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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with the Foreign Minister of Interim government of Bangladesh Touhid Hossain in Muscat on February 16, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain in Muscat on Sunday (February 16, 2025), in a meeting aimed at defusing tensions and addressing “challenges” between Delhi … Read more

Security personnel stand guard at the New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi, on February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Railways has formed a two-member high-level administrative grade committee to investigate the stampede that occurred on Saturday night (February 15, 2025) at New Delhi Railway Station, officials in the Ministry of Railways said … Read more

Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry logo. Photo: x/@Dept_of_AHD The Centre has decided to bring public-private partnerships (PPP) in areas such as vaccine platforms, veterinary workforce development, institutional infrastructure and the creation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)-free zones. After a three-day workshop on PPPs for the performance of veterinary services held here last week in collaboration … Read more

Family members of the deceased in Samastipur district of Bihar after hearing about the death of three members. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When Kajal Kumari’s parents and young relative left their village in Bihar’s Samastipur district on a pilgrimage to the Maha Kumbh, she did not know she would never see them again. In … Read more

In this screengrab from a video posted by @NarendraModi via Youtube on Feb. 16, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends ‘Bharat Tex 2025’ at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI/@NarendraModi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 16, 2025) said he is optimistic that the textile sector will achieve the Rs … Read more

The change of guard is a long-standing military tradition conducted weekly to allow a fresh group of the President’s Bodyguards to take charge. Raised in 1773, the President’s Bodyguard (PBG) is the senior-most regiment of the Indian Army- skilled horsemen, tank operators, and paratroopers. They are tasked with ceremonial duties for the President.  “The ceremony … Read more

Police manage the crowd at New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Railway sources said there was unprecedented crowd for passengers going to Kumbh. So special trains were running since quite a few weeks. Prayagraj express was slated to arrive on platform 14, there was still sometime for the train … Read more

Amit Malviya. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The BJP on Sunday (February 16, 2025) claimed that a U.S.-funded programme, now cancelled, linked to voter turnout in India is a pointer to the previous Congress-led UPA government allegedly enabling infiltration of Indian institutions by forces opposed to the country’s interests. BJP’s IT department head Amit … Read more

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses the eighth Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat, on February 16, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar The Indian Ocean is veritably a global lifeline, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday (February 16, 2025), as he asked the countries in the region to look out for each other, supplement their strengths … Read more

President Droupadi Murmu witnesses the inaugural show of the Change of Guard Ceremony in the new format at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The change of guard ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan will now be held in a new format, featuring an elaborate visual and … Read more