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Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during a debate on the revised UMEED Bill on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) categorically assured the Muslim community that the new Waqf (amendment) Bill does not interfere with its religious practices and accused … Read more
The Supreme Court has used its extraordinary powers to do complete justice by increasing — by nearly 15 times — the motor accident compensation awarded to a “brave” Chennai-based girl, who lost her mother and sustained extensive injuries in 2010. A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant recounted how M. Pradeesha was battling a 50% … Read more
Nagas demonstrate in Manipur’s Ukhrul against the Centre’s plan to fence the India-Myanmar border. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Nagas in the frontier districts of Manipur and Nagaland took to the streets on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) to oppose the Centre’s move to fence the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border, and demand the restoration of the free … Read more
Employees across bases in Nagpur, Kolkata and New Delhi have been protesting the privatisation of AIESL. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A section of employees at the government-owned and the country’s largest aircraft maintenance company, Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), started a symbolic protest on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) by wearing a black ribbon … Read more
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Opposition INDIA bloc on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) said the Waqf amendment Bill was an attack on the basic structure of the Constitution and was aimed a “polarising” and dividing … Read more
The first of Air India’s (AI) 13 legacy Boeing 777 widebodies rolled back from Singapore on Wednesday sporting a revamped passenger cabin — new seat covers, fresh carpeting and a sharp interior lift. The aircraft, registered as VT-ALK, returned from Singapore where its interiors underwent “colour, material and finish (CMF)“ rework for 52 days to … Read more
Jawans returning from the encounter site after the encounter in the forest area at Bijapur-Dantewada border, in Bijapur on March 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI As the government intensifies operations in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist strongholds, the Maoists have reportedly offered conditional peace talks. The State government said that any talks must be unconditional. In a … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of an expected announcement on “reciprocal tariffs” by United States President Donald Trump, the government braced for harsh tariffs against India. However, it also hoped for some relief or leniency down the road due to the concessions on import duties that Indian trade negotiators have proposed … Read more
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) that “thousands were granted citizenship” under the … Read more
Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna The Supreme Court said it was not “powerless” if a Speaker chose to remain “indecisive” on petitions seeking the disqualification of legislators who defect. A Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai on Wednesday said a Speaker could not use his indecision to defeat the worthy objective … Read more