Left parties slam Centre on fuel and LPG cylinder hike

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

India , UAE agree to deepen defence ties

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

Congress insulted Ambedkar, never gave Sardar Patel his due: BJP reacts to Congress’s resolution on Patel

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

New index to assess performance of gram panchayats  

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

NHRC notice to States on difficulties faced by prisoners

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

Waqf (Amendment) Act comes into force

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