Story so far: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been re-elected to power for the third time in June 2024, was armed with 88% of the donations received by political parties in 2023-24. Analysis of the income and expenditure reports, including donations above ₹20,000 declared by the major national parties show that BJP had an income … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: SASEC website In the backdrop of massive cuts in the U.S. Agency for International Development funding of projects in South Asia and the dwindling presence of other western development agencies, focus is now shifting to the regional and national development funds that are active in South Asian region. Out of the several … Read more
DRDO successfully conducted release trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’. | Photo Credit: X/@SpokespersonMoD The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted release trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’ between April 8 and 10 from a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. “During the trials, the weapon was integrated to multiple stations … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar In the backdrop of U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claims that electronic voting systems are vulnerable to hacking, the Election Commission of India on Friday (April 11, 2025) said India uses Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) which work like “simple, correct and … Read more
The Coast Guard on Friday (April 11, 2025) intercepted and apprehended an Indian fishing boat ‘Maa Basanti’ and recovered 400–450 gunny bags of Betel nuts, each weighing 50-60 kg, in what is suspected to be a case of illegal smuggling. The Coast Guard on Friday (April 11, 2025) intercepted and apprehended an Indian fishing boat … Read more
The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday (April 11, 2025) urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two crore vendors at risk, it said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Dalit activists A Dalit activist and politician who coined the popular slogan, “Gaaye nu puchhdu taame rakho, aamne amaari jameen aapo” (you keep the cow’s tail, give us our land) in a protest movement in Gujarat in mid-2016 START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | On 20 March 1927, Dr. B. … Read more
The Court was hearing a plea filed by Patna resident against a June 30, 2020 order of NGT dismissing his plea against illegal constructions and permanent encroachments on the eco-fragile floodplains. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Expressing concern, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre and Bihar Government to file status reports on … Read more
TMC MP Mahua Moitra. | Photo Credit: PTI Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has also approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Meanwhile, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan has listed for hearing on April 16 ten other petitions, … Read more
| Photo Credit: RTI website The Indian Railways has earned an additional revenue of approximately ₹8,913 crore in five years by withdrawing concessions for senior citizens, according to replies from the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) on a Right to Information Act (RTI) applications. CRIS functions under the Railway Ministry and develops as well … Read more