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India, Oman to motion Free Trade Agreement connected December 18, Piyush Goyal confirms
Confirming that India and Oman will beryllium signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) connected Thursday (December 18, 2025), Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said that the FTA offers “immense opportunities” successful a fig of sectors, including textiles, footwear, automobiles, gems and jewellery, renewable energy, and car components.
Parliament Winter league Day 13 LIVE: ‘Can’t basal for profiteering,’ says Congress arsenic Rajya Sabha debates caller Insurance Bill
The Rajya Sabha connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) took up a treatment connected the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, which was passed by the Lower House a time earlier. It seeks to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, arsenic per the Bill circulated to members of Parliament.
MEA summons Bangladesh envoy aft extremist radical calls for march to Indian Mission successful Dhaka
Hours aft a extremist radical successful Dhaka announced “March to Indian High Commission” connected Wednesday day (December 17, 2025), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successful New Delhi summoned the High Commissioner of Bangladesh Riaz Hamidullah and reminded him astir Dhaka’s work for ensuring information and information of Indian ngo and visa facilities successful the neighbouring country.
Prithviraj Chavan refuses to apologise connected Op. Sindoor remarks, says ‘Constitution gives him close to inquire questions’
Former Union Minister and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) said determination is nary question of apologising, aft his remarks on Operation Sindoor stirred a controversy. “The Constitution gives maine the close to inquire questions. I volition speech elaborately later,” helium said erstwhile asked astir his remarks successful which helium had claimed that India was defeated connected the precise archetypal time of Operation Sindoor.
Delhi pollution: Mandatory 50% enactment from location for each private, govt. offices from December 18, says Minister
Delhi Labour Minister Kapil Mishra connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) said each authorities and backstage institutions indispensable mandatorily power to enactment from location for 50% of the unit from Thursday (December 18), oregon look action.
Hyderabad man’s engagement successful Australia shooting ‘insult’ to India: Telangana BJP chief
The involvement of a Hyderabad man successful the caller wide shooting astatine a formation successful Australia is not lone an "insult" to India, but besides a sedate information concern, Telangana BJP main N. Ramchander Rao said connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025). Sajid Akram, 1 of the suspects successful the caller shooting astatine Bondi formation successful Australia that near 15 radical dead, is primitively from Hyderabad, the Telangana Police said connected Tuesday.
Madras High Court refuses interim alleviation to Minister I. Periyasamy successful wealth laundering case
The Madras High Court connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) refused to assistance immoderate benignant of interim alleviation to Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy and his household members successful a wealth laundering lawsuit without ordering announcement to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and granting clip to the second to record its response.
ED searches 5 premises successful lawsuit linked to self-styled CM, Defence Minister of ‘Manipur State Council’
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) connected Tuesday (December 17, 2025) conducted searches against 2 persons, Yambem Biren and Narengbam Samarjit, who presented themselves to beryllium self-styled ““Chief Minister” and “External Affairs & Defence Minister” of the “Manipur State Council” respectively.
EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Israel PM Netanyahu connected deepening bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed ways to heighten practice successful technology, economy, connectivity and security, expressing assurance that the bilateral strategical concern volition “grow from spot to strength”.
PM Modi departs for Oman connected past limb of three-nation visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) near for Oman from Ethiopia connected the past limb of his four-day, three-nation visit.
Modi Govt creating ‘monopolies oregon duopolies’; reins of system indispensable beryllium fixed backmost to MSMEs: Rahul Gandhi
Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) accused the Modi Government of creating a “monopoly oregon duopoly” successful each assemblage and called for putting the reins of India’s system backmost into the hands of MSMEs.
Air pollution: Supreme Court asks NHAI, MCD to see shifting oregon closing 9 toll plazas astatine Delhi borders
Taking a superior enactment of the severe aerial contamination levels successful Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) issued a slew of directions and asked the NHAI and the MCD to see either impermanent closing oregon relocating the 9 toll plazas astatine borders of the nationalist superior to easiness accustomed monolithic postulation congestion.
Manufacturing declining successful India, request to physique meaningful ecosystems: Rahul Gandhi
Manufacturing is the backbone of beardown economies, Congress person Rahul Gandhi said connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) portion asserting that manufacturing is declining successful India.
Oscars 2026: Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Homebound’ gets shortlisted successful the Best International Feature Film category
Neeraj Ghaywan’s sophomore feature, Homebound has been shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards successful the Best International Feature Film category. On Tuesday, December 16, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists successful each the categories, including, Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound and Visual Effects.
