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Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) said the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 did not infringe upon federalism, adding that States could not compensate freebies … Read more
A file image of Justice Yashwant Varma | Photo Courtesy: www.allahabadhighcourt.in via PTI Photo | Photo Credit: PTI The three-member committee of High Court judges on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) began its in-depth inquiry into allegations of “sacks of half-burnt currency” found after dousing a fire in a storeroom at the Tughlak Crescent residence of … Read more
Uttar Pradesh, with a population that is almost triple that of Tamil Nadu, gets less funding under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, the Rural Development Ministry claimed on Tuesday (March 25, 2025), during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha. The claim — which is not borne out by the fiscal … Read more
CBI, in collaboration with the Notice & Diffusion Task Force of Interpol, hosted a two-day workshop. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with the Notice & Diffusion Task Force of the Interpol, hosted a two-day workshop on compliance of Interpol Notices and Diffusions on March 24-25. The workshop … Read more
File photo of Union Minister, of Ports, Shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV India and Singapore on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) collaboration at the ongoing Singapore Maritime Week (SMW). India and Netherlands also discussed the possibility of utilizing … Read more
A comprehensive data-pooling exercise led by the Union Labour Ministry in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) has shown that 65% of the country’s population (92 crore people) is covered by at least one social protection benefit (cash and in-kind both), with 48.8% receiving cash benefits. Announcing the results of the exercise here on … Read more
Congress MP KC Venugopal speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on March 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday (March25, 2025) claimed that there is a “hidden agenda” in the government’s attempt to draw a distinction between pensioners through an … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) asked if constitutional courts cannot direct Speakers, who act as quasi-judicial tribunals under the anti-defection law, to decide disqualification petitions filed with them under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, in an initiative supported by the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has successfully conducted a feasibility study to assess the potential of using … Read more
BJP is launching a major outreach programme for Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities. The party is planning to distribute festive kits called “Saugat-e-Modi” (gifts from Prime Minister Modi) on the occasion of Eid, Baisakhi and Easter. The Bharatiya Janata Party is launching a major outreach programme for Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities. The party is … Read more