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Lessons from 2024 and prospects for 2025

The economy of Bangladesh faced sustained stress throughout 2024, with macroeconomic stability continuing to deteriorate – a trend from the past few years – due to a series of challenges.

Right on a roll

The war in Ukraine poses a threat to the post-Berlin Wall order in Europe. But it is ridiculous to talk about the end of Europe. Social democracy and a liberal social welfare state, its commitment of economic solidarity and its role in addressing climate change, place the old continent on a higher pedestal. Europe may have begun to lose its cutting edge in technology. But it hasn't yet lost its democratic plot

Ukraine Challenge

As the war in Ukraine grinds into its third year, the shifting dynamics of international politics and battlefield realities could make 2025 a pivotal year.

INSV Tarini departs New Zealand for double-handed circumnavigation expedition

The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini set sail from Lyttelton Port, New Zealand today, marking the beginning of the third and longest leg of its historic circumnavigation journey.

Sanjay Raut Claims BJP MLA Attacking Dhananjay Munde at Fadnavis' Behest

Rajya Sabha MP of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, Sanjay Raut, claimed in Mumbai on Saturday that BJP MLA Suresh Dhas, who has been making allegations against food and civil supplies minister Dhananjay Munde as well as asking Munde to resign, is acting on the orders of none other than Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis himself.

Kiren Rijiju Offers 'Chadar' at Ajmer Sharif on Behalf of PM Modi

The Union Minister prayed for peace & tranquility & a spirit of brotherhood & unity in the country

Maratha activist warns Munde won't be allowed to roam the streets

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil said in Parbhani on Saturday that Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, who has been accused of being the political godfather of the alleged killer of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, will not be allowed to roam the streets.

India Committed to Taking Lead in AI: PM Modi

The Prime Minister made these remarks while talking to Indian entrepreneur Vishal Sikka who called on him.

Prashant Kishor Likely to Face Action for Dharna at Unauthorized Location in Patna

The Patna district administration is considering action against poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj Founder Prashant Kishor for staging a sit-in protest at an unauthorised location in Gandhi Maidan, according to an official statement on Saturday.

Kejriwal Built 'Sheesh Mahal' Using Money Belonging to Delhiites: Amit Shah

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of 'Sheesh Mahal', Union Home Minister Amit Shah charged Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Convener Arvind Kejriwal with building a palatial home when he was the chief minister by using Delhiites' money and said the latter needs to give an account to the people of the national capital.

PM to launch multiple development projects worth over ₹12,000 crore in Delhi on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 12,200 crore on Sunday in Delhi, which is expected to go to the polls in February.

Wayanad landslide survivors shine at school youth festival: Dance of Resilience inspires thousands

From the misty hills of Wayanad, scarred by nature's fury, to Asia's grandest school cultural celebration, seven young hearts carried a story—a story of pain, hope, and rebirth.

Karnataka: 'Never in history have bus fares been hiked by 15pc,' BJP slams Siddaramaiah govt

Slamming the Congress government for the \"never in history\" 15 per cent hike in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus fare, BJP on Friday asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to roll back the \"anti-people move.\"

Any kind of violence against women is unacceptable, says DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

Reacting to the alleged sexual assault of a student inside the Anna University campus, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Saturday said that any kind of violence against women is unacceptable and that we as a society must reach a point where there is no violence against women.

Six men killed in deadly explosion at firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu

Six people were killed in a deadly explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit at Ammayanaickenpatti village near Sattur in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, about 520 km south of Chennai, on Saturday morning.

Maternal deaths: Karnataka BJP holds protest, urges Congress government to give ₹25 lakh ex-gratia to victims' families

The Karnataka BJP on Saturday staged a large protest in Shivamogga condemning the \"anti-people\" policies of the Congress government, which has shown negligence despite the series of maternal deaths occurring across the state.

Telangana's advisory on HMPV

Although no cases of Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been reported in Telangana, the state health department has come up with a series of Dos and Don'ts as a safeguard against respiratory infections.

Contractor's Suicide: Govt's Job to Hold Fair Probe, Says Kharge

Karnataka BJP Holds Statewide Protests Demanding Resignation of Priyank Kharge

PM sending mixed signals

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday lashed out at the Modi government, saying that the Prime Minister was sending mixed signals while sending chadar to Ajmer Sharif even when Sangh Parivar sympathisers were demanding excavations at the dargah.

Cong Launches 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' Campaign

The Congress on Saturday launched the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' campaign over the remarks of Union Home Minister Amit Shah about Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar recently and alleged attack on the Constitution by the BJP-led government at the Centre.

Delhi polls: BJP's first list out, pits Parvesh Verma against Kejriwal

The upcoming Delhi assembly election is going to witness an interesting contest, with the BJP fielding former MPs & ministers including Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri, Raaj Kumar Anand and Arvinder Singh Lovely against the ruling AAP's heavy weights of the likes of Arvind Kejriwal and CM Atishi, while Cong's ex-MP Sandeep Dikshit is also in the fray.

My govt committed to empowering rural India

PM Modi inaugurates Bharat Grameen Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam

US NSA to visit India for talks with Doval; to also meet EAM

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is arriving here on Sunday on a two-day visit to hold talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on a range of issues across the breadth of the US-India partnership - from space, defence, and strategic technology cooperation to shared security priorities in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

Panic as elephant herd tramples man to death

A wild tusker killed one Madhusudan Pande, 40, on Saturday when he was on way to a field to relieve himself.

Four Dalits Tortured for Allegedly Stealing Goats

Four Dalit boys were allegedly tonsured, garlanded with slippers and thrashed by a mob on suspicion of stealing goats at Bareida village under Biridi police limits recently.

Illegal firecracker making suspected to be the cause of explosion

The illegal storage of gunpowder and other materials for making firecrackers is suspected to be the cause of Friday night explosion at Badabag village under the Jagatsinghpur police limits.

Preparations for Utkarsh Odisha investment conclave in the final stages

►► Four plenary sessions, 16 sectoral sessions ►PM to address conclave on 28 January ►► CM suggests to create a unique identity of Odisha international investors

Rayagada's Chaiti Pallisree Mela logs record business

The Chaiti Pallisree Mela in Rayagada has registered business transactions worth ₹3.48 crore.

Sometimes you have to play more secure cricket: Pant

In the aftermath of the series-conceding loss in the Melbourne Test, India head coach Gautam Gambhir had emphasised on a team-first approach, leaving it to the players to decide whether their natural game would work for the team's cause, while skipper Rohit Sharma was more direct on placing the onus on Rishabh Pant to work out his way for what's in the best interest of the team.

Steve Smith '100 per cent' sure of Virat Kohli 'catch'

Australia batter Steve Smith on Friday reacted to India batter Virat Kohli's catch in the first session on Day 1 of the Sydney Test and said that he is 100 per cent sure of getting a hand under it.