Mayawati expels nephew Akash Anand from BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati with her nephew Akash Anand arrives for a meeting of party’s office bearers. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday (March 3, 2025) said she has expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the party “in the interest” of the party. The development comes a … Read more

Rajnath Singh, S. Jaishankar meets Princess Astrid of Belgium

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting with Princess Astrid of Belgium in New Delhi on Monday (March 3, 2025). | Photo Credit: X/@rajnathsingh via PTI Photo Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (March 3, 2025) met Princess Astrid of Belgium and his Belgian counterpart Theo Francken. The sister of Belgium’s King Philippe, … Read more

Daily Quiz | On Indian languages

Daily Quiz | On Indian languages Portrait of James Prinsep — an Englishman who deciphered the Brahmi script, considered the ancestor of most modern Indian scripts, in 1837 by studying Ashokan inscriptions START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | How many languages are recognised as per the Constitution of India under the Eighth Schedule and … Read more

Jaishankar to visit U.K., Ireland to strengthen bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 4 to 9, 2025, to bolster India’s strategic and economic engagements with both countries, sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. During his visit to … Read more

SC allows Ranveer Allahbadia to resume podcast, says it should comply with ‘prevailing standards of decency and morality’

Ranveer Allahbadia | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, 2025) allowed YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia to resume his podcast. The top court said there should be a clear divide between humour and perversity shown or spoken on online shows, social media. Justice Surya Kant agrees with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said … Read more

Visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity to join judicial services: Supreme Court

The top court also set aside certain rules of the Madhya Pradesh Services Examination (Recruitment and Conditions of Services) Rules 1994 to the extent they barred visually impaired and low vision candidates from entering the judicial service. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, … Read more

Christian institutions should reach out to alumni to be their voice, says Derek O’Brien

TMC MP Derek O’Brien | Photo Credit: PTI Around three-fourths of those who study in Christian-run institutions are non-Christians, and the institutions should reach out to their alumni to be their voice, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien said on Sunday. Participating in a discussion in Bengaluru, the second in the series of ‘Speak Up’ dialogues … Read more