The Election Commission of India has mobilised more than 25 lakh personnel for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, alongside by-elections in six states, in what...

"India must raise its foreign exchange reserves to at least $1 trillion to ensure credible defence of the rupee and resilience against external shocks", former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Michael Patra...

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has surged onto the global stage, becoming the world’s most widely used real-time digital payments system and now powering over half of all instant transactions worldwide, according to...

President Droupadi Murmu said, "Access to nutritious food and schooling remains critical to India’s development goals", marking the milestone of five billion meals served by the Akshaya Patra Foundation at an event held...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the Lok Sabha that the government is prioritising both income stability and security for farmers through a combination of crop diversification, expanded procurement at minimum support...

A sharp confrontation has erupted between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Election Commission of India after the poll body carried out a sweeping reshuffle of the state’s top bureaucracy within...

India delivered a sharp critique of Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing its western neighbour of exploiting religion to score political points while casting baseless allegations against India. In a pointed address marking...

The Supreme Court declined to stay the National Investigation Agency’s investigation into the Beldanga violence in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, reinforcing the High Court’s ruling that allowed the probe to continue. The bench,...

The Supreme Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a nationwide policy mandating menstrual leave for women students and employees, cautioning that making such leave compulsory through law could unintentionally damage...