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
Daily Quiz | On Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 1 / 5 | This literary magazine was edited by Chattopadhyay and later by Rabindranath Tagore. Name it. 2 / 5 | Vande Mataram, the national song of India, was first published as part of a novel. Name the novel by Chattopadhyay. 3 / 5 | In 2018, Chattopadhyay became the … Read more
R.N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu. File. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Supreme Court in a judgment on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) found Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi was no “friend, guide or philosopher” to the State for having sat for years on 10 crucial Bills, only to refer them to the President … Read more
Congress leader and LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Tuesday (April 8, 2025) sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention in ensuring that the candidates who were selected as teachers and non-teaching staffers in West Bengal’s schools fairly are allowed to continue with … Read more
Accusing the BJP-RSS of carrying out a “well-planned conspiracy” against national heroes, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) asserted that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s ideology was contrary to the RSS’ ideas and said it is laughable that today that organisation which “has no contribution” in the freedom struggle claims his legacy. In his … Read more
A view of National Investigation Agency, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) searched multiple locations, linked with alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Satinderjit Singh aka Goldy Brar, in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. NIA teams conducted extensive searches on the premises belonging … Read more
Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) responded to ED/CBI allegations that he is influencing witnesses in the cash-for-jobs scam case. The Supreme Court had asked him to respond clearly to its question whether he found it fit to continue as … Read more
A general view of the Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Following the judgment declaring Tamil Nadu Governor’s actions illegal, State of Kerala on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to list its writ petition before the Bench headed by Justice J.B. Pardiwala. TN Government vs Governor LIVE … Read more