India 
Union Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) extended its earlier order exempting Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from personal appearance before a trial court in connection with a criminal defamation case lodged against him by Congress MP Vivek Tankha. … Read more
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Government on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) said there has been a significant improvement in tackling online gambling and betting activities, with more than … Read more
A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant listed the case in mid-April following an oral mention made by advocate Prashant Bhushan. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) scheduled a detailed hearing of a challenge to a law giving the Central government a dominant role in the appointments of … Read more
A file image of PM Modi with Sunita Williams. Photo: X/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) welcomed Sunita Williams and the crew after they returned to the earth on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) Mr. Modi said on X that Ms. Williams and her crew have once again shown what perseverance truly … Read more
A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by Poland Deputy Foreign Minister Władysław T. Bartoszewski on his arrival, in Warsaw. | Photo Credit: ANI Poland’s Secretary of State and Deputy Foreign Minister, Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski said on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) that the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister … Read more
Four employees of a private firm were charred to death and five others injured after their company vehicle caught fire near Pune on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) morning, police said. An official said the casualties resulted because the emergency exit at the rear side of the minibus could not be opened. The incident occurred at … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Music ‘maestro’ and Rajya Sabha MP Ilaiyaraaja, in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Music composer and Rajya Sabha MP Ilaiyaraaja met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday (March 18, 2025). According to a statement from the Press Information Bureau, Mr. Modi lauded Ilaiyaraaja’s first-ever … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) will take up discussion on the working of Ministry of Home Affairs. The Parliament on Tuesday approved the … Read more
The searches are underway at 12 locations. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) conducted searches at multiple locations across Jammu in connection with a terrorist infiltration case, officials said. The searches are underway at 12 locations, they said. According to the officials, the … Read more
Deshpande R., ‘Shaping of the Woman Constituency in Indian Elections: Evidence from the NES Data’, Studies in Indian Politics, Vol 12 Issue No. 2, 303-317, November 16, 2024 The participation of women in Indian politics has been a subject of extensive discourse among scholars, especially given the paradox that while India has produced several influential … Read more