Governance in democracy can only be by executive, not courts: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) said the government is “ultimate” and governance in a democracy can only be by the executive and not courts as the former is accountable to Parliament and the people who elect it. Mr. Dhankhar made … Read more

Supreme Court junks plea for libraries in villages

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) remarked hygiene, education and healthcare were the three most important paths towards a robust rural India. A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant made the oral observation while hearing a petition filed by Mundona Rural Development Foundation … Read more

India, Nepal ink 10 MoUs worth Nepalese Rs.625 million for community development projects

“India and Nepal have signed 10 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for high-impact community development projects in the Himalayan nation to be funded by Indian assistance amounting to Nepalese Rs.625 million,” according to an official release. “The agreements were signed on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) for development in the education-, health- and cultural sectors,” the Indian … Read more

Party MPs will vote against Waqf Amendment Bill: CPI(M)

M.V. Govindan. File | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The CPI(M) on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) announced its opposition to the Waqf Amendment Bill, proposed by the NDA Government at the Centre and said the party MPs will vote against it in Parliament. Parliament Budget Session Day 15, April 2, 2025 highlights This stance comes amid … Read more

Supreme Court junks plea for libraries in villages

Doctors conducting a door-to-door survey to identify cases of various cancers at Bhalabadrapuram village of Bikkavolu Mandal in East Godavari district. (File) | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) remarked hygiene, education and healthcare were the three most important paths towards a robust rural India. A Bench headed by … Read more

Countdown to U.S. reciprocal tariffs: What to Expect

President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: AP With hours to go for the U.S. announcement on “reciprocal tariffs” that have been touted by U.S. President Donald Trump since he came to office as a way to “tax them as they tax us” — referring to countries that impose tariffs on U.S. goods imports — the … Read more

Contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as proposed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, in … Read more