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For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The perception of Europe as a land of better job opportunities has been growing among Indians, particularly among the younger and more educated population. This belief is shaped by multiple factors, including higher wages, career growth prospects, and lifestyle advantages. A well-established Indian diaspora in Europe significantly influences … Read more
India’s Reliance Industries KG-D6’s control and raiser platform is seen off the Bay of Bengal. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Bill that seeks to amend the existing law governing exploration and production of oil and gas as well as delink petroleum operations from mining operations was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (March 12, … Read more
A soldier was injured in a firing incident close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu’s Nowshera district. File | Photo Credit: PTI A soldier was injured in a firing incident close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu’s Nowshera district on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) morning. Officials said the soldier, posted at … Read more
The Lok Sabha is session on March 12, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) members walked out of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to express their dissatisfaction with the reply given by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on reported clearance granted to a renewable energy project near the India-Pakistan border. … Read more
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025. File A day after the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Parliament, a government official clarified that the legislation is not connected with any matters related with grant of citizenship. The official said the Bill was a comprehensive … Read more
RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Opposition on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) paused its protest in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of duplication of elector photo identity cards (EPIC) and the delimitation exercise for a … Read more
Security personnel stand guard during an indefinite shutdown by the Kuki Zo Council in all the Kuki areas, in Manipur. | Photo Credit: PTI Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials separately met Kuki-Zo and Meitei civil society groups in Manipur on March 11 and 12 respectively amid blockade of national highways by the Kuki-Zo groups … Read more
The Indian Railways will dig ponds as part of the Union government’s Mission Amrit Sarovar that aims to address the critical issue of water scarcity in the country. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The Indian Railways will dig ponds as part of the Union government’s Mission Amrit Sarovar that aims to address the critical … Read more
Standing committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution has recommended the Centre to ensure the meticulous implementation of the scheme of distribution of fortified rice across the country. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Even as civil society organisations are raising concerns over fortified rice, the Standing committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution … Read more
Congress General Secretary and MP KC Venugopal speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Lok Sabha members from Congress and the BJP on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) raised the issue of the growing drug menace across the country and called for immediate and unified action to tackle the … Read more