PM Modi said the politics of appeasement was at the root of the debate over the issue of Waqf and it brought the Congress to power and some Muslim fundamentalists became rich. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) said the new Waqf law was a significant move … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a session on ‘Opportunities and challenges for India’s quest to become a developed economy by 2047’ at the High Commission of India, in London, U.K., on April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI In an increasingly fragmented and multipolar world, countries are prioritising bilateral arrangements, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman … Read more
The EPFO’s UAN can now be activated and allotted using face authentication. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)’s Universal Account Number (UAN) can now be activated and allotted using face authentication, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday (April 8, 2025). The enhanced digital services of the EPFO mark a significant step towards contactless, … Read more
T.N. Governor R.N. Ravi. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) held that a Governor cannot reserve a Bill for the President’s consideration when the proposed law, which was earlier rejected by him, is presented for the second time by the State Legislature. A Bench headed by Justice J.B. … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Private weather agency, Skymet Weather, has forecast a ‘normal’ monsoon from June to September. The monsoon rainfall will be 3% more than the long-time average of 868.6 mm rainfall (with an error margin of +/- 5%) in this period. Rainfall in the window of 4% … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP and party MP Rahul Gandhi, party Parliamentary Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Party General Secretary (Organization) KC Venugopal, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in a group picture after the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, in Ahmedabad on April 8, 2025 | … Read more
Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) observed in its judgment that actions of the Governor which impede the will of the people reneges the Constitutional oath of office. “The Governor as the Constitutional head of the State is obliged to accord primacy to … Read more
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram fell unconscious at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) and was taken to hospital. Sources said he probably fainted due to the heat after a hectic day. The 79-year-old former Finance Minister’s son Karti … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP and party MP Rahul Gandhi and party Parliamentary Chairperson Sonia Gandhi during the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, in Ahmedabad on April 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI A meeting of the Extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) adopted a resolution committing itself … Read more
File photo of Dadi Ratan Mohini. Dadi Ratan Mohini, spiritual leader and chief administrator of the Brahma Kumaris, died at a private hospital in Ahmedabad early on Tuesday (April 8, 2025). Her 100th birthday was celebrated on March 25. She was unwell for the past week, and was shifted from Rajasthan’s Abu Road to Ahmedabad … Read more