Representative Image | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended 13 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, in north Tripura on Thursday. Two border touts, one from Assam, were also arrested for escorting the infiltrators. The detainees from four families are residents of Sunamganj, Brahmanbaria, Moulavi Bazar and Netrokona districts in Bangladesh. … Read more
EPFO, HQ in Delhi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), scheduled here on Friday (February 28, 2025), will discuss the interest rate to be recommended for PF deposits for the coming financial year and review the implementation of the Supreme … Read more
Praveen Sood. | Photo Credit: PTI Central Bureau of Investigation Director Praveen Sood on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said 2024 witnessed high disposal of about 1,400 under-investigation cases, while about 900 fresh cases were registered during the year. The CBI’s focus in 2025 would be on accelerating trial disposal of cases, he said. Speaking at … Read more
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday (February 27, 2025) termed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s charge of the “push for a monolithic Hindi identity” as “shallow attempts to divide society” made to hide “poor governance”. “Poor governance will never be hidden by such shallow attempts … Read more
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Stepping up its attack on the Union government’s management of the economy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday claimed that 100 crore Indians did not have any extra income to spend and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “version of Viksit … Read more
A Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) teacher posted in Jehanabad has been suspended for her derogatory remarks against Bihar and its people. In the purported video which has gone viral on social media, Ms. Deepali is heard saying the people of Bihar have no civic sense and India will become a developed country the day Bihar … Read more
Congress leader K.C. Venugopal. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Congress on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said the Narendra Modi government must reverse the decision to promote to the post of Dean a faculty member of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut, who had praised Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse. “Time and time … Read more
A view of Jayamahal Road that abuts the Bangalore Palace Grounds. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Karnataka government to deposit with it transferable development rights (TDR) certificates of over ₹3,000 crore within 10 days for 15 acres and 39 guntas of Bangalore Palace Grounds acquired for road-widening … Read more
Ashwini Vaishnaw | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday (February 27, 2025) that the news industry was going through “a major transition phase,” and that this “brings challenges related to employment, creativity, copyright issues, and ensuring fair compensation for content creators, … Read more
A “One Nation, One Port Process” initiative to standardise and streamline port operations across India’s major ports and improve efficiency was launched by the Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Waterways on Thursday. The Ministry said the move aimed to remove inconsistencies in documentation and processes that lead to inefficiencies, increased costs, and operational delays. In … Read more