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BJP chief and Union Minister J.P. Nadda during a meeting in New Delhi. Photo: @BJP4India on X via PTI Photo BJP president and Union Minister J.P. Nadda has called all Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled States, along with the party’s State unit presidents and organisational general secretaries, to New Delhi for a meeting on April 10, … Read more
Supreme Court allowed an appeal for anticipatory bail filed by Kerala-based actor K.R. Jayachandran, who is accused of raping a four-year-old child. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 27, 2025) allowed an appeal for anticipatory bail filed by Kerala-based actor K.R. Jayachandran, who is accused of raping a … Read more
The cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) makes up 45% of airfare prices, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu told the Lok Sabha on Thursday, March 27, 2025, noting that some States, including Tamil Nadu, charge a high 29% value added tax (VAT) on it as well. | Photo Credit: SIVAKUMAR PV The cost of … Read more
View of National Centre for Biological Sciences TATA institute of Fundamental research in Bengaluru. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nearly three in five of the posts sanctioned for scientific personnel at one of India’s top institutes for basic science research, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), are lying … Read more
Economic policies in the country are not made for the people but for the “Bombay club”, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP A D Singh said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday , March 27, 2025, adding that the situation was the same under the previous government led by the Congress as well. | Photo Credit: … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Parshottam Rupala speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Demands for an enquiry into volatility in the stock markets, concerns over deep fakes due to Artificial Intelligence (AI), and accusations that central enforcement agencies are protecting leaders … Read more
The expedition to Mount Everest will be led by Colonel Anshuman Bhadauria, while the one to Kangchenjunga will be led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Joint expeditions to Kangchenjunga and Mount Everest were flagged off by the Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth at South Block on Wednesday (March … Read more
Everyone wanting to visit India as a tourist or for education, healthcare and business is welcome, but those who pose a threat to the country will be dealt with sternly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday (March 27, 2025). Replying to a Lok Sabha debate on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, he … Read more
The anti-tank ‘Nag’ missile on display at the Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: P.V. Sivakumar The Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday (March 27, 2025) signed contracts worth ₹2,500 crore for the procurement of the tracked version of the Nag Anti-Tank Missile System (NAMIS) for the Indian Army’s mechanised formations, and … Read more
French journalist Vanessa Dougnac. File | Photo Credit: X/@RSF_inter A French journalist who was forced to leave India after her work permit was suspended a year ago, said on Thursday (March 27, 2025) that she had been authorised by the Government of India to resume her profession as a foreign correspondent based in Delhi. The … Read more