Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The government on Monday (March 10, 2025) sought Parliament nod to spend net additional ₹51,462.86 crore in the current financial year ending March, with a large chunk going towards pension and subsidy on fertilizer. The gross additional spending sought by the government is over … Read more
Bibhas Nayak, an expert swimmer, had always encouraged his family members and friends to learn swimming. Yet, when it came to saving his own life, the skill he valued so much could not save him. Also read:Third accused arrested in Tamil Nadu Nayak, the 29-year-old from Odisha, lost his life near Hampi, Karnataka, reportedly while … Read more
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will pay a five-day visit to India beginning March 16 to shore up bilateral cooperation in key areas, including trade and investment. It will be Mr. Luxon’s first visit to India as Prime Minister. Besides holding talks with … Read more
The Finance Ministry has invited applications to fill up the post of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) Chairperson, as the incumbent chief Debasish Panda’s term ends on March 13. Last date for submission of applications for the post is April 6, 2025. Mr. Panda, who had served as secretary in the Department … Read more
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks in the Lok Sabha Lok Sabha proceedings were on Monday (March 10, 2025) adjourned for about 30 minutes after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) members staged protests over Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s remarks that Tamil Nadu government was “dishonest” and “ruining” the future of the students of the state … Read more
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Photo Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday (March 10, 2025) demanded a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the issue of … Read more
MPs in the Rajya Sabha during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Photo Led by the Congress, the Opposition parties on Monday (March 10, 2025) staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their notices for discussions on … Read more
Water treatment plant. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $986 per tonne for five years on a chemical, used for water treatment, imported from China and Japan to protect the domestic industry from cheap inbound shipments, according to a Finance Ministry notification. … Read more
A protest by DMK-led coalition against the the three-language policy in Chennai, on February 18. 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: Tamil Nadu’s resistance to adopting the three-language policy as mandated under the National Education Policy (NEP, 2020) has brought the age-old language debate back under the limelight. What does NEP 2020 … Read more
Voters show their voter IDs while waiting in queues to cast their votes for the Delhi Assembly election, in New Delhi on February 5. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: On February 27, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the ruling BJP was “with the blessings of Election Commission of India … Read more