Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. SC questioned the long ‘silence’ of the Governor spanning months and years to the Tamil Nadu Bills culminating in his withholding of consent and the reference of at least 10 Bills to the President for consideration. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10, 2024) questioned … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images GST evasion of over ₹1.88 lakh crore was detected by Central GST officers during April-December 2024, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday (February 10, 2025). Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said GST evasion, including ITC fraud cases, in 72,393 cases between April and December stood … Read more
Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10, 2025) slammed several states, including Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and J&K, summoning their chief secretaries over the “failure” to act against illegal advertisements of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said … Read more
A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) should conduct a “comprehensive security assessment” of all missions and posts of India taking into account the geopolitical situation, potential threats and vulnerabilities in host countries. In its report, the Committee on External Affairs has also noted that India currently lacks resident missions … Read more
Image for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu Gold smuggling has reduced significantly since July 2024 when the government slashed import duty on the precious metal to 6%, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said. As per the latest available data, Customs and DRI officers seized 847 kg of … Read more
Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images w has observed that the illegal felling of 980 trees in Greater Noida was not taken seriously by the Uttar Pradesh authorities and asked the principal chief conservator of forest to appear virtually before it on May 13 to apprise it on the action taken. … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday (February 9, 2025) that “Naxals” will be eradicated by March 31, 2026 and no citizen of the country has to lose his life due to it. Mr. Shah said this after the security forces killed 31 Maoists … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu. File | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu will visit the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Monday (February 10, 2025) and take a holy dip at the Sangam, her office said. Maha Kumbh, which began on Paush Purnima (January 13), is the world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, attracting devotees from … Read more
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh (R), and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi react upon landing after taking a sortie aboard a Tejas aircraft ahead of the ‘Aero India 2025’ at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: … Read more
DIG Patiala (range) Mandeep Singh Sidhu meets farmers leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal after Doctors started his treatment after 54 days of fast unto death over various demands near the Khanauri border in Patiala. | Photo Credit: ANI Two prominent farmer bodies on Sunday (February 9, 2025) claimed that medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit … Read more