Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw during a press conference. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Railways is mulling the possibility of taking down publicity ads and promotional material on railway stations, especially at the New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS), that may attract passengers to travel to the Kumbh Mela. Two days after the tragic … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim-bin-Hamid Al-Thani at the New Delhi airport, on February 17, 2025. Photo: X/@MEAIndia Extending a rare gesture of hospitality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (February 17, 2025) went to the airport to receive Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived in New delhi … Read more
An aerial view of passengers waiting in queues at New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Creating holding area at 60 stations experiencing high footfalls, a separate crowd management manual and raising awareness among passengers to not sit at stairs are among the measures being taken to … Read more
A file image of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and PM Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: AFP Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who is scheduled to pay a state visit to India on February 17-18, will meet President Droupadi Murmu and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (February … Read more
Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday (February 17, 2025) stressed the need to have a totaliser system to ensure confidentiality in polling station-wise voting patterns and said it is high time that NRIs are empowered to vote from their locations. In his … Read more
Congress general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, on Monday (February 17, 2025), in his X formerly Twitter said that “The views reportedly expressed by Mr. Sam Pitroda on China are most definitely NOT the views of the Indian National Congress.” … Read more
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The BJP on Monday (February 17, 2025) cited Indian Overseas Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s reported comments downplaying Chinese threat to India to target the opposition party, claiming that his remarks are in line with its leaders’ statements in support of China. Addressing a press … Read more
India-Bangladesh ties should not be “regime-specific”, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said. After holding talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the 8th Indian Ocean Conference organised in Muscat, Mr. Hossain said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus may finally meet on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit … Read more
Tahawwur Hussain Rana became part of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks conspiracy in 2005 as a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and HUJI and was closely engaged with Pakistan-based conspirators, officials said. U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (February 13, 2025) that his administration has approved Rana’s extradition to India, referring to him as “one of … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar More than 500 Nepali students were forced to leave the campus of a private university in Bhubaneswar after tensions flared following the alleged suicide of a female student from Nepal on Monday (February 17, 2025). The institute – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology … Read more