Vande Mataram played key role in awakening powerful national consciousness: Amit Shah

Vande Mataram played key role in awakening powerful national consciousness: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Vande Mataram played a key role in awakening national consciousness during India's freedom struggle. Composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the song inspired patriotism and cultural pride, spreading across the country despite British attempts to suppress it. Shah emphasized that understanding its historical significance will inspire future generations and remain important for India's vision of a developed nation by 2047. Dec 9, 2025
Sensex, Nifty end higher as US-China deal hopes boost sentiment

Sensex, Nifty end lower amid profit booking

Sentiment weakened further after reports suggested that US President Donald Trump may consider imposing new tariffs on Indian rice, raising fresh concerns about unresolved trade negotiations between India and the United States. Dec 9, 2025
US busts China-linked AI chip smuggling ring worth $50 million

US busts China-linked AI chip smuggling ring worth $50 million

Announcing the results of 'Operation Gatekeeper', the Justice Department said the network funnelled top-end AI chips to China, Hong Kong, and other restricted destinations by falsifying paperwork, mislabeling shipping documents, and routing payments through wire transfers originating in the People's Republic of China. Dec 9, 2025
Gold prices rise to 3-month high on back of safe-haven demand

Gold, silver open flat ahead of the US Fed policy outcome

On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold February contracts were unchanged at Rs 1,29,978 per 10 grams during early trade. "In the domestic market, MCX Gold (Feb) is trading near Rs 1,29,952, closely tracking the global uptrend while also receiving support from rupee weakness," market experts said. Dec 9, 2025
Trump says Putin 'would like to end war' with Ukraine

Trump clears conditional NVIDIA H200 sales to China; Warren warns risk

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had "informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other Countries, under conditions that allow for continued strong National Security." He added that "President Xi responded positively!" Dec 9, 2025
Reserve Bank Of India

Centre, RBI protecting citizens from exploitation by unauthorised loan apps: Sitharaman

The government has been constantly engaging with the RBI and other concerned regulators and stakeholders to curb the operations of unauthorised digital loan apps in the country. The Central Bank has operationalised a directory 'Digital Lending Apps (DLAs)' on its website, consisting of all DLAs deployed by regulated entities (REs) of RBI. Dec 9, 2025
Trump outlines sweeping 'America First' agenda in security strategy

Trump links tariffs to new farm aid, flags Indian rice imports

The President framed the new assistance as essential to stabilising the farm economy after what he repeatedly called inherited inflation and depressed commodity prices. "Farmers are an indispensable national asset, part of the backbone of America," he said, arguing that tariff leverage was central to his strategy for reviving US agriculture. Dec 9, 2025