Parliament Budget Session Day 13 LIVE: Indian Ports Bill to be introduced today

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, is set to introduce ‘The Indian Ports Bill, 2025’ in the Lok Sabha on Friday, according to the list of the business. The bill aims to consolidate the law relating to ports, promote integrated port development, facilitate ease of doing business and ensure the optimum utilization … Read more

Anti-terrorist operation resumes in J&K’s Kathua

Security personnel during an anti-terrorist operation in a remote forested area, in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, Friday, March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces on Friday (March 28, 2025) resumed an anti-terrorist operation in a remote forested area in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after three terrorists and … Read more

The flawed push for a third language 

Evidence-based policymaking relies on data, research, and statistical analysis — not ideology, untested assumptions or political convenience. It ensures that policies address real needs, maximise effectiveness, and avoid unnecessary burdens. By this standard, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s push for a third language in schools fails to meet the mark. What do surveys say? … Read more

U.S. tariffs: Opposition slams Centre’s ‘inaction’

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh listens to Congress MP P. Chidambaram on March 27, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI Expressing concern over the “tariff war” looming over the global economy after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent announcement, Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday (March 27, 2025) asked the Centre if … Read more

Lok Sabha interpreters relay proceedings in real time in 18 languages

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and others at the launch of the ‘Sansad Bhashini’ initiative to facilitate the functioning of Parliament-related work and making available the proceedings in multiple languages in New Delhi on March 18, 2025. Photo: X/@ombirlakota via PTI With simultaneous interpretations available in 18 languages, the Lok … Read more