Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefs the media regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, in Washington, on February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The government rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to “help” in ending India-China border tensions, which echoed his previous offer to mediate after the Galwan clashes in 2020. The … Read more
BJP Mumbai President Ashish Shelar in. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar on Friday (February 14, 2025) instructed officials from his department to investigate shows that allegedly promoted obscenity and were selling tickets without the approval of the Theatre Inspection Board. The directive comes in the wake of controversy surrounding … Read more
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday (February 14, 2025) effected a reshuffle of organisational responsibility by appointing new general secretaries and in-charges for several States. Mr. Kharge appointed Bhupesh Baghel as general secretary for Punjab and Syed Naseeer Hussain for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The Congress … Read more
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri border since November 26, speaks with the media, in Sangrur district, Punjab, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI While farmers kept up their protests in Punjab, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and farmer leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and … Read more
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat said the recent remarks on freebies by Supreme Court Judge Justice B.R. Gavai fails to recognise the struggle of India’s labouring class for survival in the face of “rampant unemployment, precarious nature of work and low wages”. … Read more
Niti Aayog logo. Photo: Twitter@NITIAayog Government think tank NITI Aayog has invited expression of interest for the preparation of the India Innovation Index 2025, intending to encourage states to improve their innovation environment. In a notice, Niti Aayog said innovation has always been a driver of change and progress in an economy, as it disrupts … Read more
Sunderlal & Vimla Bahuguna. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna’s wife and social activist Vimla Bahuguna passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025. She was 93. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over her death. In a post on X, he said, “The news of the demise of Vimla … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday (February 14, 2025) seized 668 books for allegedly promoting the ideology of a banned organisation in the Valley. Without naming the banned organisation, a police spokesperson said: “Based on credible intelligence regarding the clandestine sale and distribution of literature promoting the ideology of a banned organisation, the Srinagar … Read more
Border Security Force personnel patrol past a fence on the India- Bangladesh border. The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks in New Delhi next week. File | Photo Credit: AP The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks in New Delhi next week with issues such … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday (February 14, 2025) said the state government is prepared to lodge 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana in jail once he is extradited from the United States. The Chief Minister’s comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump … Read more