India 
A view of the Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) found the ‘diversion’ of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds by the Uttarakhand Forest Department to be of a “trivial” nature after perusing a response from the State … Read more
Former CEO of Microsoft and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates during a visit to the Parliament House, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) met Union Health Minister J P Nadda and reviewed the collaboration … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted the reality of there being increased use of tariffs and sanctions by various countries to protect one’s economic interests | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted the reality of there being increased use of tariffs and sanctions by various countries to protect one’s economic interests, and that … Read more
Farmer leaders arrive for a meeting with a central delegation to discuss their various demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops, in Chandigarh on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A fresh round of talks between protesting farmers and a central delegation will be held in Chandigarh on Wednesday … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with Indian astronaut-designates for Gaganyaan Mission. File | Photo Credit: ANI The four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan, India’s first human space flight mission, have been kept out of the public glare to ensure that there were no distractions, as they were undergoing certain acclimatisation and training programmes, the government said … Read more
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