India

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the Sambhal mosque controversy, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) that forcibly seizing someone’s faith and trampling over their beliefs is “unacceptable”, especially “when we know the truth about Sambhal” which predates Islam, with the Vishnu temple … Read more

Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar was discharged from AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) after making a satisfactory recovery,” the hospital said. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar ‘stable’ at AIIMS after chest pain; PM Modi visits him “He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on March 9, … Read more

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters The Ministry of Law and Justice took action under the Hague convention last month to serve Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani in a U.S. lawsuit, the Union government confirmed to The Hindu. The Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) under the law ministry forwarded a summons … Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam during a banquet dinner hosted by the latter, in Mauritius. | Photo Credit: PMO via PTI Terming Mauritius as a bridge between India and the Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) said that the island nation is part of India’s … Read more

Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that a study conducted in 2024 and  published in the Indian Academy of Sciences on human health risk assessments revealed that people residing near river drains are highly prone to developing cancer, with hazard quotients observed … Read more

U.S. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a chart that shows high tariffs from other nations, including India, as she speaks with reporters on March 11, 2025, in Washington | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. again raised the issue of tariffs that India imposes on its goods, citing high tariffs on American alcohol … Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, with their children. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President J. D. Vance is likely to travel to India later this month, according to a media report. “Vance will travel to India later this month alongside Second Lady Usha Vance,” a report in Politico … Read more

States with successful family planning record will be ‘penalised’ in delimitation exercise: Congress Delimitation could “penalise” the States that adhered to familiy planning goals and reduced total fertility rates, the Congress warned on Tuesday (March 11, 2025). Amid the delimitation row spearheaded by the southern States, Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh, in a long X … Read more

A View of the Logo of the Election Commission of India | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Election Commission of India has invited suggestions from all national and State political parties for any unresolved issues at the level of Electoral Registration Officer, District Election Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer by April 30, 2025, … Read more

The Election Commission of India has invited suggestions from all national and State political parties for any unresolved issues at the level of Electoral Registration Officer, District Election Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer by April 30, 2025, according to an ECI press note. In a letter issued to political parties on March 11, Tuesday, … Read more