Amid turmoil in Kerala party unit over his praise of Left Front government, Shashi Tharoor meets Rahul Gandhi

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor speaks during Vizhinjam Conclave Investment Summit in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Amid an ongoing controversy in Kerala over an article in which he stated that the State has seen entrepreneurial growth under the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, Lok Sabha member from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor met former … Read more

Governments obliged to consider remission of eligible convicts without waiting for application: SC

Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court in a judgment on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) declared that appropriate governments must consider the premature release of convicts when they become eligible, without waiting for the convicts or their relatives to apply for remission of sentence. “Where there is a policy of the … Read more

Gyanesh Kumar to take charge as 26th Chief Election Commissioner on February 19

In this image released by @ECISVEEPvia X on February 18, 2025, outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and EC Sukhbir Singh Sandhu during his farewell, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. Photo: X/@ECISVEEP | Photo Credit: – Senior Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would take over as the … Read more

With terror on the decline in J&K, police must now prioritise safeguarding of citizens rights: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha and State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other dignitaries reviews the implementation of three criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir, in New Delhi on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) … Read more

ED facilitates restoration of ₹235-crore assets to Indian Bank

The Enforcement Directorate has facilitated restoration of ₹235-crore worth of attached commercial properties to Indian Bank in the alleged Saravana Stores Gold Palace “bank fraud” case. In May 2022, the agency had launched a probe into the money-laundering aspect based on a First Information Report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Two attachment orders … Read more

Sonowal inaugurates key waterways terminal in Assam’s Jogighopa

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam’s Jogighopa on February 18, 2025. Photo: X/@sarbanandsonwal Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) inaugurated an Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) on Brahmaputra in Assam’s Jogighopa. To mark the occasion, the Minister flagged off two ships, MV Padma … Read more

President Droupadi Murmu grants prosecution sanction against AAP leader Satyendar Jain

File photo of AAP leader Satyendar Jain. | Photo Credit: The Hindu President Droupadi Murmu has granted the sanction to prosecute AAP leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, sources said on Tuesday (February 18, 2025). The sanction against the 60-year-old former Delhi Health Minister … Read more