Daily Quiz | On Indian languages Portrait of James Prinsep — an Englishman who deciphered the Brahmi script, considered the ancestor of most modern Indian scripts, in 1837 by studying Ashokan inscriptions START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | How many languages are recognised as per the Constitution of India under the Eighth Schedule and … Read more
The Government has approved the upgradation of IRCTC and IRFC to Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprises on Monday (March 3, 2025), an official statement said. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a Ministry of Railways CPSE with an annual turnover of ₹4,270.18 crore, PAT (profit after tax) of ₹1,111.26 crore and a net … Read more
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, 2025) said the freedom of speech and expression had to be understood by police “at least now” after 75 years of the Constitution as it reserved the verdict on a plea of Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi to quash an … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the first day of the Budget session of J&K Assembly, in Jammu, on March 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday (March 3, 2025) that India and Pakistan came closer to resolving the Kashmir issue during the … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 4 to 9, 2025, to bolster India’s strategic and economic engagements with both countries, sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. During his visit to … Read more
Ranveer Allahbadia | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, 2025) allowed YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia to resume his podcast. The top court said there should be a clear divide between humour and perversity shown or spoken on online shows, social media. Justice Surya Kant agrees with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said … Read more
The top court also set aside certain rules of the Madhya Pradesh Services Examination (Recruitment and Conditions of Services) Rules 1994 to the extent they barred visually impaired and low vision candidates from entering the judicial service. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, … Read more
TMC MP Derek O’Brien | Photo Credit: PTI Around three-fourths of those who study in Christian-run institutions are non-Christians, and the institutions should reach out to their alumni to be their voice, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien said on Sunday. Participating in a discussion in Bengaluru, the second in the series of ‘Speak Up’ dialogues … Read more
India’s Rohit Sharma during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, UAE, on March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Monday (March 3, 2025) reprimanded its spokesperson Shama Mohamed for fat-shaming Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and asked her to delete her social media posts … Read more
A general view of the Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, 2025) issued a notice to Gujarat government on a special leave petition filed by The Hindu’s Ahmedabad correspondent Mahesh Langa against an order of the Gujarat High Court refusing to grant him regular … Read more