Waqf Bill assault on Constitution, part of BJP’s strategy to damage harmony: Congress

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress Sunday (March 23, 2025) termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill an “assault” on the Constitution and alleged the proposed legislation was part of the BJP’s “continuing attempts to damage” the centuries-old bonds of social harmony. It is also part of the BJP’s attempts to “demonise … Read more

Terrorist hideout unearthed in J&K’s Doda

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A terrorist hideout was unearthed in a remote forest area in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to recovery of a pistol and some ammunition, officials said on Sunday (March 23, 2025). The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by the Special … Read more

Indian national detained in Qatar; embassy extending assistance

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istock An Indian national has been detained by Qatari authorities in connection with an ongoing investigation and the Indian mission in the Gulf nation is providing all assistance to him, sources said on Saturday (March 22, 2025). The charges against Amit Gupta, said to be … Read more

India must necessarily develop broad, diverse set of energy relationships: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: ANI As the world’s fifth-largest economy, India must necessarily develop a broad and diverse set of energy relationships, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. said on Saturday (March 22, 2025). Speaking at a media event in Mumbai, Mr. Jaishankar also said that after decades of hearing the … Read more

Cash row: Supreme Court makes public inquiry report by Delhi HC Chief Justice Yashwant Varma

The 25-page inquiry report contained the videos and photographs of the fire fighting operation at Justice Varma’s residence on Holi night during which the cash was discovered. | Photo Credit: X/@ANI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Saturday (March 22, 2025) constituted a three-member committee consisting of Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice … Read more

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi living in Belgium’s Antwerp: report

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi is currently living in Belgium’s Antwerp with his wife, Preeti Choksi, after obtaining a ‘residency card’ in the country, according to a media report. Indian authorities have requested the Belgian authorities to initiate his extradition to India, AssociatedTimes, a media outlet that focuses on the Caribbean region, said. There was no … Read more

Why is uploading voting data a challenge?

Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner at Election Commission of India in New Delhi on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: In May 2024, in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court of India considered a petition by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), seeking … Read more

What does a terror group branding entail?

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joins SWIFT CEO Marianne Demarchi, Fincantieri CEO Pierroberto Folgiero, Joel Kaplan and Journalist Palki Upadhyay for a conversation on Politics, Business, and New World Order at Raisina Dialogue 2025, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Amid the din around the Raisina Dialogue this week, … Read more