Chief Election Commissioner calls for meeting to discuss voter ID, Aadhaar linking

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has convened a meeting with the Union Home Secretary and the Legislative Secretary to discuss the issue of linking voter identity cards with Aadhaar amid allegations of fudging of electoral roll data. The law allows the seeding of voter rolls … Read more

Amit Shah inaugurates first phase of revamped police academy in Assam’s Golaghat

The Lachit Barphukan Police Academy houses a weapon simulator to prepare armed forces for real world combat scenarios. Photo: X/@himantabiswa Union Home Minister Amit Mr. Shah on Saturday (March 15, 2025) inaugurated the first phase of the revamped police academy at Dergaon in Golaghat district. He also laid the foundation stone for the next phase. … Read more

Religious discrimination affects followers of all faiths: India in UNGA

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador P. Harish speaks on International Day to Combat Islamophobia on March 14, 2025 | Photo Credit: X/@IndiaUNNewYork India has said it stands united with the U.N. members in condemning incidents of religious intolerance against Muslims, as it underlined the need to recognise that religious discrimination is a broader … Read more

India slams Pakistan for ‘unjustified’ reference to J&K in UNGA

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan for its “unjustified” reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with New Delhi asserting that such remarks will neither validate the country’s claim nor justify its practice of cross-border terrorism. “As … Read more

Archie and friends learn about Holi in new edition of comic

Popular comic book character Archie and his friends learn about Holi, the Indian festival of colors, in the comic’s latest edition. | Photo Credit: Archie’s via PTI Photo Holi, the festival of colours in India, is featured in the latest edition of the Archie comics series. Co-CEO of Archie Comic Publications Nancy Silberkleit told PTI … Read more

116 new tourist destinations sanctioned across the country

The Swadesh Darshan Scheme, a flagship initiative of the Union Tourism Ministry aims to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations by focusing on theme-based circuits and providing financial assistance to state governments | Photo Credit: SRIDHAR KAVALI The Centre has sanctioned a total of 116 new tourist destinations across the country under various schemes in … Read more

In pictures | India celebrates Holi

Across India, millions gathered around and celebrated Holi on Friday (March 14, 2025), smearing each other with bright colours and dancing to music.  Amid tight security arrangements in view of the festival and Friday prayers, people danced to festive music and flung water balloons from balconies and rooftops at passersby. Traditional sweets were distributed as … Read more