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Among major engagements in 2026 is the visit of the European Union leadership, the chief guests at the Republic Day parade. IMAGE: A view of India Gate in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo After a relatively quiet electoral year in 2025, New Delhi is braci... See more

The PM's overseas visits in 2025 picked up sharply after May, particularly following Operation Sindoor. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met at the White House, February 13, 2025. Photograph: Press Information Bureau Last ... See more

Officials said the government is keen to conform to the convention of the Union Budget for 2026-2027 being presented on February 1 despite it falling on a Sunday in 2026. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a pre-Budget onsultation with expe... See more

The Central Information Commission, which is functioning at full strength for the first time after December 2016, will need to consider 31,000 appeals and complaints. It takes more than a year for a matter to be heard by the Commission. President Droupadi... See more

Next week’s three-nation foreign tour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will see India and Oman sign a free trade deal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The visit will also pave the way for agreements with Ethiopia and Jordan to increase India’s bilatera... See more