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Social media platform X has sued the Union government in the Karnataka High Court for the SAHYOG portal, which it says is a “censorship portal” | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Social media platform X has sued the Union government in the Karnataka High Court for the SAHYOG portal, which it says is a “censorship … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far:In a report to Parliament, its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has sought a comprehensive review of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework to eliminate “unnecessary procedures and requirements” that can complicate compliance. It called for a “revamped GST 2.0” to be considered after consultations … Read more
On June 9, 2024, soon after his defeat in the general elections from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, a post appeared on entrepreneur-turned-politician Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s page on X, announcing his exit from electoral politics after an 18-year stint of public service. Within a few minutes, the post vanished, replaced by a clarification that Mr. Chandrasekhar … Read more
Nearly a third of the 66 takedown notices sent to X, formerly Twitter, by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) over the past year warn the platform to remove content about Union Ministers and Central government agencies. Posts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and his son … Read more
People stand on a street after a strong earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Survivors of the massive earthquake that shattered Myanmar and Thailand on Friday recounted the horrors they faced and the adversities they endured to tell the tale. S.K. Jain, 55, an accounts and tax consultant … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court has admitted a petition questioning whether employment to public services can be “auctioned off” through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal in violation of the Constitution. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the gathering during the launch of e – Coffee table book ‘Veerangana’ – a Tribute to Rani Velu Nachiyar – honouring the women freedom fighters of India – organised by Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha, at Kedarnath Sahni Auditorium in New Delhi on Saturday, March 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: … Read more
Amidst growing India-European Union cooperation in critical technologies, the India-Europe Resilience Forum (IERF) was launched on Friday (28.03.2025) as a Track 1.5 Diplomacy initiative, bringing together policy experts and institutions. This effort, led by four organizations, aims to foster dialogue and collaboration between key stakeholders in India and Europe on shared, ‘non-traditional’ security challenges. The … Read more
A view of the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson has moved the Supreme Court, raising concerns over the Gujarat government’s “renovation” of Sabarmati Ashram, saying the project had been envisaged in a manner contrary to the spirit and ethos of Gandhian simplicity. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh … Read more
BJP national president J.P. Nadda with Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Union MoS Harsh Malhotra and party MP Manoj Tiwari during the ‘Bihar Diwas 2025’ function, in New Delhi, on March 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday (March 29, 2025) said that … Read more