Houses and major portions of National Highway-29, connecting Kohima with commercial hub Dimapur, damaged after heavy rainfall, in Chumoukedima district of Nagaland, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved ₹1554.99 crore of additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to … Read more
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. File photo | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Congress on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) claimed that the talk of reciprocal tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump is calling into question a consumption tax like GST, and wondered whether his “good friend in New Delhi” would stand up to it when national … Read more
One person was killed and 18 others were injured when a bus carrying devotees to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj rammed into a stationary truck on the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border on Wednesday (February 19, 2025), officials said. The incident took place between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. near Kahairjhiti village, following which police personnel from Anuppur … Read more
SC took strong objection to a lawyer seeking adjournment in a matter on grounds that a senior lawyer will argue the case. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) took strong objection to a lawyer seeking adjournment in a matter on grounds that a senior lawyer will argue … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on a two-day visit to South Africa beginning February 20 to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the MEA announced on Wednesday (February 19, 2025). The Minister is expected to hold a few bilateral discussions on the … Read more
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish File photo | Photo Credit: ANI India has been a victim of terror acts perpetrated by Pakistan through groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and it is a “supreme irony” when the global epicentre of terrorism pats itself on the back claiming to fight against the scourge, Delhi’s … Read more
Gyanesh Kumar, the 26th Chief Election Commissioner. Photo: Special Arrangement Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) took over as the 26th chief election commissioner. An election commissioner since March 2024, he was elevated as the CEC on Monday, February 17, 2025. Editorial | Time and timing: On the CEC selection process Gyanesh Kumar replaced … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar exchanges a warm handshake with the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar as he leaves from the Election Commission of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta) | Photo Credit: ANI
Junior doctors raise slogans during a torch rally towards the CBI office in protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman medic at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, on October 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: On January 22, two separate murder convictions resulted in … Read more
Gautam Adani. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. SEC seeks help from Law Ministry to serve complaint to Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar in Adani bribery case The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested assistance from Indian authorities in its investigation of Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani over alleged securities fraud and … Read more