Ashwini Vaishnaw | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday (February 27, 2025) that the news industry was going through “a major transition phase,” and that this “brings challenges related to employment, creativity, copyright issues, and ensuring fair compensation for content creators, … Read more
A “One Nation, One Port Process” initiative to standardise and streamline port operations across India’s major ports and improve efficiency was launched by the Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Waterways on Thursday. The Ministry said the move aimed to remove inconsistencies in documentation and processes that lead to inefficiencies, increased costs, and operational delays. In … Read more
Olive Ridley turtles are seen at the Rushikulya river mouth beach in Ganjam district of south Odisha as they nest their eggs on their mass nesting season on the Bay of Bengal Sea’s Odisha coast. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout A 16-year-long assessment of trends in turtle populations in India says the numbers of the … Read more
Former CJI Dr Justice DY Chandrachud. File | Photo Credit: ANI Amid uproar over the Pune bus rape case, former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday (February 27, 2025) recalled the 2012 Nirbhaya incident and asserted crimes against women cannot be prevented only by forming laws but by their proper implementation. Justice Chandrachud, … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pays her respects at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at Raj Ghat, in New Delhi, India, February 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a two-day bilateral visit to India, paid a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches on the premises linked to WTC Builder, Bhutani Group, and others in a “real estate projects” case involving over ₹1,000 crore. Also Read | ED launches searches on promoters of real estate firm in TN The agency has searched 12 … Read more
PPrime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Mahakumbh 2025, in Prayagraj. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said that the just concluded Mahakumbh at Prayagraj demonstrated what a newly awakened national consciousness looked like after it had broken free of a mindset … Read more
V.L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Union Ministry of Mines. F | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Government on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said that the country is scouting for mining and exploration of critical mineral assets in Congo, Zambia, Tanzania and Australia. Speaking at a press conference here, Mines Secretary V.L. Kantha Rao said, “The Australian … Read more
Artistes presenting a Sufi dance at the “Jahan-e-Khusrau” festival. File photo. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement After the pandemic, Sufi strains will waft in Delhi’s air again as Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens the 25th edition of the Jahan-e-Khusrau festival on Friday (February 28, 2025) at the Sunder Nursery. Muzaffar Ali, the festival’s founder and … Read more
Akhilesh Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday (February 27, 2025) slammed the Union Government for allowing 100% FDI in the insurance sector and said the move put the entire industry at risk. In a post in Hindi on X addressed to Indian policyholders, Mr. Yadav questioned if … Read more