West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC) who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) List. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (March … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI/Sansad TV Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) said the Maha Kumbh strengthened the spirit of unity in the country and gave a befitting response to those … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on March 18, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (March 18) said the Central Government is committed to bringing normalcy to Manipur and assured all support for the economic growth … Read more
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI As the Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned amid Opposition protests after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the Mahakumbh, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks about Mahakumb in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) amid noisy protests by the opposition seeking to ask questions on the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) said the railway fares in India are far less than the neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He asserted that railway … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NASA astronaut Sunita Williams during a meeting in 2016 when Mr. Modi visited U.S. Photo:X/@MEAIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is scheduled to return to Earth early on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station, and invited … Read more
The Rajya Sabha returned The Appropriation Bill, 2025; The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2025; The Manipur Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2025; and The Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025, after the reply by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to a discussion on the four bills. | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Parliament on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) approved … Read more
Supreme Court noted the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) submission that it was willing to deliberate over the demand for uploading polling booth-wise voter turnout data on its website and asked the petitioners to make representations before the poll panel in 10 days. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 18, … Read more
A Bench of the Supreme Court’s senior-most judges headed by Justice B.R. Gavai on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) decided to examine in detail if judges of constitutional courts come within the jurisdiction of the country’s top ombudsman, Lokpal, like public functionaries including the Prime Minister, Union Ministers, Members of Parliament and Central government officials. “We … Read more