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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
File picture of Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal party president Sanjay Nishad on Thursday said that those who have a problem with Holi colours should leave the country. “People embrace each other during Friday prayers and they do the … Read more
BJP supporters protest on Kathua civilian killings, at Main Chowk Gagwal in Samba. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that three persons, including a 15-year-old boy, whose bodies were found in Kathua’s Billawar area were killed by “terrorists”, a senior Jammu and Kashmir government official said the circumstances and the … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Secrecy of ballot cannot be tinkered with by ordering recount of votes polled as a “matter of course”, the Supreme Court has confirmed in a judgment. “Each vote has its own value irrespective of its effect on … Read more
File picture of SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid an attempt by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to join forces against the upcoming delimitation exercise of Parliamentary constituencies, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced to attend the meeting, slated for March 22 in Chennai, for developing a collective strategy … Read more