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Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has expressed dismay over rejection of bail pleas by trial courts in “not very serious cases” despite the completion of investigations. A bench comprising justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan on Monday (March 17, 2025) said a democratic country must not function like a … Read more
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Centre will not discriminate against farmers from any state Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) said the Centre will not discriminate against farmers from any state, be it from Kerala or Karnataka, if a natural disaster strikes. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, … Read more
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresses a session at the ‘Raisina Dialogue 2025’, in New Delhi, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The “longest-standing” illegal occupation of a territory after World War II has been experienced by India in Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) as … Read more
A few days before his assassination on May 21, 1990, Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq, a prominent cleric in Srinagar, reached out to public intellectual and long-time friend Balraj Puri. Fearing for his life, Farooq requested Puri to use his influence to persuade the authorities to arrest him. His concerns arose from the prevailing atmosphere of … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) searched the premises of U.S. billionaire George Soros-backed Open Society Foundations (OSF) and some linked entities in Bengaluru as part of a foreign exchange “violation” investigation against them, official sources said. The premises of OSF and some international human rights … Read more
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on March 18, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy of ‘America First’ should not be misunderstood as America alone, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday (March 18, 2025). In an address at the Raisina Dialogue, she … Read more
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, in New Delhi Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) met visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and discussed deepening bilateral ties. The meeting came a … Read more
A file photo of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav with his wife Rabri Devi in Patna. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Rashtriya Janata Dal president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad for questioning on March 19 in Patna in money laundering case related with land-for-job scam. Sources … Read more
Women security personnel keep a vigil in the aftermath of violence that erupted on Monday, in Nagpur, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Several houses, vehicles and a clinic have been vandalised in violence in Nagpur following rumours that the holy book of a community was burnt during an agitation by a right-wing … Read more
Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The ongoing Budget Session of Parliament on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) will focus on Railways, and Manipur’s budget as the lower and upper house take these up for discussion respectively. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is … Read more