Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar The BJP on Thursday (February 20, 2025) said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding to India was a “reaffirmation” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls campaign that foreign … Read more
The contract for 149 SDRs is with defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru at a total cost of ₹1,220.12 crore. Image credit: Twitter/@SpokespersonMoD The Defence Ministry on Thursday (February 20, 2025) signed two contracts worth ₹1,917.47 crore for the procurement of 149 software defined radios (SDR) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and … Read more
More than 150 developers from five different continents, and over 650 Indian aspirants are participating in the handheld video game design challenge organised by the Indian Digital Gaming Society under the WAVES 2025 initiative recently announced by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. The challenge has so far recorded registration from many countries, including the United … Read more
A 28-year-old woman died of pregnancy complications during treatment at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district early on Thursday (February 20, 2025), sparking protest by her agitated relatives against alleged medical negligence, officials said. The protesters, however, dispersed after Rajouri Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Raj Kumar Thapa visited the scene and assured … Read more
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge with the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday (February 20, 2025) hit out at the Modi government over reports that China was settling 90 new villages along the Arunachal Pradesh border and accused it of putting … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Election Commissioner of India Name this bureaucrat who brought credited with reforming the poll body START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | The Election Commission initially just had the post of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from its inception till a short-lived expansion in 1989. Since when did the three-member body became a … Read more
The I&B Ministry asked self-regulatory bodies of OTT platforms to take appropriate proactive action for violation of the Code of Ethics by the platforms. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Amid a row over vulgar jokes on social media, the Centre has cracked the whip and warned OTT platforms against transmitting content that is … Read more
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar calls on President Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday, Febryary 20, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday (February 20, 2025) called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President’s office shared a picture of the … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has once again questioned the Biden administration’s decision to allocate $21 million to India for “voter turnout”, guessing that they were trying to “get somebody else elected”. Mr. Trump made these remarks while addressing the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami on Thursday … Read more
Migrants deported from the U.S. gesture as they look out the window of the Decapolis Hotel where they are temporarily staying in Panama City, on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Panama has informed India about the safe arrival of a group of Indians deported from the U.S. and the Indian mission in the … Read more