India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Introduction Rural employment has been a cornerstone of India's social protection framework for nearly two decades. Since its enactment in 2005, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) played a key role in providing wage employment, stabilising rural incomes and creating basic infrastructure. Over time, however, the structure and objectives of rural India have evolved significantly. Rising incomes, exp...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, addressed the Officer Trainees of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) of the 2023 and 2024 batches at the Vice-President's Enclave today. Welcoming the officer trainees, the Vice-President noted with pride that the Defence Accounts Department has a rich legacy of over 275 years, making it one of the oldest departments of the Government of India. The Vice-President said...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS), a Central Civil Service recruited through the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), celebrated its 51st Foundation Year as Sanchar Vitta Lekha Diwas, and organised the Communication Finance Summit 2025. Addressing the gathering, the Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA), Ms. Vandana Gupta, highl...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam- "गते शोको न कर्तव्यो भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत्। वर्तमानेन कालेन &#...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaboration in the areas of research, education, training and technology support for defence & internal security. The MoU was inked by Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Production Coordination & Services Interaction) Dr Chandrika Kaushik and Vice Chancellor, RRU Prof (Dr) Bim...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, The Rt. Hon. Christopher Luxon today. The two leaders jointly announced the successful conclusion of the historic, ambitious and mutually beneficial India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With negotiations having been Initiated during PM Luxon's visit to India in March 2025, the two leaders agreed that the conclusion of t...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: # Name of the State Villages Panchayats Blocks Districts Fully Partially 1 Andhra Pradesh 1,586 588 36 0 5 2 Chhattisgarh 9,977 5,050 85 13 6 3 Gujarat 4,503 2,388 40 4 7 4 Himachal Pradesh 806 151 7 2 1 5 Jharkhand 16,022 2,074 131 13 3 6 Madhya Pradesh 11,784 5,211 89 5 15 7 Maharashtra 5,905 2,835 59 0 12 8 Odisha 19,311 1,918 119 6 7 9 Rajasthan 5,054 1,194 26 ...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is organizing the Second Pre-release Consultative Workshop on the Base Revision of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) on 23rd December, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The First Pre-release Consultative Workshop was held on 26th November, 2026 at Mumbai. The primary objective of the...
India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and New Zealand have concluded a comprehensive, balanced and forward-looking Free Trade Agreement (FTA) under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, marking a major economic and strategic milestone in India's engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. The Agreement stands out as one of India's fastest-concluded FTAs aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. The negotiations were fo...
India, Dec. 22 -- MUMBAI: While Bollywood often worships at the altar of stardom, one filmmaker is placing a different bet: the irresistible, unshakable story. As his digital thriller-comedy Sansani (Bachelorette Party Gone Wild) revs up for premiere, writer-director-composer-producer Sammir I. Patel pulls back the curtain on a career built on theatre grit, trusted brotherhoods, and content that screams.The Origin Story"We ate, slept, and breathed theatre. That's where the multitasking madness w...