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Representational image of women workers employed under the MGNREGA scheme | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Parliamentary Panel on Rural Development headed by Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka in its report reviewing the budgetary allocation of Department of Rural Development on Wednesday (March 12, 2025), strongly argued for revision of wages and uniform rates across the … Read more

An Indian Border Security Force soldier walks through a gate painted with the Indian flag at the India-Pakistan border at Suchet Garh in Ranbir Singh Pura. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan accused India of being involved in acts of terrorism within its borders, specifically pointing to the recent attack on the Jaffar Express. In … Read more

Workers remove rupee symbol installed at mahim junction, Mumbai. Image used for representation only. | Photo Credit: Vijay Bate The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has decided to remove the official rupee symbol (₹) from the state’s Budget 2025, replacing it with the Tamil script. This marks the first time a state has rejected the national … Read more

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the suspected role public servants in the large-scale smuggling of gold from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, based on the inputs shared by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which recently arrested Kannada actor Ranya Rao allegedly with smuggled gold. According to the First Information … Read more

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), has underscored the need to adopt innovative measures to counter the increased security challenges. Addressing the Commanders’ Conference of the Southern Air Command (SAC) in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday … Read more

S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met a delegation of fishermen from Tamil Nadu on Thursday (March 13, 2025). The meeting acquires significance as it comes against the backdrop of India’s “strong protest” against the January 28 firing by the Sri Lankan Navy on 13 Indian fishermen. Subsequently, Sri Lanka … Read more

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament on March 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI A Parliamentary Standing Committee has advised the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to hold consultations with stakeholders, and prepare documents and guidelines to schemes prior to announcing them in Budgets. “This would avoid … Read more

The Centre has made operational “hubs” in four leading institutions to develop quantum computer technology and earmarked funds for them, according to information made public in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (March 12, 2025). Uttar Pradesh, with an allocation of ₹28.7 crore during 2024-25, leads States funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) … Read more

A recent photo of A. Bimol Akoijam, MP from Manipur, speaking in a discussion in Ernakulam, Kerala. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress MP from Manipur A. Bimol Akoijam has said that a question he had sent in for Lok Sabha on the Union government’s pacts with insurgent and armed groups in Northeastern States … Read more