India and New Zealand on Monday officially signed a long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA), sealing what Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described as a “once-in-a-generation” pact that opens new pathways for trade in goods and services, investment flows, and labour mobility between the two countries. The pact was formalised in the presence of Commerce Minister...
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has emphasised the importance of the timely execution of works, adherence to strict quality standards, and the adoption of advanced technologies to ensure sustainable and efficient highway infrastructure. The Minister said this while chairing a review meeting held in New Delhi. During the meeting, Mr Gadkari reviewed the...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won seven of the 12 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today. While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won three seats, Congress and the Left party managed to win one seat each. Of the 12 wards where voting was held on November 30, nine were earlier held by...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, November 25, hoisted a saffron flag atop the 191-foot shikhar of the Ram temple in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh, during the flag ceremony, in celebration of the completion of the temple’s construction. During the ceremony, PM Modi termed the Ram temple flag as the “dharma dhwaja,” calling it a...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the four new labour codes, to be implemented from today, provide a strong foundation for universal social security and will protect workers’ rights. The Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions...
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday intensified its preparations for the upcoming by-elections in 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, with senior leaders holding a series of organisational meetings and public gatherings across the city. At a review meeting at the state BJP office in the morning, the party’s national general secretary (organisation)...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the NDA’s victory in the Bihar elections, declaring that the “Mahila-Youth” combination was the new “MY formula” that powered the alliance’s win. Addressing party workers at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Modi opened his speech with “Jai Chhathi Maiya” and said the people of Bihar had “created...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has condoled the loss of lives in the high-intensity blast near the iconic Red Fort in Delhi, and informed that the top agencies in the country are investigating the incident with full intensity, and that they will go in-depth into the incident. “Pained beyond words by the loss of lives...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning appealed to citizens in Bihar to create another record as voting for the second phase of assembly elections begins. Taking to X, the Prime Minister urged first-time Gen Z voters to exercise their franchise and encourage others to do so. “Today is the second and final phase of...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration marking 150 years of India’s national song, ‘Vande Mataram’, at a grand ceremony organized by the Culture Ministry on November 7, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. The event will mark the formal launch of nationwide celebrations that will run from November 7, 2025...