Representational file image. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath The participation of men and women in the 15-59 age group in employment and related activities in a day increased to 75% and 25%, respectively, in 2024 from 70.9% and 21.8% in 2019, according to a survey on time use conducted by the National Statistics Office. The … Read more
The judgment laid down a few indicative parameters to guide constitutional courts while examining the proportionality of the actions taken by the House against MPs, MLCs or MLAs, as the case may be, in the future | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) held that the constitutional court must maintain … Read more
A worker holds a lotus flower as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah look on during celebrations at the BJP HQ after the party won the Delhi Assembly election, in New Delhi, on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent ₹1,754 crore on election or general … Read more
Representational file image. Photo: Special Arrangement In a first, a drone has been recovered in a dense left-wing affected area in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, leading the police to suspect that the Maoists are using these flying devices for surveillance. Confirming the development, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj said the drone was recovered … Read more
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. FIle | Photo Credit: The Hindu Accusing the Narendra Modi-led Union government of “usurping” educational scholarships meant for students from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), other backward class (OBC) and minority communities, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) claimed the government’s ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas (Development for … Read more
The Indian Navy crew that will operate Tamal, the stealth frigate under construction in Russia, reached St. Petersburg last week in preparation for its commissioning, which is expected to take place in early June. The event is significant as Tamal will be the last warship to be commissioned outside India or imported. The country now … Read more
Union Minister of Major Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) declined to intervene in a case accusing Union Minister of Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy of misusing his office as then Karnataka Chief Minister for pecuniary gains and illegally denotifying two parcels of land measuring … Read more
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: ANI Asserting that reciprocal tariffs are a complete negation of all accepted principles of international trade, the Congress on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should “summon the courage” to remind U.S. President Donald Trump that the ‘T’ in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) “stands for Trade not Trump”. … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) refused to grant an early hearing on a plea for blocking access to DeepSeek, an AI chatbot developed by Chinese entities, in all forms in India. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice … Read more
Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong. File. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI India-China ties are entering the “phase of recovery” and the relationship between the two nations is “one of the most important” bilateral engagement globally, Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong said on Tuesday (February 25, 2025). In an address at an event, Mr. Xu also said that … Read more