Functioning of RERA ‘disappointing’, observes Supreme Court

In September last year, the Supreme Court had similarly expressed displeasure over the functioning of the RERA. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) remarked that the functioning of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) established under a Central law to protect the investments of homebuyers as well as … Read more

PM Modi urges industry to tap global markets, announces ₹2 crore loans for first-time entrepreneurs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) outlined key measures to boost entrepreneurship and manufacturing in India, emphasizing the need for industries to seize global opportunities and drive exports. Speaking at a post-Budget webinar on the MSME sector, he announced that five lakh first-time entrepreneurs, … Read more

Modi govt weakening RTI in name of data protection: Kharge

Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) accused the Modi government of weakening the Right To Information (RTI) Act in the name of data protection and asserted that his party will keep fighting against the “dictatorial” regime … Read more

PM Modi inaugurates Vantara in Jamnagar, feeds lion cubs, giraffes

In this screenshot image taken from @NarendraModi via Youtube on March 4, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of ‘Vantara’, in Jamnagar, Gujarat. | Photo Credit: PTI Showing his love and affection for animals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated and visited Vantara, an animal rescue, conservation and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat’s Jamnagar … Read more

Jamia protest: Delhi HC stays suspension of several students for protesting in university campus

Students from different organisations along with 17 suspended Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students stage a protest, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi High Court on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) stayed the suspension of several students for protesting in the University campus without prior permission. The High Court ordered the … Read more

Supreme Court urger Centre, States to frame policy to prevent exploitation of patients in private hospitals

A general view of the Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) urged the Centre, and the States to frame a policy to prevent the exploitation of patients and families admitted in private hospitals which compel them to buy medicines, implants, consumable and medical devices from … Read more

India’s economy deep in ‘Modi-made crisis’: Congress on rising gold loans

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) flagged the issue of rise in gold loans and claimed that the Indian economy is “deep in a Modi-made crisis”. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh cited the February RBI data and pointed out that gold … Read more

Unfounded and baseless, cherry picking of situations: India slams U.N. Human Rights chief’s remarks

United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva Ambassador Arindam Bagchi. File | Photo Credit: ANI India slammed the “unfounded and baseless” comments made by the U.N.’s human rights chief, who mentioned Kashmir and Manipur in his global update, with Delhi voicing concern over the update’s generalised remarks and “cherry picking” of situations. “As India … Read more