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The Union Cabinet has approved fifth and sixth railway line for Chhattisgarh from Kharsia – Naya Raipur – Parmalkasa with an outlay of ₹8,741 crore, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday. The lines will have 278 route kilometres, and 615 track kilometres respectively. “This is along the lines of a dedicated freight corridor. In this … Read more
Supreme Court. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking the review of its decision against the petitions for confiscating ₹16,518 crore received by political parties under the 2018 electoral bond scheme. A Bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the review … Read more
The operator of Wikipedia has been ordered by the Delhi High Court to remove statements deemed defamatory from the page of news agency ANI that it hosts, the latest such directive to the popular online encyclopedia. The Wikimedia Foundation is the second major tech platform, following X, formerly Twitter, to become embroiled in recent years … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla | Photo Credit: ANI Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday (April 4, 2025) chided former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her Waqf (Amendment) Bill was “bulldozed through” remarks, and said a senior member casting aspersions on the House proceedings was “most unfortunate” as well as against the dignity of … Read more
Yasin Malik. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Friday (April 4, 2025) allowed jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to cross-examine witnesses in two cases through video conferencing from Tihar Jail. The order came on a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking transfer of the trials in the … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the House during the Budget session of the Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: ANI Photo/Sansad TV The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday (April 4, 2025), bringing down the curtains on the Budget session which began on January 31. As soon as the House … Read more
In this photo released by PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with other leaders pose for a photograph during a session at the Sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, on April 4, 2025. Photo: PMO via PTI Seeking to impart fresh impetus to the BIMSTEC grouping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (April 4, 2025) proposed linking … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus greet each other during bilateral meeting on the sidelines of BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on April 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok. … Read more
“India and China are the only developing countries in the world with significant private investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2023,” according to a United Nations (UN) report. India ranks tenth. The 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, issued by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), also states that India ranked 36th in 2024 on the ‘Readiness … Read more
A view of Aurangzeb’s tomb. Archaeological Survey of India protects Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra with proactive measures against extremist threats. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Archaeological Survey of India has been continuously taking “proactive measures” in coordination with district administration to “mitigate” any damage to the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Maharashtra’s … Read more