MP says migrant workers with limited income working in Gulf countries are forced to pay high airfares. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Leaders from various Opposition parties have called for a cap on airfares and the establishment of a quasi-judicial body to legally monitor them, arguing that ticket prices have become “exploitative” and … Read more
The historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday (March 28, 2025) disallowed congregational prayers at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) after a Shia procession in central Kashmir observed Al-Quds Day, to express support for Palestine. Chanting pro-Palestine slogans, hundreds of … Read more
The dispute concerned allegations that Mr. Kumaraswamy and his associates had encroached on government land at Kethaganahalli village near Bidadi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28, 2025) permitted Union Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy to pursue his remedy in the Karnataka High Court against an eviction notice … Read more
“The subsidy will be provided to the fertiliser companies as per approved and notified rates so that fertilisers are made available to farmers at affordable prices,” the Centre added. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Cabinet, on Friday (March 28, 2025), approved the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rates for the upcoming kharif season on … Read more
Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group, on Friday announced that its defence business has won multiple orders valued more than ₹700 crore to supply a range of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army. The deliveries will commence in the next financial year. “The vehicles to be supplied under these orders are to … Read more
HAL’s Light Combat Helicopter is deployed for operations in Leh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Defence Ministry on Friday (March 28, 2025) signed two contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy 156 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), as well as training and associated equipment, for a total of over ₹62,700 crore, excluding taxes. … Read more
Air India Express, the low-cost arm of Air India, projects a growth of 50% in passengers flown in the financial year 2026 taking the total number to 30 million, according to its CEO Aloke Singh. The airline ferried approximately 20 million passengers in the financial year 2025, when it witnessed a growth of 19%. The … Read more
Rescue worker at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed in Bangkok after an earthquake on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised “all possible assistance” to Myanmar and Thailand after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the two southeast Asian countries on Friday (March 28, 2025). The announcement … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Even former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi couldn’t change Pakistan’s “bigoted mindset” in 1971, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday (March 28, 2025), responding to questions in … Read more
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi meeting a delegation of employees from ICICI Bank, claiming unfair termination, at the Parliament in New Delhi on March 28, 2025. Photo: X/@INCIndia Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday (March 28, 2025) met with a delegation of employees from ICICI Bank … Read more