Centre concerned over hospitals not sharing organ transplant data

Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockPhoto The Union Government has expressed “serious concern” over hospitals not sharing data on organ transplantation activities with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In a communication dated March 19, 2025, sent to Health Secretaries of all States/Union Territories, the National Organ and Tissue … Read more

Five years to the hour when COVID-19 lockdown hit home

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went live at 8 p.m. on March 24, 2020 to break the news about the nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. | Photo Credit: Arrangement “From 12 midnight today the entire country, please listen carefully, the entire country shall go under complete lockdown. In order to protect the … Read more

Government favouring crony capitalists at expense of small businesses: Mahua Moitra

TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Monday (March 24, 2025) accused the government of favouring crony capitalists at the expense of small businesses and workers, claiming the Centre’s tax policies are designed to benefit select corporate interests. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Finance Bill 2025, Ms. Moitra alleged that the government … Read more

Daily Quiz | On significant events on March 24

Daily Quiz | On significant events on March 24 Morarji Desai, who became the first non-Congress Prime Minister with MG Ramachandran during the Southern Zonal Council meeting held at Madras on September 25, 1978. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | In 1721, which famous composer dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, … Read more

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court allows complainant to approach police over new allegations of accused influencing witnesses

File picture of Ashish Mishra, accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday (March 24, 2025) granted permission to a complainant in the Lakhimpur Violence case who alleged that accused Ashish Mishra in trying to influence witnesses while being out on bail, to approach the local police … Read more