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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to ‘Nari Shakti’ on International Women’s Day on Saturday (March 8, 2025) and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to women’s empowerment through various schemes and programmes. He also reiterated that women achievers from various fields would be taking over his social … Read more
File picture of former IPL chairman and Indian fugitive Lalit Modi | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi applied with the Indian High Commission in London to surrender his Indian passport, according to External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. Responding to developments in the thorny case between the two countries, the … Read more
Referring to Supreme Court’s rulings, the court said the apex court has repeatedly said modesty, in the context of Section 354 of IPC, must be interpreted in light of the dignity and bodily autonomy of a woman, or a minor girl. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court has said in the … Read more
Devotees gather to take a dip at the Sangam to mark Maghi Purnima at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the water at the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was fit for bathing after taking the … Read more
In this image via Indian Navy on March 7, 2025, Indian Navy ships during the 2025 edition of the Navy’s capstone Theatre Level Operational Exercise (TROPEX), which was conducted over a period of three months from January to early March, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Navy’s capstone theatre level operational exercise (TROPEX) that began … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (March 7, 2025) stressed the need to reduce weight as he cited a report which claimed that nearly 44 crore people in India may be obese by 2050, and described the figure as “huge and scary”. On the first day of his two-day tour of Gujarat and its adjoining … Read more
Drumming up support from Chief Ministers and former Chief Ministers of States likely to be affected by the delimitation process, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to them on Friday (March 7, 2025), requesting their consent to join a Joint Action Committee (JAC). Despite the gravity of the issue, the Union government has provided … Read more
Meitei Alliance Major RK Jhalajit speaks during a press conference on Community Understanding for Peaceful and Harmonious Co-existence in Manipur, Joint declaration by Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM) and Meitei Alliance, in New Delhi on Friday. Thadou Inpi Manipur President James and Thadou Inpi Manipur General Secretary Michael Lamjathang are also present. | Photo Credit: ANI … Read more
MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal | Photo Credit: PTI Indian officials are focussed on the progress in the bilateral trade agreement (BTA) talks with the United States, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday (March 7, 2025), sidestepping questions on whether the recent flurry of remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump on … Read more
In this image released by @SpokespersonMoD via X on March 7, 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh digitally interacts with ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama II’ crew Lt Commander Dilna K and Lt Commander Roopa A, who are circumnavigating the globe aboard INS Tarini. | Photo Credit: @SpokespersonMoD On the eve of International Women’s Day, Defence Minister Rajnath … Read more