New Delhi, December 17 (UNI) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Sarthak, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, entered the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Chabahar port – a strategically placed deep-water port that offers India a direct maritime gateway to Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The ship is on a four-day visit from December 16 in Iran….
New Delhi, 17 December (UNI): The Delhi Traffic Police and transport department enforcement teams will be stationed at petrol pumps and border checkpoints as the ban on the entry of non-BS VI vehicles registered outside Delhi comes into effect from Thursday. Officials said the Transport Department has around 78 to 80 enforcement teams that will…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ policy from Thursday onwards and bar non-BS VI outstation vehicles from entering the national capital, as part of stepped-up measures to combat worsening air pollution. Addressing stakeholders, including representatives of petrol pump dealers’ associations and senior traffic…
In a major legislative overhaul, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025, marking a transformative shift in the country’s nuclear energy landscape. The bill repeals the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, consolidating them into a…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that only vehicles meeting BS-IV emission standards or higher are allowed to ply in Delhi, effectively permitting enforcement action against older vehicles that fail to meet these norms. The latest order modified apex court’s August 12 order that had barred coercive action against diesel…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Central government ministries and departments owe a huge sum as rental and licence fee dues to India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. These dues are to the tune of Rs 25 cr as on November 30, 2025. As per…
New Delhi, December 17 (UNI) Over-the-top (OTT) digital content will continue to remain outside the jurisdiction of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), with such platforms being regulated under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the government clarified on Tuesday. Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha, Minister…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Gita Gopinath, Economist and former First Deputy Managaing Director of IMF , underscored that both India and the US “must engage constructively to negotiate tariffs” at a time when global trade is being reshaped by geopolitics and national security concerns. Gopinath said the world economy has entered a phase where…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain pleas challenging the Delhi Government’s decision to suspend physical classes from Nursery to Class 5 because of severely deteriorated air quality in the national capital. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi observed…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI): Reviving Argentine cultural ties with India that date back nearly a century, Argentina’s Ambassador to India, Mariano Agustín Caucino, on Wednesday expressed Buenos Aires’s excitement about co-hosting the International Kolkata Book Fair 2026, further strengthening cultural connections between the two nations. “We are the partner country for the International Kolkata…
