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US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, confirmed the US is on track to open a consulate in Bengaluru by January. During a session hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC), Garcetti noted that the US is the only major country without a consulate in Bengaluru. He expressed optimism about the

Om Prakash Chautala, President of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), passed away in Gurugram on Friday at the age of 89. The former Haryana Chief Minister suffered a cardiac arrest at his home and was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. Chautala, son of former Deputy Prime

Highlights include the government expanding the Joint Parliamentary Committee on unified elections to 39 members, Delhi’s air quality reaching its worst in three years, and the US imposing sanctions on an India-based firm over Iranian oil trade.

United States Attorney Breon Peace announced he will resign on January 10, marking the end of his tenure that included, among other prosecutions, pursuing the fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021, Peace will leave before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Christmas celebrations at the residence of Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian Thursday evening and interacted with leaders of the Christian community in Delhi. Kurian, who hails from Kerala, is expected to help Modi woo the state's influential Christian electorate, which

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet state finance ministers on Friday in Jaisalmer for pre-Budget consultations ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget. States are expected to push for financial packages and initiatives to support innovation, investment, and job creation, with particular focus on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). States

The FMCG giant Nestle India stated on Thursday that the firm will not be impacted in any way by Switzerland's decision to suspend the MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status that India had enjoyed all this while. Meanwhile, the Mint reported that the Indian FMCG sector will experience a

Farooq Ahmad Bhat, the operational chief of the Hizbul Mujahideen, a Pakistan-affiliated Islamist militant organisation, was killed in a operation by the security forces in Kulgam district, south Kashmir. Bhat, a senior commander and one of the group's longest-surviving militants, was an A++ category militant. Four other terrorists