Trigger warning: The following article has references to suicide. Please avoid reading if you feel distressed by the subject. On the morning of February 17, Pankaj Yadav, a 19-year old student, was fast asleep in his hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) when he heard aggressive knocks on the door. He … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Flagging under-utilisation of funds under critical heads such as Nirbhaya Fund instituted for women safety schemes, prison modernisation and no significant allocation to conduct a Census, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs criticised the Union Home Ministry for “inefficiency” at a meeting on Friday … Read more
The top court had found the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board Act of 2004, pertaining to the higher levels of fazil and kamil, in direct conflict with the provisions of the University Grants Commission Act. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Friday (February 21, 2025) issued notice to the … Read more
National Medical Commission. The Supreme Court in a judgment on Friday (February 21, 2025) found the National Medical Commission (NMC)’s eligibility conditions that candidates with disabilities must have “both hands intact, with intact sensation and sufficient strength” for admission to MBBS course arbitrary and antithetical to the Constitution. “A prescription such as ‘both hands intact’ … Read more
Congress leader Pawan Khera addressed the media, in New Delhi, on February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (February 21, 2025) dismissed media reports claiming — as a “cover-up attempt” — that the $21-million USAID fund allocation in 2022 was for Bangladesh and not for India, and accused … Read more
Police personnel with the man who has been arrested for allegedly supplying weapons during Sambhal violence, in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, on February 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh police submitted chargesheets running over 4,400 pages in six cases related to the Sambhal violence. The chargesheet mentioned Shariq … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inaugural session of School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) Conclave, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 21, 2025) called India an emerging global powerhouse that required world-class leaders who can find solutions to global needs … Read more
In this handout image released by the Vice President’s Office on February 21, 2025, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addresses the inaugural session of the 21st African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) Conference, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI/VP Office Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday (February 21, 2025) voiced concern over the alleged USAID funding … Read more
Former Minister Partha Chatterjee. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday (February 21, 2025) to a petition filed by former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee for bail in a cash-for-jobs scam case. The court had granted him bail in a connected money … Read more
Photo: YouTube/@BBCWorldService The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday (February 21, 2025) issued an adjudication order levying a penalty of over ₹3.44 crore on BBC World Service (WS) India, along with a fine of ₹5,000 per day after October 15, 2021, till the date of compliance, for the alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act … Read more