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Farmers from Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee stage a protest as they were stopped while trying to approach the DC office to protest against the arrest of their farmer leaders from the Haryana—Punjab Shambhu border, in Amritsar. | Photo Credit: ANI After all 28 leaders of the protesting farmers who attended a discussion with Union Agriculture … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in conversation with Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat. | Photo Credit: Rahul Gandhi/Youtube Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday (March 20, 2025) said it is “anti-national” not to support the demand for a caste census. Mr. Gandhi said this is an interaction with former University Grants Commission … Read more
Houseboats sailing through the placid waters of Vembanad lake in Kumarakom. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Members of the Public Accounts Committee headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal slammed the Union Tourism ministry for shoddy implementation of its flagship scheme — “Swadesh Darshan” — launched in 2014-15. Under the scheme, during the period of … Read more
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday (March 20, 2025) approved guidelines to shorten the timelines of the defence procurement process along with preliminary approvals for procurement proposals worth ₹54,000 crore, a day after the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) gave final approval for … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: AP As many as 465 GPS interference and spoofing incidents have been reported in the border region, mostly in the Amritsar and Jammu areas, between November 2023 and February 2025, the government said on Thursday (March 20, 2025). Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol told the Lok Sabha … Read more
Several prototypes shortlisted in the final round of the ‘TruthTell Hackathon’ have the potential to be developed into effective Artificial Intelligence-powered solutions for combating misinformation, according to the organisers. The winners will get cash prizes worth ₹10 lakh, apart from the chance of being mentored and incubated by tech professionals and the Central government. The … Read more
Assam Rifles officers at Lailophai in Churachandpur district, Manipiur. | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the Supreme Court judges’ planned visit to Manipur this weekend, the Manipur Tribals Forum Delhi (MTFD) has written to the judges and the Registry, requesting that the agenda for the visit be planned in a way that considered “the … Read more
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday (March 20, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi joined Congress MPs from Punjab protesting within the Parliament complex against the … Read more
DMK MPs protest during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 20, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The two Houses of Parliament witnessed adjournments on Thursday (March 20, 2025) as DMK MPs protested in the House wearing T-shirts with slogans on the issue of delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies. Both … Read more
Oil and gas companies will not face any new taxes like the windfall profits tax after the coming into effect of a new law that promises stability of fiscal regime, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Oil and gas companies will not face any new taxes like the windfall profits … Read more