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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI An encounter broke out between security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday (March 20, 2025), a senior police official said. The gunfight started in a forest along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was out … Read more
According to the list of business, the Lok Sabha will reconvene at 11 a.m. to take up key legislative matters, including the presentation and discussion of multiple reports from standing committees. The House will hold further discussions and voting on the Demands for Grants under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for 2025-26, as well as … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Bill Gates, founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & former CEO of Microsoft, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Union government’s IndiaAI Mission will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with the Gates Foundation to cooperate on “AI solutions for better crops, stronger healthcare, smarter education … Read more
The Trump administration arrested and sought to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests earlier in March, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has detained an Indian man studying at Washington’s Georgetown University and is seeking to deport him after deeming him a harm to U.S. … Read more
There are 26 such events and 118 interactions with local communities along the way of the cycling circuit. Credit: Twitter/@CISFHQrs Participants in the CISF Coastal Cyclathon covering 6,553 km will enter Mumbai after covering half the distance on March 20. The event will involve cultural programmes to raise awareness about the importance of coastal security. The event … Read more
An Ukrainian serviceman examines a drone at a military training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 13. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: The sight of two Chinese Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over waters near Okinawa recently had Japan scrambling to pursue them. Yet, the level of alarm was considerably lower … Read more
Students coming out of a government school at Governor Peta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on March 15. | Photo Credit: RAO G.N. The story so far: Activists and parents are worried about the rapid push by schools to generate an APAAR ID. APAAR is part of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020’s record-keeping reforms, and while … Read more
Representatiaonal image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Senior citizens, women passengers aged 45 years and above, persons with disabilities and pregnant women are automatically allotted lower berths subject to availability, even if no specific choice is indicated during booking. A dedicated quota of six to seven lower berths per coach in Sleeper Class, four to … Read more
Police intervene as lawyers trash the accused while they were produced in a court in connection with Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput’s killing, in Meerut, on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The woman and her lover who are accused of killing her Merchant Navy officer husband in Meerut were attacked by a group … Read more
Remaining firm on his stance, he told presspersons on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) that he had expressed his opinion as an Indian and he did not see politics in it. File | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) lauded Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks appreciating the neutral position taken by India … Read more