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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
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses the India-New Zealand CEOs Roundtable and Economic Forum, in New Delhi on March 18, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) said he looks forward to signing a free trade agreement with India in 60 days, a move which … Read more
Villagers light fire crackers and dance as they celebrate the safe return of American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS), at a temple in her ancestral village Jhulasan in Mehsana district of Gujarat state, India, on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP People in Jhulasan, the native village … Read more
Rajya Sabha. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Union government’s Budget allocation for healthcare needs to be boosted so that it matches the the health spend of other developing nations, Rajya Sabha MPs said during a debate on the Health Ministry on Tuesday (March 18, 2025). Pointing at serious lapses in the management of healthcare … Read more
Replying to a discussion on the Demand for Grants for Railways (2025-26), Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) in the Lok Sabha that allocating ₹2.52 lakh crore as Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for Railways is a historic decision. Mr. Vaishnaw was speaking amid noisy protests by the Opposition over not … Read more
A convention of various Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and federations of workers in the Opposition camp has decided to observe a general strike on May 20 against the Centre’s move to implement the four Labour Codes. The convention has also decided to work together with farmers’ organisations to organise joint protests against the Narendra Modi … Read more