Supreme Court puts President on a deadline, says prudent to consult apex court before taking a call on State Bills

The President’s recourse to Article 143 also palliates any apprehensions of bias or mala fides in the Central government’s approach to Bills reserved under Article 200, the Supreme Court said. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has put the President on a three-month deadline to decide whether or not to assent to State … Read more

At least 69 killed in thunderstorms in India, Nepal

At least 69 people were killed this week in unusually intense thunderstorms across eastern India’s Bihar state and in neighbouring Nepal, officials said Saturday (April 12, 2025). While flash floods and lightning kill thousands of people each year, scientists warn that rising global temperatures are unleashing a cascade of extreme weather events. Bihar disaster authorities … Read more

Tamil Nadu Governor case: Authorities occupying high offices must be guided by values of Constitution, says Supreme Court

Tamil Nadu Governor case: The Supreme Court reminded constitutional authorities occupying high offices that they must be guided by the values of the Constitution. File | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The Supreme Court, close to midnight on Friday (April 11, 2025), published its much-anticipated judgment declaring Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s months’ long delay, withholding … Read more

BJP Vs Congress | How do they fuel their election campaigns?

Story so far: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been re-elected to power for the third time in June 2024, was armed with 88% of the donations received by political parties in 2023-24. Analysis of the income and expenditure reports, including donations above ₹20,000 declared by the major national parties show that BJP had an income … Read more

SAARC Development Fund should do more work, experts say amid USAID cuts

Representative image | Photo Credit: SASEC website In the backdrop of massive cuts in the U.S. Agency for International Development funding of projects in South Asia and the dwindling presence of other western development agencies, focus is now shifting to the regional and national development funds that are active in South Asian region. Out of the several … Read more

DRDO conducts release trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’ from Su-30 MKI

DRDO successfully conducted release trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’. | Photo Credit: X/@SpokespersonMoD The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted release trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’ between April 8 and 10 from a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. “During the trials, the weapon was integrated to multiple stations … Read more