PM Modi leaves for Thailand to attend BIMSTEC Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplanes for his visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka on April 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: X@PMOIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a two-day visit to Thailand, where he will engage in bilateral talks with his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. Mr. Modi … Read more

Sufferings in the hands of fascists frame

The gory details: A visitor at the Anti-fascism photo stall at the  Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s 24th party congress venue in Madurai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK A unique anti-fascism photo exhibition displayed under the title, ‘Yours is not to reason why,’ at the venue of Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s 24th … Read more

Muslim MPs object to non-Muslims in Waqf Board

Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi protest against Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 outside Makar Dwar during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI A majority of Muslim MPs on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) objected to the clause allowing non-Muslims to be part of Waqf Boards in … Read more

Different shades of support from NDA allies for Waqf Bill 

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI   The parties of the National Democratic Alliance showed varied shades of support for the Waqf (amendment) Bill, 2025. While the Bill received … Read more

UGC analysing feedback on draft faculty appointment guidelines: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a statement to the Upper House that the aim of the guidelines was to create an inclusive and multidisciplinary higher education system | Photo Credit: PTI The University Grants Commission (UGC) has received feedback on its controversial draft guidelines on faculty appointments. Suggestions have been made on improvements … Read more

Ahead of BIMSTEC summit, doubts persist over Modi-Yunus meeting

Bangladesh’s High Representative for the Rohingya refugee crisis, Khalilur Rahman, informed reporters in Dhaka that there is “sufficient possibility” of a meeting between PM Modi and Prof. Yunus on the sidelines of the summit. File | Photo Credit: Agencies A day before leaders from south and southeast Asian nations gather for the BIMSTEC summit in … Read more

Committees constituted to amend nuclear liability laws

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The government has constituted committees with members from the Department of Atomic Energy, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Law and Justice to discuss amendments to the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for … Read more