File picture of Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma. | Photo Credit: PTI Byrnihat, consistently India’s most polluted city since 2023, seems to be caught between two States. An industrial town straddling the Assam-Meghalaya boundary, Byrnihat is about 30 km from Assam’s principal city Guwahati and 70 km from Meghalaya’s capital Shillong. The town is also the … Read more
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: ANI Raising national security concerns about Airtel and Jio’s new partnerships with Elon Musk’s Starlink, the Congress on Thursday (March 13, 2025) alleged that these agreements have been orchestrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “buy goodwill” with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Opposition party said that red … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. Voicing concern over poor utilisation of funds, a parliamentary panel has said the Department of Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, utilised only around 58% of the revised allocation of ₹21,640.88 crore for 2024-25 by the end of December 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Voicing concern over poor … Read more
In its report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development said the suspension of funds to West Bengal under MGNREGS and other schemes has led to “severe consequences”, including a sharp increase in distress migration and disruptions in rural development initiatives. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Thursday (March 13, 2025) highlighted the … Read more
A speeding car hit four people in the Rajpur Road area in Dehradun on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) night, killing them on the spot. Senior Superintendent of Police, Dehradun, Ajay Singh, said that the driver fled from the spot along with the car after the incident. Mr. Singh said that the incident took place near … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces have arrested two terror associates in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Thursday (March 13, 2025). Based on specific intelligence input, a search operation was launched by security forces at Gandbal-Hajin Road in the north Kashmir district on Wednesday, the officials said. … Read more
The Shahi Jama Masjid was covered in tarpaulin as prevention against possible holi colour ahead of the celebration, in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, on March 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Janata Dal (United) leader Abhishek Jha on Thursday (March 13, 2025) criticized the directive to cover mosques during Holi, calling it an “unfortunate” move that … Read more
Starlink. File | Photo Credit: Reuters With both Airtel and Jio announcing partnerships with Starlink, the Congress on Thursday (March 13, 2025) alleged that these have been orchestrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to buy goodwill” with U.S. President Donald Trump through Starlink’s owner Elon Musk. The Opposition party also said many questions remain and … Read more
In this image made available from Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations on March 12, 2025, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi addresses an event organised at UN HQ on sidelines of the 69th session of Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). | Photo Credit: PTI India has voiced … Read more
A Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov, wanted by the USA, arrested in a coordinated operation between the CBI and Kerala Police. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian authorities arrested at Washington’s request a cryptocurrency exchange administrator accused of money laundering conspiracy and violating sanctions, India’s top crime fighting bureau said on Wednesday (March 12, 2025). The United … Read more