Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday (March 20, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi joined Congress MPs from Punjab protesting within the Parliament complex against the … Read more
DMK MPs protest during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 20, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The two Houses of Parliament witnessed adjournments on Thursday (March 20, 2025) as DMK MPs protested in the House wearing T-shirts with slogans on the issue of delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies. Both … Read more
Oil and gas companies will not face any new taxes like the windfall profits tax after the coming into effect of a new law that promises stability of fiscal regime, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Oil and gas companies will not face any new taxes like the windfall profits … Read more
A lawyer on Thursday (March 20, 2025) got an earful from the Supreme Court for repeatedly writing “consensual relationship” in a bail plea of his client, who is accused of a minor girl’s rape. | Photo Credit: FARUQUI AM A lawyer on Thursday (March 20, 2025) got an earful from the Supreme Court for repeatedly … Read more
Following on the joint U.S.-India Roadmap for defence industrial cooperation, Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd, an Indian startup working on unmanned systems, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop and co-produce Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASV). “This partnership aims to enhance undersea domain … Read more
Taiwan can help India reduce its import of electronic components from China and the best way to expand the economic engagement would be to firm up a free trade pact, Taiwanese Deputy National Security Advisor Hsu Szu-Chien said on Thursday (March 20, 2025). In an exclusive interview to PTI, Mr. Hsu said a trade deal … Read more
BJP MP Anurag Thakur. | Photo Credit: PTI Former sports minister Anurag Thakur’s bid to contest the Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) presidential election was brought back on track after the Himachal Pradesh High Court stayed his disqualification from the Electoral College and directed the BFI to extend the date of nominations to enable his … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. The law relating to maintenance of wives, children and parents intends to provide protection to them and promote equality among the spouses and not “idleness”, the Delhi High Court has held. The High Court said qualified wives, having an earning capacity but desirous of remaining idle, should not set … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI An encounter broke out between security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday (March 20, 2025), a senior police official said. The gunfight started in a forest along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was out … Read more
According to the list of business, the Lok Sabha will reconvene at 11 a.m. to take up key legislative matters, including the presentation and discussion of multiple reports from standing committees. The House will hold further discussions and voting on the Demands for Grants under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for 2025-26, as well as … Read more