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India aiming for global leadership in frontier technologies, says Union minister Jitendra Sing

At the "Technology Dialogue 2025" held at IISc in Bengaluru, Singh unveiled "Vision India Techade," a plan that envisions India as a global leader in innovation and technology.

Union Textiles Minister inaugurates new IIHT campus in West Bengal’s Fulia

The state-of-the-art facility aims to boost handloom technology education and cater to students from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Sikkim.

Union minister G Reddy vows to safeguard India’s linguistic heritage

The Minister highlighted the significance of including languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which has expanded from 14 to 22 languages over time.

Piyush Goyal to visit Saudi Arabia, to participate in FII Summit

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, will embark on an official visit to Saudi Arabia between 29 and 30 October...

Union Coal Ministry launches NIRMAN scheme for minorities appearing for UPSC

Financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for qualifying candidates to be provided.

Nadda’s 1st term at health ministry saw launch of crucial schemes, but tough road lies ahead

Practitioners hopeful of reforms, but issues include challenges in primary care provision, efficacy of AB-PMJAY scheme & addressing gaps in system exposed by Covid pandemic.

BJP targets Congress over Sanatana Dharma row — ‘evil designs of Ghamandi Alliance partners’

Union ministers Anurag Thakur, Hardeep Puri, Smriti Irani & others lash out at opposition INDIA alliance after PM Modi asks them to respond to DMK minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's comment.

Murder at minister’s Lucknow home: ‘CCTV video’ shows accused following victim with pistol

While Vinay Srivastava, the victim, & Ajay Rawat are seen in first video, another suspect Bunty exits house in other clip. Bunty & Vinay jointly owned a plot of land, say victim's family.

Fight over gambling, say cops after aide of Union minister’s son shot dead at Lucknow house, 3 arrested

Vinay Srivastava was killed with pistol belonging to minister Kaushal Kishore's son at latter's house, say police. Minister says son was in Delhi, victim's family alleges coverup.

Amid Opposition huddle in Mumbai, Centre calls special session of Parliament from 18-22 September

Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi posted on X Thursday that there would be five sittings of the special session.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.