Union Cabinet announces ₹22,919 crore electronics component manufacturing scheme

File picture of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday (March 28, 2025) announced that the Union Cabinet has approved a non-semiconductor electronics component manufacturing scheme. The production-linked incentive scheme will have an outlay of ₹22,919 crore. ”There has been … Read more

Bangladesh welcomes China to participate in Teesta project; ‘Taiwan inalienable part of China,’ Yunus gives ‘firm commitment’

Muhammad Yunus. File | Photo Credit: PTI   Bangladesh on Friday (March 28, 2025) welcomed Chinese participation in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project. Bangladesh’s assurance was communicated during the ongoing visit of Chief Advisor Prof Mohammed Yunus to China. The two sides also signed an agreement on exchange of hydrological information of … Read more

J. Varma case: SC says CJI can opt to refer to Parliament for removal or sanction registration of FIR based on results of in-house probe

In this image taken from www.allahabadhighcourt.in is a profile of Justice Yashwant Varma. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28, 2025) said the Chief Justice of India can refer to the Parliament to initiate removal or sanction the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against High Court judge, Justice Yashwant … Read more

Government to Launch Ola, Uber-like ‘Sahkar’ Taxi Service: Amit Shah Announces in Parliament

| Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K In a significant move to boost the cooperative sector, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced the government’s plans to launch a new app-based taxi service, ‘Sahkar’, on the lines of Ola and Uber. The announcement was made in Parliament while the House was discussing the … Read more

Detained Punjab farmer leaders Pandher, Kohar released

Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher, Abhimanyu Kohar and Kaka Singh Kotra, detained in a recent police crackdown following a meeting with a central delegation, were released on Friday, March 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher, Abhimanyu Kohar and Kaka Singh Kotra, detained in a recent police crackdown following a meeting … Read more

Mamata Banerjee’s speech at Oxford disrupted, as protestors raise RG Kar issue

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a visit to the University of Oxford on March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: @MamataOfficial/PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee address at an Oxford Institution was disrupted on Thursday (March 27, 2025) as protesters raised questions on the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R … Read more

SC quashes FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, says MP’s poem does not spread discord

The Supreme Court on Friday, March 28, 2025, quashed a hate speech case registered by the Gujarat Police against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi for his poem about “suffering injustice with love”. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28, 2025) held that the fundamental right of persons to freely express themselves … Read more

PM Modi to visit Thailand, Sri Lanka from April 3-6

Prime Minister Modi will visit Bangkok from April 3 to 4 to participate in the sixth BIMSTEC Summit being hosted by Thailand. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit in Bangkok during 3-4 April, the Ministry of External Affairs … Read more