According to The Hindu Business Line, the Union government is considering giving clearance for the construction of greenfield airports at Parandur, Tamil Nadu; Kota, Rajasthan; and Puri, Odisha. These three airports have reached the second stage of the Centre’s Greenfield Airports (GFA) policy for getting ‘in-principle’ approval to start
The US government has supported India's request to extradite Tahawwur Rana, a suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. US Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, filed a response on Monday urging the Supreme Court to reject Rana’s petition, which seeks to block the extradition. Rana, a Canadian citizen of
On Wednesday, India and China made strides towards normalising relations following talks between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
The two sides agreed on a set of "six consensus," points including the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cross-border river cooperation,
The Bharatiya Janata Party is investigating why nearly 20 of its MPs were absent for the vote on the one-nation-one election legislation in the Lok Sabha (Lower House) on Tuesday. Some Union Ministers and MPs had pre-scheduled engagements. On Monday, the BJP and its allies issued a three-line whip for
Lok Sabha
According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the nation's GDP grew at an average rate of 8.3% over the previous three years, suggesting consistent, stable growth. She emphasised that retail inflation in April-October 2024-25 was 4.8%, the lowest since the Covid epidemic, and that the
Lok Sabha
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju responded to the Adani nexus claims by stating Adani’s business expanded during Congress’ tenure.
Congress MP KC Venugopal criticised the BJP government for not taking action on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief only because of one person, indicating
Lok Sabha
Telugu Desam Party MP Byreddy Shabari alleged corruption charges on Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party's former government in Andra Pradesh. She also said under the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu, the state will progress immensely.
Former Congress governments were criticised by Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan, alias
India's retail inflation moderated to 5.48% in November, down from October's 6%. Food inflation, which comprises around half of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, eased to 9.04% from 10.87% in October. Rural inflation rose to 9.10%, while urban inflation increased to
