Security personnel stand guard during an indefinite shutdown by the Kuki Zo Council in all the Kuki areas, in Manipur. | Photo Credit: PTI Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials separately met Kuki-Zo and Meitei civil society groups in Manipur on March 11 and 12 respectively amid blockade of national highways by the Kuki-Zo groups … Read more
The Indian Railways will dig ponds as part of the Union government’s Mission Amrit Sarovar that aims to address the critical issue of water scarcity in the country. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The Indian Railways will dig ponds as part of the Union government’s Mission Amrit Sarovar that aims to address the critical … Read more
Standing committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution has recommended the Centre to ensure the meticulous implementation of the scheme of distribution of fortified rice across the country. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Even as civil society organisations are raising concerns over fortified rice, the Standing committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution … Read more
Congress General Secretary and MP KC Venugopal speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Lok Sabha members from Congress and the BJP on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) raised the issue of the growing drug menace across the country and called for immediate and unified action to tackle the … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: R.M. Rajarathinam The Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture, headed by former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has recommended a change in the name of the Union Agriculture Ministry to reflect the importance of farm workers, too. The panel, in its report tabled in Parliament on … Read more
View of dense coastal forest lining the Laxman beach in Great Nicobar Island. Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) tried unsuccessfully to corner the Union government into answering questions about the environmental and forest clearances granted to the ₹72,000 crore Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project. They also pressed for answers … Read more
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti. | Photo Credit: PTI Several political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) called upon the Centre to reconsider banning Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Masroor Ansari’s J&K Ittehadul Muslimeen (JKIM). However, the BJP … Read more
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday (March 12, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI During a discussion in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) on the working of the Railways Ministry, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members said the infrastructure and passenger … Read more
Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas. | Photo Credit: CHANDAN KHANNA Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas is in India where he will be meeting the top brass at Air India and IndiGo to explore a potential partnership as it looks to launch flight operations later this year as part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious vision to position … Read more
DMK MP D.M. Kathir Anand speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 The impending delimitation exercise penalises progressive States like Tamil Nadu, which have controlled population growth and therefore, the Union government should ensure equitable representation of all States in Parliament and State Assemblies, … Read more