Over the past few decades, women’s participation in India’s rural economy has moved from the margins to the centre of policy conversations. From savings collectives and micro-enterprises to agriculture, dairy and small manufacturing, women – particularly in hinterlands – are increasingly being seen not merely as beneficiaries of welfare, but as economic agents capable of…
Image created with help of AI Driving the newsThe Donald Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) doesn’t just chart a course-it redraws the map. Released quietly at night, the 29-page document abandons decades of bipartisan foreign-policy orthodoxy in favor of a singular, transactional view of global power-and puts India at the crossroads.In this Trumpian…
Luthra brothers (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where a massive fire on December 6 claimed 25 lives, were deported to India from Bangkok on Tuesday morning on “emergency certificates”.The two accused brothers, Gaurav Luthra (44) and Saurabh Luthra (40) had allegedly fled India, hours after the incident,…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack that took place during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, underlining that India and Israel follow a policy of “zero tolerance” towards terrorism.Jaishankar, who is in Israel on a two-day visit, made these remarks while speaking to reporters alongside Israeli…
Cash discovery row: Justice Yashwant Varma (File Photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea by Allahabad high court’s Justice Yashwant Varma challenging the constitution of an inquiry committee set up by the Lok Sabha Speaker to probe corruption charges against him.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George…
Luthra brothers; Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas The Luthra brothers, owners of the Goa nightclub where a fire last week killed 25 people, were brought to Delhi from Bangkok after fleeing the country within hours of the mishap on December 6. Meanwhile, West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas resigned, taking responsibility for the chaos during…
PM Modi arrives in Ethiopia ((ANI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, beginning his two-day State visit at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. This marks PM Modi’s first visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.The visit follows the conclusion of the first…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will contest the upcoming civic polls in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik together, with a formal announcement expected next week, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday.Also Read: Seat-sharing talks between Sena (UBT) & MNS for PMC polls from WednesdayThe move would bring…
In a warm gesture, PM Modi hugs Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II (Image/X@narendramodi) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday concluded his landmark two-day visit to Jordan, marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He thanked Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II for personally bidding him farewell at the airport,…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas on Tuesday offered to resign from his post following allegations of mismanagement at football star Lionel Messi’s event at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh said.In a Facebook post, Ghosh shared what he claimed was a copy of a resignation letter written by Biswas…