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PM Modi proposes to double India-Jordan trade to $5 billion in next 5 years

King Abdullah II noted that Jordans free trade agreements and Indias economic power could be combined to create an economic corridor between South Asia and West Asia and beyond

16 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
Government introduces Viksit Bharat Bill to replace MGNREGA amid Lok Sabha ruckus

As Opposition members raised slogans and walked into the well of the House, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan defended the Bill, asserting that it does not kill the employment guarantee but raises it from 100 days to 125 days

16 Dec 2025 2:42 pm
Over 58 lakh names dropped from West Bengal draft electoral rolls after SIR

The draft rolls now carry around 7.08 crore voters, down from 7.66 crore earlier.

16 Dec 2025 1:18 pm
IPL 2026 to be held between March 26 and May 31 window

The mini-auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi today with three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders coming in with the biggest purse

16 Dec 2025 1:12 pm
IPL Auction 2026 Live: 10 teams, 369 players to go under the hammer for 77 slots

Cameron Green could well be the biggest beneficiary of IPL's skewed demand-supply market dynamic surrounding seam-bowling all-rounders during the mini-auction here on Tuesday with Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings seemingly ready to break the bank for the Australian.

16 Dec 2025 12:41 pm
Goa nightclub blaze: Luthra brothers deported from Thailand amid probe

The brothers, who had left India after the December 6 blaze, were detained in Phuket following intervention by the Indian mission.

16 Dec 2025 12:18 pm
Himgiri Plantation fraud case: Main accused arrested in Uttarakhand after decades

Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar said Mohan was on the run since 2001 after allegedly duping investors by promising high returns through a plantation scheme.

16 Dec 2025 12:09 pm
Industry-ready engineers: Jyothi Engineering College inks MoU with Technovalley

The partnership will provide hands-on training, internships, curriculum enrichment, certification pathways, and placement support aligned with emerging industry needs.

16 Dec 2025 11:47 am
Delhi govt directs schools to shift to online mode up to class-5 as air quality deteriorates

Physical classes for students from nursery to Class 5 have been discontinued across all government, government-aided and unaided private recognised schools in Delhi

16 Dec 2025 10:43 am
SIR: Draft rolls of three States, two UTs to be published on Tuesday

The enumeration period for Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has been extended till December 14, where the draft electoral rolls will be published on December 19

16 Dec 2025 10:29 am
Musk's net worth hits $600 billion as SpaceX preps for IPO

Musk, who was the first to surpass $500 billion in net worth in October, owns an estimated 42% stake in SpaceX, which is preparing to go public next year

16 Dec 2025 10:29 am
SC to TN govt: See Navodaya schools as opportunity, not imposition

Hearing Tamil Nadus challenge to a Madras High Court order, the court said the focus should remain on improving access to quality education for rural students

16 Dec 2025 10:24 am
Italy scientists develop 3D-printed snacks using lab-grown plant cells

Led by ENEAs Nutri3D project, the initiative aims to preserve taste and nutrition while addressing challenges such as shrinking arable land and climate change.

16 Dec 2025 10:07 am
IPL mini-auction : 369 players up for grabs, 237.55 crore at stake

A total of 369 players will go under the hammer, including 251 Indian and 118 overseas cricketers

16 Dec 2025 10:05 am
IPL 2026 set to kick off on March 26, final to be played on May 31

IPL auction to take place today (December 16) in Abu Dhabi

16 Dec 2025 9:34 am
Raghuraman Kannan elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

A Curators Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri, Kannan has developed nanoparticle-based drug delivery platforms targeting cancer while minimising harm to healthy tissue

16 Dec 2025 7:21 am
Karnataka reports 2,809 farmer suicides since 2023-24, ranks second nationally

While the Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswami said suicides have declined compared to earlier years, the issue sparked political criticism, with the BJP accusing the Congress-led government of negligence.

