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India simplifies visa rules, forms become 70% shorter, categories reduced from 13 to 9
The Indian government on Wednesday announced a major overhaul of its visa framework to make it easier for foreign nationals to visit the country, reducing the number of major visa categories from 13 to 9 and sub-categories from 49 to 23. The government has also cut the number of fields in visa application forms by 65-70 per cent to simplify the process and reduce paperwork.
Indore loses cleanest city title after 8 years as Navi Mumbai emerges winner in Swachh Survekshan Awards
Indore, which has long been recognised as India's cleanest city, suffered a major setback in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 results announced on Wednesday, dropping out of the top three positions in the Clean City League category. The city, which had dominated the national cleanliness rankings for 8 consecutive years, failed to retain its podium position as Navi Mumbai, Surat and Vijayawada emerged as the country's top three cleanest cities.
Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar collapses during morning walk, admitted to AIIMS
Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi after he fell unconscious during his morning walk on Wednesday, November 11. As per reports, Dhankhar's security personnel escorted him home in a PCR vehicle. Following this, the medical team from ILBS and AIIMS doctor Sandeep Seth examined him and provided necessary medical assistance. However, due to his health condition, the doctors decided to immediately transport him to AIIMS.
Defence Ministry seals Rs 500 crore deal for upgrade of warship INS Betwa
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth Rs 498.58 crore with Cochin Shipyard Limited for the upgrade of naval ship, INS Betwa. The contract was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on November 11, 2026. Under the contract, INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class frigate of the Indian Navy, will undergo a major propulsion system transformation, involving the replacement of its existing steam-based propulsion system with a diesel-engine-based propulsion system. The refit will also include the upgradation of its combat capabilities through the installatio
OPINION | Maligning India: What is China's motive?
More than 150 Chinese vloggers have been carrying out a coordinated anti-India disinformation campaign by live-streaming videos of poor localities in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. They are passing them off as Delhi's slums. These Chinese vloggers pay money to Dhaka shopkeepers to display Indian goods in order to hoodwink their viewers, as if these shops are located in Delhi.
Before marrying Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia stayed with Amitabh Bachchan's family: What her memoir reveals
In January 1968, when Sonia Gandhi arrived in India to be with Rajiv Gandhi, she was welcomed into the home of celebrated Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, Teji Bachchan. Staying with the Bachchan family before her marriage, Sonia found herself adjusting to a new country, unfamiliar customs and a language she could not yet speak fluently.
'We fell in love with him': Sonia Gandhi reveals heartbreaking story of her first child's death in new memoir
In one of the most personal accounts in her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has opened up about the loss of her first child, a baby boy she gave birth to prematurely in January 1969. She recalls the brief happiness that followed his birth, the family's heartbreak after his death and the difficult decision to bury him at the Gandhi family's farmhouse in Mehrauli.
'Worked his way to power': Sonia Gandhi acknowledges PM Modi's rise within RSS in her memoir
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has offered a glimpse into her personal and political journey in her new memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'. Among the subjects she touches upon is her relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and their limited interactions over the years. Sonia Gandhi writes that the two have had "practically no real contact" beyond brief exchanges at official gatherings, adding that they come from different ideological backgrounds and have distinct visions of India.
From 'absolutely not' to 'theek hai' to firm no: How Sonia Gandhi turned down the PM post
In what is widely regarded as one of the most consequential political decisions in 21st-century India, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had told her children months before the 2004 Lok Sabha election that she would "absolutely not" become prime minister. However, after repeated appeals from her alliance partners, she briefly appeared to reconsider with "theek hai" before turning down the offer unequivocally.
Here PM Modi-Zelensky talks, on the other hand, Jaishankar turned the phone to the Russian Foreign Minister, what was discussed?
The talks between the foreign ministers of India and Russia took place on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the phone. Ukrainian president? Spoke this evening with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Our conversation focused on the Ukraine conflict and ongoing diplomatic initiatives. — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) November 9, 2026 In a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), it said, ' Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again reiterated India's human-centric approach and said that Indi
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- India simplifies visa rules, forms become 70% shorter, categories reduced from 13 to 9
- Indore loses cleanest city title after 8 years as Navi Mumbai emerges winner in Swachh Survekshan Awards
- Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar collapses during morning walk, admitted to AIIMS
- Defence Ministry seals Rs 500 crore deal for upgrade of warship INS Betwa
- OPINION | Maligning India: What is China's motive?
