International Women’s Day 2025: Meet India’s 18 women CMs

Women in power: Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Through India’s 77 years of independence, the country has seen only eighteen women rise up to the Chief Minister’s post in their states. For Sucheta Kriplani – India’s first woman CM, it took sixteen years of Independence before the Congress chose a … Read more

PM Modi to visit Mauritius during March 11 and 12

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FIle | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Mauritius during March 11 and 12, 2025, said Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday (March 8, 2025). Mr. Modi will be the chief guest at the Mauritius National Day on March 12. A ship from the … Read more

Government focused on providing preventive, curative, palliative, rehabilitative healthcare: Nadda

Health Minister J.P. Nadda said said the Union government will add 75,000 seats in the medical sector, with 30,000 seats already created last year. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Centre is focused on providing healthcare that is preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Saturday (March 8, … Read more

Women’s security our govt’s priority; we amended laws to give death penalty for crimes like rape, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (March 8, 2025) said that in the last 10 years, his government has given top priority to women’s security | Photo Credit: PMO Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Saturday (March 8, 2025) said that in the last 10 years, his government has … Read more

India most likely undercounting heat-related deaths, says former WHO Chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

India experienced brutal heat during last year’s summer, recording 536 heatwave days, the highest in 14 years, according to the India Meteorological Department. | Photo Credit: PTI India is “most likely” undercounting heat-related deaths due to a lack of robust data but the government is now improving surveillance to minimise the impact of extreme conditions … Read more

Take Parliament into confidence: Congress to PM Modi on Trump’s India cutting trade tariff claim

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. File. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Photo The Congress on Saturday (March 8, 2025) asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take Parliament into confidence on U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that India has agreed to cut its tariffs. The opposition party’s general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh asked whether the … Read more

International Women’s Day: Who are the women taking over PM Modi’s social media account?

Chess grandmaster R Vaishali took over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media accounts on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025 . File | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B On the occasion of International Women’s Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over his social media accounts to women achievers on Saturday (March 8, 2025) This is … Read more

International Women’s Day: All women crew operates Vande Bharat Express for first time

The Vande Bharat Express (22223) sourcing from CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) to the destination of Shirdi has an all-women crew on Saturday, March 8, 2025, including the loco pilot, assistant loco pilot, train manager, TCs and train Hostesses. | Photo Credit: Central Railway/X To mark International Women’s Day, the Central Railways is operating a … Read more