US Vice President JD Vance, along with his family, arrived in New Delhi today, marking the beginning of his first official visit to India.

Rescue operations are underway in several stretches of National Highway in Jammu's Ramban area after heavy rain triggered triggered flash floods and landslides and wreaked havoc.

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US Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha Vance arrived in New Delhi on April 21, kicking off a four-day visit to India.

Troubles at Gensol Engineering deepened as two more independent directors, Harsh Singh and Kuljit Singh Popli, quit, days after SEBI accused the company’s co-founders of financial misconduct.

Stock Market close highlights today, April 21, 2025: The BSE Sensex has rallied 7.5 per cent or 5,562 points in the last five straight trading sessions

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Pope Francis had recently had a lengthy stay in a Rome hospital suffering from double pneumonia

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President Donald Trump is preparing to make one of the controversial personnel changes laid out in the conservative Project 2025 blueprint for his second term.
He plans to reclassify 50,000 federal employees under what's known as Schedule F, which means they'll have less civil service protection. The proposal follows an executive order signed at the beginning of his term, and it's expected to be published in the Federal Register on Friday afternoon.
Trump announced the move on social media before the rule was published Friday.
If these government workers refuse to advance the policy interests of the President, or are engaging in corrupt behavior, they should no longer have a job, he wrote on his Truth Social platform. This is common sense, and will allow the federal government to finally be run like a business.'
Administration officials argue that it's necessary to increase accountability in the workforce. The change is expected to make it easier to replace career employees who hav

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Highlighting the need to create 8 to 10 million jobs annually in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary PK Mishra on Saturday urged students to equip themselves with both technical knowledge and practical skills.
Speaking at the 9th convocation ceremony of IIM Sambalpur, Mishra said, "There is a need to create 8 to 10 million jobs annually. The central government has therefore launched initiatives like Digital India and Skill India to meet this goal. You need technical knowledge along with skills."
He also informed the students that India has secured a strong position on the global stage.
Mishra said this is a crucial period not only for students, but also for the country.
"Today, India holds a strong global position, with a growing economy, a young population and strategic partnerships. The country's increasing influence will help achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat, as envisioned by the Prime Minister," Mishra said.
Mishra said India's digital infrastructure is

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The steel industry contributes directly over 2% of India's GDP

The steel ministry has urged the Ministry of Finance to double the basic Customs duty on imported finished steel products to 15 per cent from the current 7.5 per cent in the upcoming Union Budget for 2025–26, people aware of the matter said.

The government on Monday announced a three-day state mourning as a mark of respect on the passing away of Pope Francis.
Francis, who was the first non-European Pope in nearly 1,300 years, died on Monday. He was 88.
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said, "His Holiness Pope Francis, Supreme Pontiff of the Holy See passed away on April 21. As a mark of respect, three-day state mourning shall be observed throughout India."
As per the schedule, two days' state mourning will be on April 22 (Tuesday) and April 23 (Wednesday). Besides, one day's state mourning will be on the day of the funeral, the statement said.
During the period of the state mourning, the national flag will be flown at half mast throughout India on all buildings where the national flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment, it added.

PM Modi remembered Pope Francis as a leader who worked tirelessly for inclusive and all-round development

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The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Monday said it has issued advisories to states to cut down sugar content in meals served at Anganwadi centres, with a preference for jaggery and less processed forms of sugar.
Addressing a session during the 17th Civil Services Day, Women and Child Development Secretary Anil Malik also urged the states to monitor the quality and quantity of cooking oil being used in the supplementary nutrition provided to women and children.
"We have issued an advisory to all states that you cannot have more than 10 per cent sugar in any food -- preferable is 5 per cent -- and jaggery and less processed sugar is always preferred and advised states to look at cooking oil also," said Malik, Secretary of the ministry.
Malik's comments come as the ministry received the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration (Innovation category) for the Poshan Tracker app -- a digital tool that has brought real-time oversight into the delivery of ...

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