Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS With India and the U.S. gearing up to start negotiations for a proposed bilateral trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will begin his Washington visit on Monday (March 3, 2025), according to an official. Mr. Goyal is likely to hold talks with U.S. … Read more
At least 20 more firearms have been surrendered by the public in Imphal East and West, Bishnupur and Jiribam districts of Manipur, on March 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Twenty more firearms have been surrendered by the public in four districts of ethnic strife-torn Manipur, police said on Monday (March 3, 2025). The fresh … Read more
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan | Photo Credit: PTI Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday (March 2, 2025) asserted that the New Education Policy would not impose Hindi on States and Tamil Nadu’s opposition had “political reasons” behind it. “We have never said in NEP 2020 that only Hindi will be there; we have … Read more
File picture of Himmat Shah. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Renowned artist Himmat Shah died at Jaipur’s Shalby Hospital after suffering a heart attack on Sunday, his close friend Himanshu Jangid told PTI. Mr. Shah was 92. “Although he was not feeling well for the last one week, he was actively working in his studio. … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. File | Photo Credit: PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (March 2, 2025) alleged that the Left and the liberals are the biggest danger to Hindus. Maintaining that Muslims or Christians are never a threat to the Hindus, he claimed that those weakening the Hindus are … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The Employees Provident Fund Organisation fears that it may have to spend ₹1,86,920 crore to pay just 50% of the total applicants for a higher pension. In a note circulated to the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) at a recent meeting, the EPFO provided an actuarial analysis of … Read more
Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remarks come at a time when the Union and Tamil Nadu Governments are caught in a war of words over the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language formula. File | Photo Credit: ANI Wading into the Tamil Nadu Government’s ongoing clash with the Centre over the alleged imposition of Hindi, Vice-President … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary (Organization) KC Venugopal. File | Photo Credit: ANI After a series of defeats in the recent Assembly elections, the Congress has stepped up its efforts to strengthen the organisation in States where polls are scheduled in the next … Read more
Niti Aayog member Arvind Virmani. File | Photo Credit: Handout E Mail Niti Aayog member Arvind Virmani has said that while employment is increasing in India, real wages for regular jobs have not kept pace with inflation over the past seven years. India has an opportunity in terms of the global population, and there is … Read more
To the teeming hundreds of thousands, the Maha Kumbh is not just about taking a dip in the Triveni Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati — but also an emotional roller coaster. The unimaginable hurdles and difficulties the pilgrims face to reach the Sangam in Prayagraj of Uttar … Read more