The Centre has made operational “hubs” in four leading institutions to develop quantum computer technology and earmarked funds for them, according to information made public in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (March 12, 2025). Uttar Pradesh, with an allocation of ₹28.7 crore during 2024-25, leads States funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) … Read more
A recent photo of A. Bimol Akoijam, MP from Manipur, speaking in a discussion in Ernakulam, Kerala. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress MP from Manipur A. Bimol Akoijam has said that a question he had sent in for Lok Sabha on the Union government’s pacts with insurgent and armed groups in Northeastern States … Read more
File picture of Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal party president Sanjay Nishad on Thursday said that those who have a problem with Holi colours should leave the country. “People embrace each other during Friday prayers and they do the … Read more
BJP supporters protest on Kathua civilian killings, at Main Chowk Gagwal in Samba. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that three persons, including a 15-year-old boy, whose bodies were found in Kathua’s Billawar area were killed by “terrorists”, a senior Jammu and Kashmir government official said the circumstances and the … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Secrecy of ballot cannot be tinkered with by ordering recount of votes polled as a “matter of course”, the Supreme Court has confirmed in a judgment. “Each vote has its own value irrespective of its effect on … Read more
File picture of SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid an attempt by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to join forces against the upcoming delimitation exercise of Parliamentary constituencies, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced to attend the meeting, slated for March 22 in Chennai, for developing a collective strategy … Read more
Lieutenant Rangaswamy Madhavan Pillai, a veteran of the Indian National Army (INA), celebrated his 99th birthday on Thursday (March 13, 2025) by laying wreaths at the National War Memorial and the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Kartavya Path. The wreath-laying ceremony organised by the Army was attended by senior military personnel and the … Read more
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development has accused the government of failing to identify “genuine beneficiaries” for its flagship rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), since the scheme still relies on 14-year-old data from Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) of 2011 to find beneficiaries. In its report tabled on Wednesday, the panel headed … Read more
People’s Conference MLA Sajjad Lone speaks during the Budget session of Assembly, in Jammu, on March 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI J&K People’s Conference (JKPC) chief and MLA Sajad Lone on Thursday (March 13, 2025) said the current reservation policy was being used as a tool “to exclude Kashmiri-speaking population from power structure and … Read more
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has written to Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding an amendment to the Payment of Gratuity Act to enhance the maximum gratuity ceiling limit from the present ₹20 lakh to ₹25 lakh. The CITU has reasoned that the private sector workers should also get the Union government’s recent … Read more