The Vikatan magazine’s website was blocked following publication of a cartoon featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: vikatan.com The story so far: The website of the Tamil magazine, Vikatan, was rendered inaccessible for several readers on February 15, after the BJP’s Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai sent a letter to L. Murugan, the Minister of … Read more
Illustration: SREEJITH R. KUMAR Gyanesh Kumar, who took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India earlier this week, comes to the top position with the image of a man who delivers with a smile. People who have interacted with him during his various stints in the government recall an affable bureaucrat always welcoming … Read more
The slogan ‘Sabko Dekha, aa gayi Rekha’ (We have seen many, now Rekha has arrived), reverberated outside Rekha Gupta’s home in Shalimar Bagh on February 19, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) affirmed its faith in her as the next Chief Minister of Delhi. The first-time MLA was sworn in along with her council of … Read more
Lawyers shout slogans during a protest march over the proposed Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in Lucknow, on February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Law Ministry on Saturday (February 22, 2025) announced that it would bring in a new draft Bill to amend the Advocates Act after receiving public feedback on the existing … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. With the deal to buy six new diesel-electric submarines entering the contract negotiation phase, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is gearing up to bring a proposal to design and develop an indigenous conventional submarine to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for approval. The procurement deal comes … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Assam from Sunday (February 23, 2025) to attend several development initiatives, including the Global Investors Summit in Bhopal and the release of 19th instalment of cash assistance to farmers in Bhagalpur. … Read more
Assam Rifles formation under Spear Corps in coordination with Manipur Government and Manipur police and other stake holders facilitated voluntary surrender of 16 weapons in Churachandpur, Manipur on February 22, 2025. Photo: X/@Spearcorps On Saturday (February 22, 2025), following the Governor’s appeal, people of the Kuki-Zomi community in Churachandpur district surrendered 16 looted and illegal … Read more
Eklavya Model Residential Schools had been set up by the government to provide quality education to students belonging to the Scheduled Tribes After multiple representations from students of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) and their parents, the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) has issued a circular introducing English medium of instruction in … Read more
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal before the farmer leaders meeting, in Chandigarh on February 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI A fresh round of talks between the protesting farmers and a central team to discuss the formers’ various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) … Read more
A view of the decorated ‘Z-Morh’ Sonmarg tunnel that connects Gagangir and Sonamarg on the Srinagar-Leh highway, in Ganderbal. | Photo Credit: ANI Every evening, in his small hamlet in the Himalayan foothills of central Kashmir’s Sonamarg, Tanveer Ahmad Lone, 19, dives into online cinematography courses. During the day, Mr. Lone puts his training into … Read more