Nearly ₹258 crore was incurred on 38 foreign visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi between May 2022 and December 2024, according to data shared by the government. Of these visits, the costliest one was the visit of the prime minister to the U.S. in June 2023, which incurred over Rs 22 crore. Minister of State … Read more
Police take away Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput’s wife Muskan and her lover Sahil Shukla after they were arrested in connection with his murder, in Meerut, on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The mother of a former Merchant Navy officer, murdered by his wife and her lover, has made a startling claim that … Read more
The story so far: Months after the Supreme Court of India questioned the need for decade-old laws that have classified a section of criminals as “habitual offenders” across India, the Government of India has revealed in Parliament that such laws continue to operate in as many as 14 States and Union Territories. What has the … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Police have arrested the chief proctor of a college in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on charges of sexually exploiting students, officials said on Thursday (March 20, 2025). Chief Proctor of Bagla Degree College, Dr. Rajneesh Kumar, was apprehended late on Wednesday night in Prayagraj where he … Read more
Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov speaks during an event, at the Russian Embassy in Delhi on December 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said his country sees India’s interest in increasing its presence in the Arctic as a “stabilising factor.” The diplomat expressed concern over the … Read more
Central Bureau of Investigation. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three cases following the Allahabad High Court directives to probe an alleged conspiracy between unknown Noida Authority officials and the builders involved in the allotment, development, and sanction of Sports City projects during 2011-14. The suspected loss to the … Read more
The Collegium had proposed the name of Justice Harish Tandon as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court in a resolution on March 6, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday (March 20, 2025) recommended the transfer of Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Arindam … Read more
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Thursday (March 20, 2025) notified the operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) which promises an assured pension of 50% of the average basic pay drawn over the last 12 months prior to superannuation. This follows the UPS notification dated January 24, by the government for … Read more
The Pension Fund’s Ethics Council pointed out that the Myanmar military purchased “radar systems, air defence stations, radio systems, and equipment for military ships” both before and after the military coup in February 2021. File | Photo Credit: bel-india.in The Ethics Council of Sweden’s AP Pension Fund has recommended that Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a … Read more
The ED has alleged that the Social Democratic Party of India is a “political front” of the banned Popular Front of India and it was a recipient, beneficiary, and user of the funds which were raised by its parent body within and outside India. File | Photo Credit: enforcementdirectorate.gov.in The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (March … Read more