Smoke and flames billow out from a vehicle after it was set ablaze during riots over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (April 12, 2025) accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of encouraging targeted violence against … Read more
Crew of the U.S. ship boarding after completing their local tour as part of the exercise Tiger Triumph 2025. April 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: V Raju The 4th edition of the India-U.S. tri-service amphibious Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise, Tiger Triumph, concluded on Friday (April 11, 2025) following the completion of operations … Read more
The Saras Mk2, an updated version of an India-designed civilian aircraft, is set to test-fly in December 2027. | Photo Credit: CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories The Saras Mk2, an updated version of an India-designed civilian aircraft, is set to test-fly in December 2027, Abhay Pashilkar, Director, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) told The Hindu. Only after several … Read more
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) National President Jayant Chaudhary and Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) – Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Responding to the ferment in the Muslim community after the Waqf Bill became law, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) … Read more
Marble stones at Kishangarh, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The marble slurry dumping yard at Kishangarh, Rajasthan, where bulldozers clear parts of it to send to Morbi in Gujarat. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Amit Parmar, 35, his wife, and five-year-old daughter are travelling from Mumbai in Maharashtra to Bhiwani, their home town in … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI India and 62 other countries voted in favour of the world’s first-ever global carbon tax imposed on the shipping industry by the United Nations’ shipping agency. The decision, taken at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters in London on Friday (April 11, 2025) after a … Read more
Stand-up comedian and Youtuber Jaspreet Singh YouTuber and stand-up comedian Jaspreet Singh on Saturday (April 12, 2025) appeared before the Assam Police in connection with a case filed against him and four others for allegedly promoting obscenity on a publicly accessible online show, an officer said. Mr. Singh appeared before the investigating officer (IO) of … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate said on Saturday, April 12, 2025, that it has issued notices to take possession of immovable assets worth ₹661 crore that it had attached in the probe into the money laundering case against Congress-controlled Associated Journals Limited (AJL). | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA National Herald case: ED issues notice to take … Read more
The Supreme Court was interpreting Article 200, which deals with the role of the Governor in giving assent to Bills. File | Photo Credit: Aman Raj The Supreme Court has held that reservation of a State Bill by a Governor for the consideration of the President on grounds like his personal dissatisfaction, political expediency or … Read more
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday (April 12, 2025) said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are “safe” and “tamper-proof.” He said EVMs used in India cannot be connected to internet, bluetooth or infrared and it is not possible anyway to tamper with it. … Read more