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September 17, 2025 5:38 PM
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Urban (PMAY-U) has been India’s flagship scheme to achieve "Housing for All" by providing pucca (permanent) homes to low- and middle-income urban families. Before PMAY-Urban 2.0, the scheme had already sanctioned a large...
September 17, 2025 4:43 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of murder and trying to destabilise the West by testing its limits and sabotage, speaking at a parliamentary debate where he clashed with the far-right opposition. Merz sa...
September 17, 2025 4:32 PM
Amid global market volatility, India’s growth is resilient and the country remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with its GDP forecast to continue growing 6.5 per cent this fiscal (FY26), S&P Global said on Wednesday. The positi...
September 17, 2025 4:16 PM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor, the 2016 surgical strike and the 2019 Balakot air strike demonstrated that India is committed to dialogue but will not hesitate to use hard power when negotiations fail. Speaking at...
September 17, 2025 3:46 PM
Russia will soon have a rival to Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink, as it tries to shift away from outdated thinking that has allowed SpaceX to win the crown of satellite dominance, Russia's space chief said on Wednesday. Starlink says...
September 17, 2025 3:15 PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is set to hold a call with the British, French and German foreign ministers on Wednesday as Tehran seeks to avert the reimposition of international sanctions over its nuclear programme. A French diplomatic sour...
September 17, 2025 3:10 PM
The 18th Inclusion International World Congress concluded today after bringing together delegates from 75 countries and 125 organizations in a powerful display of global solidarity for the rights and empowerment of people with intellectual disabiliti...
September 17, 2025 1:41 PM
The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) on Wednesday organised a bike rally in the national capital as part of the upcoming Ayurveda Day 2025 celebrations, aimed at promoting holistic health and environmental sustainability. Participants rode fro...
September 17, 2025 1:23 PM
At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru's ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Tuesday, the country's tourism minister said, after a passenger train service was suspended due to a protest. Train operator PeruRail said service had been suspe...
September 17, 2025 12:33 PM
Japan will not recognise a Palestinian state for now, a decision likely taken to maintain relations with the United States and to avoid a hardening of Israel's attitude, the Asahi newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified government source...
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