ED attaches ₹557 crore assets in Amtek Auto case

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached properties worth ₹557.49 crore in the case involving Amtek Auto Limited and others, the agency said on Wednesday (March 26, 2025). The case is also related to ARG Limited, ACIL limited, Metalyst Forging Limited, and Castex Technologies Limited, besides Amtek Group promoter Arvind Dham, … Read more

Release Samagra Shiksha dues to States, parliamentary panel tells Education Ministry

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. File | Photo Credit: ANI A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended that the Ministry of Education amicably resolve the differences with West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu over non-release of funds under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), and settle their dues of over ₹4,000 crore on priority basis.  The committee tabled … Read more

India, China discuss ways to move ties to ‘predictable path’

Gourangalal Das (in picture), joint secretary in the MEA’s East Asia division, met Liu Jinsong, director-general at the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s department of Asian affairs, in Beijing on March 26, 2025. Photo: YouTube/@modaTAIWAN India and China on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) explored ways to rebuild ties and agreed to initiate efforts to promote people-to-people exchanges, … Read more

UPI outage disrupt digital transactions

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Digital transactions were impacted on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) due to a widespread UPI outage with a large number of users reporting problems in the instant payment interface. The outage triggered a surge in complaints on Downdetector, a platform that monitors service disruptions based … Read more

TB awareness friendly cricket matches to be held in various cities: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur announced that cricket matches would be organised in various cities across India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Union Minister and MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) announced that cricket matches would be organised in various cities across India, with the participation of MPs, celebrities, media, and people from all … Read more

COVID-19 Lockdown: How India shut down and opened gradually to battle a pandemic

“If we are not able to adhere to this lockdown sincerely for 21 days, believe me, India will go back 21 years,” warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2020, as India registered 10 deaths due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Implementing a total lockdown where in all government offices, educational institutions, places of worship, … Read more

CJI lauds judiciary’s direct connect with people

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on said the Indian judiciary is unique owing to its direct connect with the people. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) said the Indian judiciary is unique owing to its direct connect with the people. “What makes the judiciary … Read more

Lok Sabha passes law to set up Tribhuvan Sahkari University in Gujarat; to train people for the cooperative sector

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said the university is proposed to be set up in Gujarat because the State government allotted land for it | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via ANI The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 to establish the country’s first national cooperative … Read more