Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai speaks in the Lok Sabha. File | Photo Credit: PTI A bill seeking to streamline various services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit and stay in the country was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) with opposition dubbing it … Read more
India told the United Nations (UN) Security Council that it has discussed with the Taliban regime various issues pertaining to bilateral relations and the “special” people-to-people ties has been the “foundation” of Delhi’s present day engagement with the country. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said on Monday (March 10, 2025) at … Read more
Enforcement Directorate (ED) personnel being stopped as they leave after searching the residence of former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel in an ongoing money laundering case, in Durg on Monday, Malrch 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI The Durg Police has filed an FIR into an incident of obstructing and stoning a vehicle … Read more
Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) engaged in a war of words with Treasury Bench members in Lok Sabha over stoppage of MNREGA funds for West Bengal. During the Question Hour, Mr. Banerjee said the benefits of MNREGA scheme are not being passed on to West Bengal. Follow Parliament Budget Session … Read more
A majority (53%) of Indian-Americans feels that U.S.-India ties would have become stronger or much stronger under a Kamala Harris administration in Washington, according to a new study published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Also Read |Transactional turn: On India and the new U.S. administration This is in contrast to 40% who feel … Read more
Majority of Indian-Americans feel U.S.-India relationship would have been stronger under Harris: survey
Birds sit on bare branches of a tree as smoke rises from a chimney of a factory in Byrnihat. File | Photo Credit: AP Thirteen of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday (March 11, 2025). The … Read more
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Director of National Intelligence. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday (March 10, 2025) said she will visit India as part a “multi-nation” trip to the Indo-Pacific she is undertaking with the aim of building strong relationships and open lines of communication to achieve President Donald … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate over 20 India-funded projects, ranging from capacity building to community-linked infrastructure, during his two-day State Visit to Mauritius, officials said. Mr. Modi will also announce new major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening democracy in the Southeast African island nation. Prime Minister Modi, along with his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam, … Read more
Birds sit on bare branches of a tree as smoke rises from a chimney of a factory in Byrnihat. File | Photo Credit: AP Thirteen of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday (March 11, 2025). The … Read more