India 
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, in Washington on March 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The White House has said India imposes a 100% tariff on American agricultural products and the high levies charged by other countries make it “virtually impossible” for U.S. products to be exported … Read more
With the Waqf Amendment Bill set to be introduced in Parliament, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), which is the permanent association of Catholic bishops in India, has urged political parties and legislators to adopt an unbiased and constructive approach to this issue. In a statement released on Monday (March 31, 2025), it said certain … Read more
The Congress on Monday, March 31, 2025, said Bangladesh inviting China to encircle India is very dangerous for the security of the Northeast region and alleged that the government is not taking care of the region including Manipur. | Photo Credit: X/@SpoxCHN_MaoNing The Congress on Monday (March 31, 2025) said Bangladesh inviting China to encircle … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. File | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday (Mrach 31, 2025) accused Maharashtra Cabinet Ministers of issuing violent threats against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his controversial remarks about Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Mr. Raut claimed that “Ministers in the State Cabinet are … Read more
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will preside over both the meetings, which will be attended by Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, LoP Rahul Gandhi, all CMs of Congress-ruled States, among others. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap From holding the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai National Memorial at Ahmedabad to … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the challenges to the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 114 Adivasi rights bodies and environmental organisations from across the country on Monday (March 31, 2025) wrote to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, demanding that his Ministry defend the 2006 law … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has “ruled out” the possibility of an El Nino in the coming southwest monsoon season this year. An El Nino, characterised by a warming of the central equatorial Pacific Ocean, is frequently associated with reduced monsoon rainfall in India. “Based on the … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Endorsing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Maharashtra Chief Devendra Fadnavis on Monday (March 31, 2025) said that the policy promoted Indianisation of Indian education system and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi should support it. Speaking in Nagpur, Mr. Fadnavis said, … Read more
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addressed a press conference, in New Delhi, on March 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Amid countrywide protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday (March 31, 2025) slammed the Opposition parties for allegedly misleading people from the Muslim community on the Bill. Mr. Rijiju’s … Read more
Only 33.4% of the funds allocated in 2023-24 (₹801.81 crore out of ₹2,400 crore) were utilised. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI A Parliamentary Standing Committee has noted with serious concern the “chronic” pattern of fund underutilisation by the Union Tourism Ministry. This is not merely an administrative challenge but a fundamental impediment to … Read more