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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
A delegation of LIC agents meets the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, at Parliament House in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) met a delegation of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India agents … Read more
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday (March 19, 2024) said the “cold-blooded” murder of over 400 innocent civilians by the Israeli government shows that humanity means nothing to them, and asserted that the more criminally they act, the more they reveals themselves for the … Read more
The India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor was launched on the sideline of the G20 summit in New Delhi in September 2023. File | Photo Credit: ANI The India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a “political project” that is aimed at excluding regional stakeholders, a senior Iranian official said here. Speaking in a … Read more
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) said Railway tracks throughout the country are being kept vacant for a few hours every day to ensure proper … Read more
Leader of House in Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday (March 19, 2025). | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via ANI Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) on the working … Read more