Chairman of National Commission for Minorities Iqbal Singh Lalpura addressing media in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Iqbal Singh Lalpura, chairman of National Commission for Minorities (NCM), on Friday wrote a letter to the concerned State governments, urging them to take immediate steps to preserve and promote the Gurmukhi, the language of … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will host the first Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting on delimitation on Saturday (March 22, 2025) in Chennai, with Chief Ministers of Kerala, Telangana, and Punjab: Pinarayi Vijayan, Revanth Reddy, Bhagwant Singh Mann set to take part. Terming the meeting as a “defining moment”, Mr. Stalin said if Tamil … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (March 21, 2025) in a sharp jibe at Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on counter-terrorism operations and development in Jammu and Kashmir. “If someone is sitting with … Read more
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard addresses a gathering during Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, India, March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard’s visit to India highlights the decades-strong U.S.-India relationship, which is bolstered by the friendship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, … Read more
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File. | Photo Credit: ANI India on Friday (March 21, 2025) said it hopes to rebuild ties with Canada based on “mutual trust and sensitivity”, blaming the downturn in the relations to the “licence” that was given to the “extremist and secessionist elements” in that country. New Delhi’s comments came days … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis pays floral tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during the inauguration ceremony of ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj temple (Shaktipith)‘ at Maradepada in Bhiwandi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Maharashtra government on Friday (March 21, 2025) announced the formation of an expert committee under the Minister of Tourism for the construction of a … Read more
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at the 14th meeting of ADMM – Plus EWG on Counter-Terrorism, in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. At the 14th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (EWG on CT), held in New Delhi, co-chairs India and Malaysia … Read more
Persons arrested in connection with the recent violence are escorted out of a court in Nagpur on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Nagpur Police have arrested 99 people, registered 13 first information reports (FIRs), and started an investigation into the communal clashes that wracked the city centre on March 17, Police Commissioner … Read more
Norway Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. | Photo Credit: SUHASINI HAIDAR U.S. President Donald Trump should not give away concessions on behalf of Ukraine before negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. Mr. Trump is giving Russia a “boost” at a time when Moscow is facing economic problems and military losses due … Read more
The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday (March 21, 2025) that 13 Bangladeshi nationals have been deported to their country while the verification process for the remaining illegal immigrants in detention centres in Assam is underway. Also Read: Ten Bangladeshi nationals arrested from Bhubaneswar Railway Station Appearing before a Bench of Justices A.S. Oka … Read more