A worker carries an LPG cylinder, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The domestic cooking gas LPG price was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder across India. | Photo Credit: PTI Criticising the government for the recent hike in price of gas cylinders and the imposition of special excise duty on petrol and diesel, … Read more
The new app has a revamped design, compared to the existing mAadhaar app. File. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan A new Aadhaar app will be put out by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) soon, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the Aadhaar Samvaad event in Delhi on Tuesday. The … Read more
In this image via Defence Ministry on April 8, 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of UAE Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during a meeting, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI NEW DELHI India and the United Arab Emirates … Read more
Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law Arjun Ram Meghwal. File Union Minister of Law Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had insulted the Constitution framer B.R. Ambedkar by asserting the Constitution of India was “a thousand years old”, and it was tantamount to undermining Ambedkar’s legacy. … Read more
In a push for data driven governance, the Department of Panchayati Raj has come up with the first ever Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI). The index is aimed to identify gaps and frame evidence-based policies. Based on the rating system, the highest number of D-category panchayats are in Chhattisgarh, closely followed by Uttar Pradesh. There are … Read more
The issues have been brought to the NHRC notice by its Special Monitors and Rapporteurs through their reports after visiting various jails | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Taking suo motu cognisance of various difficulties being faced by prisoners, including women inmates and their children in jails across the country, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) … Read more
The Ministry of Minority Affairs notification said the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force The Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed by Parliament last week, has come into force from Tuesday (April 8, 2025), the government … Read more
Over 10 petitions, including those by politicians and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, were filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the newly-enacted law. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Centre on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and sought a hearing before … Read more
“Our main goal in the talks, is naturally restoring rights of people as well as lifting sanctions and if the other side has a real will, this is achievable,” Abbas Araghachi said. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) that he’ll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in New Delhi on April 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s “special” visit to India paved the way for a stronger bilateral collaboration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on … Read more