India

“MHA should take effective steps to identify the illegally settled Rohingyas and repatriate them to their parent countries,” the parliamentary panel recommended. Rohingya camp area near Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Home Affairs has recommended that the Census may be completed at the earliest. … Read more

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney and Justin Trudeau speak after Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, in Ottawa, on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The government is considering restoring its High Commissioner to … Read more

Oil tankers stand still in a queue as Imphal-Jiribam National Highway-37 closed due to an indefinite shutdown called by Kuki CSOs, in Imphal | Photo Credit: ANI As the two National Highways in Manipur remained blocked for the third consecutive day on Monday (March 10, 2025), officials said the “free movement” of all vehicles from … Read more

File picture of Sharjeel Imam. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Delhi court on March 7 framed charges against Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and nine others for their involvement in violence that broke during the 2019 anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in the national capital’s Jamia Nagar area. Noting that the speech made by Mr. … Read more

CPI(M) Polit Bureau coordinator Prakash Karat and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading a mass rally organised in conclusion of the 24th State Conference of party in Kollam on March 09, 2025. | Photo Credit: C. Sureshkumar The Indian National Democratic, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), comprising 26 non-BJP parties, was formed with the specific purpose of fighting … Read more

Centre notified the President’s appointment of Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, as a Supreme Court judge | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Centre notified the President’s appointment of Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, as a Supreme Court judge on Monday (March 10, 2025). Justice Bagchi is in line to be Chief … Read more

Indian Air Force’s six Rafale jets fly during the Republic Day parade on January 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Ukraine, involved in a war with Russia for the past four years, was the largest importer of major arms in the world in the 2020-24 period, clocking a nearly hundredfold rise in imports compared with … Read more

Justice B.R. Gavai. File. | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G Supreme Court judge, Justice B.R. Gavai, has voiced apprehension about efforts to turn Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool to predict court verdicts, questioning if a machine lacking human emotions and moral reasoning can be expected to truly grasp the complexities and nuances of legal disputes. … Read more

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Parliament on Monday (March 10, 2025) cleared a bill that seeks to enhance the functioning and independence of the Railway Board. Parliament Budget Session: Follow LIVE updates from March … Read more

Punjab police on Monday (March 10, 2025) said it has arrested an Indian-origin transnational drug lord, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with one of the largest narcotics seizures in the U.S., in Ludhiana. Shehnaz Singh, also known as Shawn Bhinder, had been operating under the guise of a transportation business … Read more