10-hour trip, 11 of 12 toilets clogged: Delhi-bound Air India flight returns to Chicago

Air India spokesperson said that passengers were being given full refunds on cancellation and complimentary rescheduling. File (Image used for representation purpose only) Photo: X/@airindia Passengers onboard an Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi on Thursday (March 6, 2025) were forced to circle back to Chicago due to a technical snag, a spokesperson of … Read more

Swadeshi Jagran Manch asks government to enter bilateral rather than multilateral trade agreements

Swadeshi Jagran Manch logo. Photo: swadeshionline.in  The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) frontal organisation on the economy, in a resolution has said the government should enhance its foreign trade with bilateral trade agreements rather than multilateral trade agreements in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pronouncements on global trade tariffs. … Read more

Govt seeks Parliament nod to spend ₹51,463 crore extra in current fiscal

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The government on Monday (March 10, 2025) sought Parliament nod to spend net additional ₹51,462.86 crore in the current financial year ending March, with a large chunk going towards pension and subsidy on fertilizer. The gross additional spending sought by the government is over … Read more

New Zealand PM Luxon to visit to India from March 16 to 20

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will pay a five-day visit to India beginning March 16 to shore up bilateral cooperation in key areas, including trade and investment. It will be Mr. Luxon’s first visit to India as Prime Minister. Besides holding talks with … Read more

Finance Ministry invites applications for IRDAI Chairman post

The Finance Ministry has invited applications to fill up the post of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) Chairperson, as the incumbent chief Debasish Panda’s term ends on March 13. Last date for submission of applications for the post is April 6, 2025. Mr. Panda, who had served as secretary in the Department … Read more

Lok Sabha adjourned for 30 minutes due to protests by DMK members over remarks by Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks in the Lok Sabha Lok Sabha proceedings were on Monday (March 10, 2025) adjourned for about 30 minutes after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) members staged protests over Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s remarks that Tamil Nadu government was “dishonest” and “ruining” the future of the students of the state … Read more