New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaboration in the areas of research, education, training and technology support for defence and internal security. The MoU was inked by Director General (Production Coordination and Services Interaction) Dr Chandrika…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the conviction of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from the Ajit Pawar faction, Manikrao Kokate, in a 1995 cheating case, to the limited extent that it would not result in his disqualification as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). A Bench comprising…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) In his first visit to the national capital since securing a decisive victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at the PM’s residence, a post from the Prime Minister’s office said. Accompanying the Chief Minister were Bihar Deputy CM…
New Delhi: The redeveloped headquarters of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) at Indraprastha Estate was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The inauguration took place on the occasion of the conclusion of the Second WHO Global Traditional Medicine Summit. Union Minister for Health…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) The Parliament Standing Committee on Finance has, on January 8, invited representatives of the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND) and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), both under the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), for oral evidence on the subject “A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs)…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday announced the conclusion of a “historic, ambitious, and mutually beneficial” India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The leaders emphasized that negotiations were completed in a record nine months. They made the joint announcement during a telephone call,…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) The Congress party on Monday announced a public agitation campaign to oppose the government’s move to repeal the abolition of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), citing concerns over the government’s move to replace it with the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)…
Sydney Dec. 22 (UNI) The men accused of killing 15 people in a fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had conducted firearms training in a regional area and had recorded a video about plans for the attack, according to a police fact sheet released on Monday. The facts, which were released publicly by a…
Dhaka/ New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) India has temporarily suspended visa services at its Chittagong application center, the country’s second-largest city, following protests linked to the death of a prominent youth leader and increasing diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Indian officials said the visa center will remain closed until further notice after demonstrators approached…
Kiev, Dec. 22 (UNI) Ukraine’s talks with U.S. and European partners over the past three days in the U.S. state of Florida were “productive and constructive,” Ukraine’s top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Sunday. In a Facebook post, Umerov said discussions between Ukraine and the U.S. focused on further development of a 20-point peace…
