Prime Minister Narendra Modi went live at 8 p.m. on March 24, 2020 to break the news about the nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. | Photo Credit: Arrangement “From 12 midnight today the entire country, please listen carefully, the entire country shall go under complete lockdown. In order to protect the … Read more
TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Monday (March 24, 2025) accused the government of favouring crony capitalists at the expense of small businesses and workers, claiming the Centre’s tax policies are designed to benefit select corporate interests. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Finance Bill 2025, Ms. Moitra alleged that the government … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday (March 24, 2025) recommended the transfer of senior Delhi High Court Judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, who is at the centre of a controversy following discovery of a large sum of burnt currency at his official residence … Read more
Daily Quiz | On significant events on March 24 Morarji Desai, who became the first non-Congress Prime Minister with MG Ramachandran during the Southern Zonal Council meeting held at Madras on September 25, 1978. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | In 1721, which famous composer dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, … Read more
File picture of Ashish Mishra, accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday (March 24, 2025) granted permission to a complainant in the Lakhimpur Violence case who alleged that accused Ashish Mishra in trying to influence witnesses while being out on bail, to approach the local police … Read more
Media outside the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, in New Delhi. Pieces of burnt currency note was found among debris near Varma’s residence. | Photo Credit: PTI A writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday (March 24, 2025), seeking a direction to the police to register a First … Read more
Centre had notified a 24% hike in the salaries of Members of Parliament with effect from April 1, 2023 on the basis of the Cost Inflation Index. | Photo Credit: PTI The Centre on Monday (March 24, 2025) notified a 24% hike in the salaries of Members of Parliament with effect from April 1, 2023 … Read more
Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh. FIle | Photo Credit: PTI/Sansad TV The Congress’s chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, Jairam Ramesh, on Monday (March 24, 2025) gave a notice of question of breach of privilege against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for “misleading” the House on alleged statements made by Karnataka … Read more
In AY 2023-24, over 29.79 lakh ITR-Us were filed and ₹2,947 crore additional taxes paid. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock Photo Over 90 lakh updated Income Tax Returns have been filed over the last four years which fetched ₹9,118 crore to the exchequer, Parliament was informed on Monday (March 24, 2025). To encourage voluntary compliance, … Read more
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Congress on Monday (March 24, 2025) claimed that the BJP came up with a “completely fake” issue to get Parliament adjourned so that the very serious matter of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma’s conduct does not get discussed. The BJP members in the Lok … Read more