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Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw briefing newsmen on cabinet decisions at National Media Centre in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Union Cabinet has on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) revised the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) with a total outlay of ₹3,400 crore. Announcing … Read more
“I am not against the Ken-Betwa project. But why is there no momentum to connect the rivers of peninsular India?” DMK leader T.R. Balu said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP T.R. Baalu on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) made a strong pitch for linking rivers in north and south India and … Read more
A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday (March 19, 2025), approved the proposal for setting up of a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Complex at Namrup in Assam, with an estimated total project cost of ₹10,601.40 crore. The project will have a capacity of producing … Read more
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan speaks during the Raisina Dialogue 2025, in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Boots on the ground cannot be replaced and technology will only be an enabler, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said, in an address at the Raisina Dialogue, India’s … Read more
Maitri Porecha and Satyasundar Barik of The Hindu after receiving the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. Two journalists at The Hindu were felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu at the 19th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2025. Maitri Porecha, Senior Assistant Editor, won the award for Politics and Government … Read more
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw briefing newsmen on cabinet decisions at National Media Centre in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday (March 19, 2025), allocated an additional ₹1,000 crore for National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), bringing the total … Read more
Doubling airline capacity through a liberalised air service agreement between India and the UAE will result in savings for Indian consumers exceeding $1.05 billion who are currently paying steep airfares, according to a joint report by the UAE Embassy and the ORF released on Wednesday. Doubling of capacity over five years could yield an economic … Read more
Following a delay, IndiGo will receive its A321 XLRs in the financial year 2026, according to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers. The exact number of XLRs to be delivered is still under discussion with Airbus, Mr Elbers told The Hindu. The airline has 69 A321 XLRs on order, which is a part of its 300 A320 … Read more
A parliamentary panel on social justice on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) asked the Union government to “urgently” pursue the centralisation of Eklavya Schools. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A parliamentary panel on social justice on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) asked the Union government to “urgently” pursue the centralisation of Eklavya Schools and empower the … Read more
Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a total of 193 cases against politicians, including serving and former MPs and MLAs, over the last 10 years and secured conviction in two of those, the government has informed Parliament. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary … Read more