PM Modi makes pitch for Tamil, tells Tamil Nadu to impart medical education in mother tongue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during foundation stone laying and inauguration of development works, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Sunday, April 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 6, 2025) made a strong pitch for Tamil and asserted that all efforts are on to take the language across the world … Read more

Watch: Waqf Act controversy | CM Devendra Fadnavis answers key questions

Watch: Waqf Act controversy | CM Devendra Fadnavis answers key questions | Video Credit: Gautam Doshi Fadnavis defends the amendments, calling the original Waqf Act “draconian” and prone to misuse. He claims the new legislation aligns with constitutional principles and Supreme Court verdicts, and promises action against Congress leaders allegedly involved in a significant Waqf … Read more

Parliamentary panel expresses concern over diversion of funds of District Mineral Foundation in several States

The “diversions may be disincentivised by imposing penalties on DMFs,” the Parliamentary panel said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A parliamentary panel has expressed concerns over several cases of diversion of funds of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in several States for purposes other than welfare of mining-affected areas. The DMF is a non-profit statutory … Read more

Myanmar quake: India sends more humanitarian aid in C-17 aircraft

India sends 31 tonnes of humanitarian aid including replenishment stores for an Indian Army field hospital unit deployed in Myanmar, to augment New Delh’s efforts to provide succour to the quake-hit Myanmar. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar India on Sunday (April 6, 2025) sent 31 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including replenishment stores for an Indian army field hospital … Read more

Beed mosque blast: UAPA invoked against two arrested men

People gather after gelatin sticks trigger blasts at a mosque, in Beed, Maharashtra, on March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Police have invoked the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section for “terrorist act” against two men arrested in the case of blast at a mosque in Maharashtra’s Beed … Read more