
LPG concerns: Will piped gas to homes be affected?
As of late 2024, India had just around 1.36 crore domestic PNG connections, compared with 33.2 crore LPG connections.
West Asia war: Over 1.5 lakh Indians have returned from Gulf since February 28 as govt continues continues to monitor situation
Officials also said alternative travel arrangements are being made from countries where airspace restrictions remain in place.
Bengaluru suburban rail project cost escalates from Rs 15,767 crore to Rs 23,342 crore due to delays, rolling stock procurement
Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd (K-RIDE) said the shift from a PPP lease model to direct procurement of rolling stock has also pushed up costs, in addition to delays.
LPG production up 30%, citizens should get in touch with local distributors: Centre
As part of the routine briefing, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas agreed that LPG is an issue of concern since major portion of the consumption comes from strait of Hormuz. Despite this no dry out has been observed so far.
Why transgenders, gay men and sex workers cannot donate blood, Centre informs Supreme Court
The top court was hearing three pleas challenging the 2017 guidelines that exclude transgender individuals, men having sex with men, and female sex workers from being blood donors.
LPG a concern for India as most supply passes Strait of Hormuz: Govt official
However, no dry out has been observed so far and refineries have 'adequate inventory' of crude oil, petroleum ministry official said
AI reaches Supreme Court: Artificial Intelligence system to handle case listing and bench allocation, report says
The proposed technological shift follows an internal review that highlighted structural problems in the court’s registry.
