India

The Centre’s production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes across 14 sectors to boost manufacturing have attracted investments to the tune of ₹1.61 lakh crore and generated sales worth ₹14 lakh crore, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The government has disbursed incentives of about ₹14,020 crore under PLI schemes for 10 sectors, which include largescale electronics manufacturing … Read more

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi during a meeting in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI/@ECISVEEP The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (March 22, 2025) said over 4,000 of its electoral registration officers are holding all-party meetings to resolve pending polling booth level issues … Read more

RSS volunteers during the inauguration of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha. | Photo Credit: ANI The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday (March 22, 2025) expressed serious concern on the unabated and ‘planned’ violence, faced by the Hindu and other minority communities in the neighbouring Bangladesh. In a resolution passed at the annual meeting of Akhil … Read more

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan emphasised the need for faster transfer of farm technologies from laboratories to the fields to benefit farmers. File Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday (March 22, 2025) emphasised the need for faster transfer of farm technologies from laboratories to the fields to benefit farmers. Addressing the Indian Agricultural Research … Read more

The United Nations observes the World Water Day annually to highlight the importance of fresh water. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (March 22, 2025) underlined his government’s commitment to conserve water and promote sustainable development to mark the World Water Day. “Water has been the lifeline of civilisations and … Read more

India has “strongly registered” its concerns with the U.S. authorities on the treatment meted out to deportees on a flight that landed in Amritsar on February 5, particularly with respect to the use of shackles, especially on women, the Centre told Parliament on Friday (March 21, 2025). Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan … Read more

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 21, 2025) said the Bar Council of India had no business to get into legal education, which should be left to jurists and academicians | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday (March 21, 2025) said the Bar Council of India had no business to get into legal … Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: ANI “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on April 5, 2025,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced. Mr. Dissanayake was delivering a statement in Parliament on Friday (March 21, 2025) when he announced the date for Mr. Modi’s visit, according to news portal Adaderana.lk. As … Read more

The stealth frigate was launched into water on March 22, 2025 in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. Photo: YouTube/@Goa Shipyard Limited The last of the four follow-on Krivak-class stealth frigates contracted from Russia and the second one under construction at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) with technology transfer was launched into water … Read more

Delhi High Court Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya  is stated to have submitted a report to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna in connection with the alleged discovery of cash from Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence here. Also read: Issue cannot be … Read more