Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Law Commission of India chairperson Ritu Raj Awasthi appeared on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) before the Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the two bills for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls as the panel began consulting experts and stakeholders. IAS officer Niten Chandra, the secretary … Read more
Lalu Prasad Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI A Delhi court on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) summoned former Union rail minister Lalu Prasad in connection with the land-for-jobs “scam”. Special Judge Vishal Gogne also summoned Prasad’s son and former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, and daughter Hema Yadav. The judge issued fresh summonses to the … Read more
Trucks that will carry the toxic wastes from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 25, 2025) agreed to urgently hear petitioners challenging the transportation and dumping of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site at Pithampur on Thursday (February 27, … Read more
IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti delivered a speech as part of the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar lecture series at the CAG’s office, and spoke about how the institution and the CAG could collaborate on sharing digital technology to enhance audit work. File picture | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India … Read more
Foreign devotees take a holy dip at Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maha Kumbh Mela area will be a no-vehicle zone from 4 p.m. on Tuesday (February 25, 2025), with the entire Prayagraj following suit from 6 p.m. onwards in view … Read more
Incidents of sudden hair loss in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, which made national headlines, are linked to high selenium content found in wheat from Punjab and Haryana supplied by local ration shops, as per a medical expert’s report. Selenium is a mineral found in the soil and naturally appears in water and some foods. People need … Read more
Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photo Credit: Reuters An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded at 6.10 a.m. on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) near Puri in Odisha, an IMD official said in Kolkata. The quake occurred at a depth of 91 km in the Bay of Bengal, he said. The tremor … Read more
A file image of President Droupadi Murmu It is essential to induct more women in U.N. peacekeeping missions as they are better equipped to address gender-based violence, build trust and promote dialogue, President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday (February 24, 2025). Addressing a group of women peacekeepers who had called on the President at Rashtrapati … Read more
BJP claimed that Shashi Tharoor’s “marginalisation” in the party was inevitable after he contested the party’s presidential election against Gandhi family’s “nominee” Mallikarjun Kharge. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s “marginalisation” in the party was inevitable after he contested the party’s presidential election against Gandhi family’s “nominee” Mallikarjun Kharge, the BJP claimed … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the consolidation of First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against YouTuber Savukku Shankar for the allegedly disparaging comments he made online. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the FIRs would be clubbed with the primary one registered at the Coimbatore City Cyber … Read more