Across India, millions gathered around and celebrated Holi on Friday (March 14, 2025), smearing each other with bright colours and dancing to music. Amid tight security arrangements in view of the festival and Friday prayers, people danced to festive music and flung water balloons from balconies and rooftops at passersby. Traditional sweets were distributed as … Read more
Tamil Nadu plans day care centres for elderly called Anbucholai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Photo Library The Tamil Nadu government will set up 25 Anbucholai centres (day care centres for elderly) to ensure the overall well-being of senior citizens. “Old age is an inevitable stage of human life, and is often accompanied by challenges … Read more
Representational image of women workers employed under the MGNREGA scheme | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Parliamentary Panel on Rural Development headed by Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka in its report reviewing the budgetary allocation of Department of Rural Development on Wednesday (March 12, 2025), strongly argued for revision of wages and uniform rates across the … Read more
An Indian Border Security Force soldier walks through a gate painted with the Indian flag at the India-Pakistan border at Suchet Garh in Ranbir Singh Pura. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan accused India of being involved in acts of terrorism within its borders, specifically pointing to the recent attack on the Jaffar Express. In … Read more
India involved in acts of terrorism: Pakistan foreign office
Workers remove rupee symbol installed at mahim junction, Mumbai. Image used for representation only. | Photo Credit: Vijay Bate The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has decided to remove the official rupee symbol (₹) from the state’s Budget 2025, replacing it with the Tamil script. This marks the first time a state has rejected the national … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the suspected role public servants in the large-scale smuggling of gold from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, based on the inputs shared by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which recently arrested Kannada actor Ranya Rao allegedly with smuggled gold. According to the First Information … Read more
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), has underscored the need to adopt innovative measures to counter the increased security challenges. Addressing the Commanders’ Conference of the Southern Air Command (SAC) in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday … Read more
S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met a delegation of fishermen from Tamil Nadu on Thursday (March 13, 2025). The meeting acquires significance as it comes against the backdrop of India’s “strong protest” against the January 28 firing by the Sri Lankan Navy on 13 Indian fishermen. Subsequently, Sri Lanka … Read more
Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament on March 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI A Parliamentary Standing Committee has advised the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to hold consultations with stakeholders, and prepare documents and guidelines to schemes prior to announcing them in Budgets. “This would avoid … Read more