Representational image of an F-16 fighter jet landing in Malacky, Slovakia | Photo Credit: Reuters In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly allocating $397 million for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet maintenance, the Congress on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) questioned the Modi government’s diplomatic strategy and called for a reassessment of India’s foreign policy priorities … Read more
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar appears at the Rouse Avenue Court, in New Delhi, on Feb. 12, 2025. The Delhi court awarded lifer to Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murders of two persons in Saraswati Vihar area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. | Photo Credit: PTI A Delhi court on Tuesday (February … Read more
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, right, with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, centre, and the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds | Photo Credit: X/@ShashiTharoor Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted a selfie with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Business … Read more
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) alleged that the government has “snatched” the scholarships of the youth of SC, ST, OBC and minority communities, and claimed that its slogan of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” mocks the … Read more
Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met Sri Lankan Minister K.D. Lalkantha to discuss opportunities for bilateral collaboration for the modernisation of agriculture in the island nation, on February 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Xvia@IndiainSL Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met Sri Lankan Minister K.D. Lalkantha and discussed opportunities for bilateral collaboration for the modernisation of … Read more
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Law Commission of India chairperson Ritu Raj Awasthi appeared on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) before the Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the two bills for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls as the panel began consulting experts and stakeholders. IAS officer Niten Chandra, the secretary … Read more
Lalu Prasad Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI A Delhi court on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) summoned former Union rail minister Lalu Prasad in connection with the land-for-jobs “scam”. Special Judge Vishal Gogne also summoned Prasad’s son and former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, and daughter Hema Yadav. The judge issued fresh summonses to the … Read more
Trucks that will carry the toxic wastes from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 25, 2025) agreed to urgently hear petitioners challenging the transportation and dumping of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site at Pithampur on Thursday (February 27, … Read more
IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti delivered a speech as part of the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar lecture series at the CAG’s office, and spoke about how the institution and the CAG could collaborate on sharing digital technology to enhance audit work. File picture | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India … Read more
Foreign devotees take a holy dip at Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maha Kumbh Mela area will be a no-vehicle zone from 4 p.m. on Tuesday (February 25, 2025), with the entire Prayagraj following suit from 6 p.m. onwards in view … Read more