Congress leader Manish Tewari. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Only the States in central India would gain if the delimitation exercise is held on the principle of ‘one vote, one value’ as they have been laggards on population control, Congress leader Manish Tewari said and demanded the framing of a new formula for … Read more
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said the three-language formula in the New Education Policy (NEP) is good for the whole country. Also Read | T.N. BJP launches signature campaign in favour of three-language formula Responding to a query regarding the … Read more
Often, Fanni Pajer finds herself at airstrips where there aren’t many facilities but only maintenance hangars. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Glass jars wrapped inside jute bags and portable urination devices are a must-have in a cockpit for 48-year-old Fanni Pajer. As a ferry pilot, she flies small planes for an Austrian aircraft manufacturer, delivering … Read more
Ranveer Allahbadia. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Social media personalities Ranveer Allahbadia and Apoorva Mukhija appeared before the National Commission for Women on Thursday (March 6, 2025) over the derogatory remarks made on comic Samay Raina’s show “India’s Got Latent”. Producers of the show — Saurabh Bothra and Tushar Poojari — and lawyers of … Read more
A meeting of the technical teams of the Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh began in Kolkata on Thursday (March 6, 2025) on the Ganga Water Treaty, which is due for renewal in 2026, an official said. The Bangladeshi delegation of the Joint Rivers Commission reached Kolkata on Monday morning and immediately left for … Read more
Lawyers at the Supreme Court complex, in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said courts were not expected to keep the matters concerning liberty after a long gap. A Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih made the observation after being informed that … Read more
Citing an IMF report to flag “tepid” private investment growth in India, the Congress on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said the way out of the current “economic slump” needs measures to boost consumption, enhancing policy predictability, and rationalising trade policy. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has devoted … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Mukhwa-Harsil, in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Thursday, March 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Youtube@NarendraModi Making a strong pitch for round the year tourism in Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said there should be no off-season in the picturesque hill State and … Read more
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, in December 2024. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka early April, Sri Lankan media has reported, ahead of an official announcement from either side confirming the visit. According to Colombo-based publications, Mr. … Read more
Enforcement Directorate logo. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate is conducted searches at 12 locations across 10 States in connection with the case against banned terror outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), days after the arrest of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) national president M.K. Faizy on money laundering charge. The searches are being … Read more