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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
Union Minister Lalan Singh. | Photo Credit: ANI Key BJP ally Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) delivered a full-throated endorsement of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha and accused Opposition parties of trying to set a narrative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anti-Muslim. Follow Waqf Bill in Parliament LIVE Updates here Union … Read more
MPs in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Parliament approved a bill to regulate immigration, entry and stay of foreigners in India, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod on Wednesday (April 2, 2025). The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 was … Read more
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena questioned the stand taken by Shiv Sena (UBT) on the Waqf Bill | Photo Credit: ANI Union minister Kiren Rijiju and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) questioned the stand taken by Shiv Sena (UBT) on the Waqf Bill … Read more
TDP MP Krishna Prasad Tenneti said the Centre while framing rules to the Act should consider providing flexibility to the states to decide the composition of Waqf boards NDA ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) urged the government to consider providing flexibility to the states to determine the composition of Waqf … Read more
The defence lawyer of Balasubramanian pleaded for a shorter sentence, asserting that her client’s offences did not involve skin-to-skin contact. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A 73-year-old Indian national was on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) sentenced to nine months in prison for molesting four female cabin crew on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the … Read more