The Ministry of External Affairs has not hired any fresh recruits into the interpreter cadre for nearly a decade and the cadre is being phased out, sources in the Ministry said. The decision to end the cadre that was started during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was taken as the Ministry was not … Read more
Actor Ranya Rao. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case involving a gold smuggling racket with international links. The probe has been launched on the basis of inputs received from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which recently arrested Kannada actor Ranya Rao at the Bengaluru … Read more
The emergency route for defence procurements has once again come to the Indian Army’s rescue in its bid to buy man-portable Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems, as repeated attempts to acquire the critical systems have failed. Since 2020, the Army has unsuccessfully tried to close three deals for two different missile systems, constituting … Read more
A file image of Easterine Kire | Photo Credit: The Hindu Annual awards recognise writers of novels, short stories, poetry, essays, plays; Indian writers celebrate different languages, singular identity not enough to define them, says Mahesh Dattani Hindi poet Gagan Gill and Naga author Easterine Kire, who writes in English, are among 23 recipients of … Read more
Combo picture of six aspiring women who were handed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media accounts. | Photo Credit: ANI In a unique initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (March 8, 2025) handed over his social media accounts to six inspiring women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. These women hailing from all … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Ireland’s Foreign Minister and Tanaiste Simon Harris in Dublin on March 8, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar India and Ireland agreed to establish a Joint Economic Commission (JEC) to coordinate on trade and international economic issues like the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after talks between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and … Read more
A Kashmiri social media influencer was chargesheeted for “promoting terrorism” and “downplaying the lawful administrative regime”. Representative image A Kashmiri social media influencer, running several handles, including ‘Wounded Kashmir’ and ‘Lacerated Kashmir’, was chargesheeted for “promoting terrorism” and “downplaying the lawful administrative regime”, the J&K Police said on Saturday (March 8, 2025). A spokesperson of … Read more
According to the recently released Time Use Survey, the female rate of participation in unpaid household labour was more than 80%. Only 25% of women surveyed engaged in employment or related activities during the surveyed period. This is despite the Female Labour Participation Rate increasing from 23.3% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24, as noted … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla performs a ritual during the inauguration ceremony of the Constitution Club of Rajasthan, at State Legislative Assembly in Jaipur on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday (March 8, 2025) said the “deliberate disruptions” of the proceedings of the Parliament and State Assemblies … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu addresses the gathering during the inauguration ceremony of the National Conference on the theme ‘Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat’ on the occasion of International Women’s Day in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI When India is moving towards becoming the third largest economy in the world, the participation of women … Read more