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Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday (April 3, 2025) maintained silence on whether the government would bring in a fresh Bill to set up a National Judicial Appointments Committee (NJAC) to replace the existing Collegium system. | Photo Credit: ANI Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday (April 3, 2025) maintained silence on whether … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: SUPREET SAPKAL The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has further simplified the claim settlement process here on Thursday (April 3, 2025) by removing the requirement of uploading an image of a cheque leaf or attested bank passbook while filing online claims. The requirement of employer approval for seeding bank account … Read more
Parliament in the wee hours of Friday, April 4, 2025, morning cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, after nearly 14-hour debate in Rajya Sabha by 128 members voting in favour and 95 against. | Photo Credit: ANI Parliament in the wee hours of Friday (April 4, 2025) morning cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, after … Read more
Cultural event performance at a stage set up in the venue of CPI(M) 24th party congress in Madurai on Wednesday, April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: ASHOK R An improving China-India relationship serves the common interests of both countries and the region at a time the international landscape and world order are now in a … Read more
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal have approved central allocations of ₹ 328.90 crore, ₹ 2,151.60 crore, and ₹ 1,745.80 crore respectively for the current fiscal year, no funds had been released from this central share to these States. Photo: repository.education.gov.in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal have received zero funds from the Centre’s share … Read more
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moves motion for consideration of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday, April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday (April 4, 2025) rejected the Opposition’s allegations that the Waqf (amendment) Bill … Read more
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday (April 3, 2025) said the government is trying to sow the seeds of conflict by suppressing Muslims through the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and appealed to the ruling party not to disturb peace and harmony in the country. Participating in the discussion on the bill … Read more
Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA), the tribal wing of the RSS, congratulated the Central government for protecting tribal land in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. File Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA), the tribal wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday (April 3, 2025) congratulated the Central government for protecting tribal land in the Waqf (Amendment) … Read more
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat addresses the media at the venue of 24th party congress in Madurai on April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy The Waqf (Amendment) Bill showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was “using a bulldozer against the believers of Islam and snatching away their constitutional rights”, CPI(M) Polit Bureau … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump launched a full-scale trade war on Thursday (Wednesday, by U.S. time), announcing massive “reciprocal tariffs”, ranging from 10% to 49%, on U.S. … Read more