“Subsequent investigations revealed Raghu Midiyami to be a leader of MBM,” the NIA said | Photo Credit: The Hindu A top leader of a frontal organisation linked to the banned CPI (Maoist) has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency, according to a statement issued on Friday, February 28, 2025. Raghu Midiyami, a leader of … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Friday (February 28, 2025) demanded a legal guarantee for MSP and accused the BJP of working with “vengeance” against farmers of the country. The Opposition party said the MSP be fixed according to the Swaminathan commission recommendation. Congress leader said the government had formed … Read more
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav meets with EU Commissioners Jessika Roswall and Wopke Hoekstra. Photo: X/@byadavbjp Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday (February 28, 2025) met with EU Commissioners Jessika Roswall and Wopke Hoekstra and discussed issues of mutual interest in the field of environment, forest and climate change. In a post on X, … Read more
A file photo of Punjab farmers during the protest at Shambhu Border. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Punjab Government informed the Supreme Court of India on Friday (February 28, 2025) that representatives of the Union Government and farmers’ leaders have met twice to discuss issues, including the guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops, … Read more
Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the European Commission to India meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 28, 2025) held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, focusing on imparting … Read more
Several places in Bihar were jolted by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal early on Friday (February 28, 2025), with tremors felt in Muzaffarpur, Samastipur and other bordering districts, officials said. Speaking to PTI, Umesh Kumar Singh, meteorologist at the disaster management department (DMD), Bihar government, said, “The 5.5-magnitude quake was recorded around 2:35 am, … Read more
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images The U.S. Embassy on Friday (February 28, 2025) granted visas to the family members of Neelam Shinde, a student who is admitted to a hospital after suffering serious injuries in a road accident in California. The Ministry of External Affairs had on Thursday taken up with … Read more
In her judgment, Justice Nagarathna details the distress that women judges undergo. | Photo Credit: K Bhagya Prakash Supreme Court has reinstated two women judicial officers from Madhya Pradesh who were terminated for “misconduct” and “inefficiency”. One of the two judicial officers was dismissed from service despite her explanation that she had gotten suddenly … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the European Union have agreed to push for the conclusion of a free trade agreement this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday (February 28, 2025). The E.U. is India’s largest trading partner in … Read more
Livelihoods of war-affected northern Sri Lankan fishermen have been severely affected by bottom trawling used by their Indian counterparts. | Photo Credit: Meera Srinivasan Ending the destructive bottom-trawling method of fishing would safeguard theFof ordinary fishermen in both Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka, former Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council C.V. Wigneswaran … Read more