Congress must have a positive narrative, not just negative criticism: Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. File | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The Congress needs to reclaim the votes it lost in the last three Lok Sabha elections through “constructive criticism and not unrelenting negativity”, Lok Sabha MP and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday (April 9, 2025). “In 2024, we had both … Read more

Rahul Gandhi slams new Waqf Act, targets RSS, pushes for country-wide caste census

Congress parliamentary chairperson Sonia Gandhi in a conversation with Lok Sabha LoP and party MP Rahul Gandhi during the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (April 9, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) said the Waqf … Read more

Indian banks win U.K. bankruptcy appeal in Vijay Mallya case

Indian businessman Vijay Mallya. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A consortium of Indian banks, led by State Bank of India, on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) won their court appeal in London to uphold a bankruptcy order against Vijay Mallya in a long-standing legal battle seeking repayment of a judgment debt owed by his now-defunct Kingfisher … Read more

Air India passenger allegedly urinates on fellow passenger

Air India passenger allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger during a flight from the national capital to Bangkok. File | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI An Air India passenger allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger during a flight from the national capital to Bangkok on Wednesday, according to sources. Also Read | Drunk man urinates on … Read more

Nirmala Sitharaman chairs India-U.K. investors meeting, highlights India’s investment opportunities

In this image posted on X/@FinMinIndia on March 9, 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the India-U.K. Investor Roundtable discussion, in London. | Photo Credit: PTI India offers a compelling growth opportunity for foreign banks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told investors in the U.K. Ms. Sitharaman’s remarks came as she chaired an India-U.K. Investor … Read more

Cabinet approves ₹1,600-crore M-CADWM sub-scheme under PMKSY for 2025-26

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressing the media on Cabinet Briefing at National Media Centre, in New Delhi on Apirl 9, 2025. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma/The Hindu The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) approved the Modernisation of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) as a sub-scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee … Read more

India terminates trans-shipment facility for Bangladesh to export goods to third countries

The government has terminated the trans-shipment facility that allowed export cargo from Bangladesh to third countries using Indian land customs stations en route to ports and airports, according to a government circular. Indian exporters, mainly from the apparel sector, had earlier urged the government to withdraw this facility to the neighbouring country. The facility had … Read more

President Murmu arrives in Slovakia, accorded ceremonial welcome

President Droupadi Murmu with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini before a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu was, on Wednesday (April 9, 2025), received by President Peter Pellegrini of the Slovak Republic at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava. MS. Murmu arrived in Bratislava on Wednesday (April 9, … Read more