16 Dec 2025 7:05 am
Uttar Pradesh fast-tracks logistics push, clears four projects worth 1,100 crore

Planned across Varanasi, Moradabad, Lucknow and other locations, the projects are expected to strengthen the states modern storage and distribution network while generating significant employment.

16 Dec 2025 6:59 am
President withholds assent to Bengal Bills on university chancellors

With the assent denied, the principal Acts governing state-aided universities remain unchanged.

16 Dec 2025 6:53 am
Stock Market Live Updates 16 Dec 2025: Stock to buy today: Usha Martin

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: The short-term outlook is bullish for Usha Martin. The stock has risen over 4 per cent on Monday and has begun the week on a strong note. This rise is happening after a consolidation above the 100-Day Moving Average (DMA) for three weeks. Support is in the 435-430 region. Intermediate dips are likely to get fresh buyers near this support zone and limit the downside. Usha Martin share price can rise to 510 in the coming weeks. Traders can buy Usha Martin shares n

16 Dec 2025 6:33 am
Bill to repeal 71 laws introduced

Since May 2014, the Modi government has been consistently repealing colonial era, archaic and obsolete laws to declutter statute books

15 Dec 2025 9:20 pm
Dense fog cripples flight operations at Delhi airport

As many as 68 flights were cancelled and five others diverted resulting in network-wide delays.

15 Dec 2025 8:48 pm
ED questions Yes Banks Rana Kapoor in PMLA probe linked to Anil Ambani group

The ED is probing an alleged quid pro quo arrangement between Kapoor and industrialist Anil Ambani

15 Dec 2025 8:03 pm
Govt tables Bill to Subsume UGC, AICTE; IITs, IIMs brought under new regulator

The proposed bill has a wide institutional sweep, applying to Institutions of National Importance such as IITs, IIMs, NITs and IISc under Section 2(1)(a).

15 Dec 2025 7:34 pm
Axis to hire 50 private bankers to target wealth boom in India

The firm is expanding its team of bankers across locations to cater to the growing needs of high-net-worth individual and ultra-high net-worth individual clients: Banks affluent banking unit head

15 Dec 2025 7:23 pm
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Maharashtra clock slower growth in bank deposits between FY11-FY25

The slower growth appears influenced by the existing base of bank deposits

15 Dec 2025 6:52 pm
Rapido rolls out rider-rejection visibility feature in Bengaluru pilot

The move comes as the Bengaluru-based startup pushes deeper into four-wheeler cab services

15 Dec 2025 6:34 pm
Karnataka emerged as blue-chip heavy crypto market: CoinSwitch

Younger investors continue to dominate activity in Karnataka, aligning with national demographic trends

15 Dec 2025 6:09 pm
Maldivian expand connectivity to Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi

With this additional flight, passengers now have more options to plan their trips around business schedules, medical visits, or leisure getaways without being restricted by limited availability.

15 Dec 2025 5:59 pm
IPL auction 2026: Green, Venkatesh, Livingstone in focus as KKR, CSK ready to loosen purse strings

The 10 teams need to fill up 77 slots with a cumulative purse of 237.55 crore

15 Dec 2025 5:25 pm
AP govt allots 100 acres of land to Virupaksha Organicsin Orvakal

The project involves an investment of 1,225 crore and has the potential to create around 1,500 direct jobs

15 Dec 2025 5:02 pm
Kerala Startup Mission ties up with German ecosystem to support start-ups

The MoU was signed the start-up festival Huddle Global 2025 between by KSUM CEO Anoop Ambika and Thomas Neumann, Head, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany in the presence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

15 Dec 2025 3:56 pm
India a preferred destination for data centres, no shortage of power: Piyush Goyal

Europe does not have a national grid. Even the US does not have a national grid. But India has a national grid. So we are a preferred destination for data centres, the Minister said.

