TMC MP Saket Gokhale said that EAM Jaishankar should clarify, “because the MEA had categorically stated that this serious issue would be taken up with the U.S. What actually happened then?” | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar must clarify if the issue of deportation of Indians, who had migrated illegally to the … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. India has sent its first-ever commercial trial shipments of pomegranates to Australia through sea route, officials said on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India has sent its first-ever commercial trial shipments of pomegranates to Australia through sea route, an official statement said on Monday (February 17, 2025). … Read more
Ranveer Allahbadia. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued a new hearing date after ‘India’s Got Latent’ Youtubers failed to appear in response to its summons regarding derogatory and obscene remarks made on their show. The Commission had summoned content creators and public figures, including Ranveer Allahabadia, Samay … Read more
Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday (February 17, 2025) saw the Centre retain a stoic silence through not filing a counter-affidavit putting on record its response to a challenge to the validity of the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, a law that protects the identity and … Read more
People deported from America being taken to their respective destinations following the completion of formalities such as immigration, verification and background checks, in Amritsar on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Promised a legal entry into the U.S., Mandeep Singh’s life was at risk after he was made to deal with crocodiles and snakes, … Read more
Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday (February 17, 2025) said the hearing in petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, a statute that has protected the identity and character of religious sites since Independence, may be pushed to March 2025. The case, … Read more
National Center for Seismology said the earthquake struck at a focal depth of five kilometres in Delhi-NCR on February 17, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Strong tremors were felt in the national capital and adjoining regions as an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude struck the region early on Monday (February 17, 2025). The National Center … Read more
The tremor was felt in Siwan, Bihar on February 17, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement After Delhi, NCR, tremor felt in Bihar at 4.0 magnitude. The National Center for Seismology said the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres at 8:02 am. The tremor was felt in Siwan, Bihar. This comes after strong … Read more
The story so far: On February 13, four days after Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation, the Union government announced that President’s rule has been implemented in the violence-hit State. A notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that President Droupadi Murmu was satisfied that “a situation has arisen in which the government … Read more
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday (February 16, 2025) opposed the Maharashtra government’s move to draft a law to stop “love jihad”. “Love jihad” is a term used by right-wing outfits to allege conspiracy by Muslim men to convert Hindu women through marriage. The Maharashtra government … Read more