15 Dec 2025 3:52 pm
Kerala Startup Mission, German consortium partner to boost deep-tech start-ups

Agreement finalised at Huddle Global 2025, Keralas flagship start-up festival

15 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
Govt holds road shows in London to explore stake sale in General Insurance Corp of India

India plans to sell a total of 10% stake in the insurer in tranches to meet the market regulators minimum public shareholding norm

15 Dec 2025 3:27 pm
15 Dec 2025 3:15 pm
ED questions Yes Banks Rana Kapoor in Reliance group probe

Money laundering investigation focuses on Yes Banks investments in Anil Ambani group firms between 201719

15 Dec 2025 1:06 pm
Indian tourists among biggest spenders on luxury goods in Singapore

Indian tourists spent SGD 812.17 million in Singapore in the first half of 2025, a rise of 4.40% over the same period last year

15 Dec 2025 12:44 pm
European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid Washington pressure to accept deal

Zelenskyy sat down Sunday with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in the German federal chancellery in the hopes of bringing the nearly four-year war to a close.

15 Dec 2025 12:35 pm
Yogi Adityanath blames Nehru for Kashmir extremism, separatism

Speaking on the 75th death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, he praised Patels role in integrating over 560 princely states and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with fulfilling Patels vision by abolishing Article 370.

15 Dec 2025 12:06 pm
EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban

The likely revision to the 2023 law requiring all new cars and vans sold in the 27-nation bloc from 2035 to be CO2 emission-free would be the European Union's most significant climb-down from its green policies of the past five years

15 Dec 2025 11:42 am
Inox Wind bags 102.3 MW order from Aditya Birla Renewables' arm

Inox Wind secured the order for the supply of its 3.3 MW turbines for the projects being developed by ABREL EPC Ltd in Karnataka

15 Dec 2025 11:15 am
AAI's Mumbai radar to be relocated, will free land for affordable housing: Naidu

This decision was taken following a meeting between various stakeholders, including the Civil Aviation Ministry, the Maharashtra government and others

15 Dec 2025 10:48 am
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleges CIA nuclear spy mission on Nanda Devi during Nehru, Indira Gandhi era

In social media posts, Dubey claimed the operation occurred in multiple phases and that a device was abandoned after American operatives withdrew, potentially causing long-term environmental and health damage in the Himalayas

15 Dec 2025 10:12 am
EC appoints 5 nodal officers for EVM first-level checking ahead of 2026 Bengal assembly polls

The five officers are Shania Kayem Mize (deputy CEO, Arunachal Pradesh), Yogesh Gosavi (deputy CEO, Maharashtra), P K Boro (additional CEO, Meghalaya), Ethel Rothangpuii (joint CEO, Mizoram) and Kanishka Kumar (under secretary of ECI)

15 Dec 2025 9:34 am
15 Dec 2025 9:32 am
US to begin social media screening of H-1B, H-4 visa applicants from Dec 15

Washington has also paused with immediate effect Green Card, US citizenship and other immigration applications for immigrants hailing from 19 countries of concern, in the wake of a shooting of National Guard soldiers by an Afghan national

15 Dec 2025 9:15 am
Stock Market Live Updates 15 Dec 2025: Stock to buy today: Grasim Industries

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: The short-term outlook is bullish for Grasim Industries. The 1.4 per cent rise on Friday has taken the share price well above the key psychological resistance level of 2,800. The recent rise is happening after forming a good base above the 200-Day Moving Average (DMA), currently around 2,715. The region around 2,800 can now act as a good resistance-turned-support and limit the downside from here. Grasim Industries share price can rise to 3,000 in the coming week

15 Dec 2025 6:46 am
Bondi Beach shooting: father and son identified as attackers by police; 16 dead

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it a dark moment, as global leaders condemned the violence and security was tightened nationwide.

15 Dec 2025 6:42 am
Andhra Pradesh becomes Indias top fruit, fish producer amid steady economic growth: RBI report

Andhra Pradeshs GSDP estimated at nearly 16 lakh crore at current prices during 202425

14 Dec 2025 9:19 pm