India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its border with China. Home to many ancient monasteries as the birthplace of Buddhism, India received an influx of Tibetans in the 1950s that led to many … Read more
Tehseen Poonawalla. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Observing that courts are not supposed to do moral policing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court imposing a fine of ₹10 lakh on political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla for mocking Jain monk Tarun Sagar. A … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi at the Congress Working Committee meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday April 08, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) said the Congress-led standing committees made several suggestions to improve the lives of … Read more
Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) prescribed time limits for Governors to act on Bills. TN Government vs Governor LIVE This decision came after the top court came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi and said reservation of 10 … Read more
File picture of Medha Patkar. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a reprieve for Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, a Delhi court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) gave her one-year probation in the defamation case filed against her by Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena subject to furnishing a bond of good conduct. Hearing an appeal … Read more
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) held that Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s reservation of 10 bills for President’s assent is “illegal and liable to be set aside”. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan pronounced the verdict. Attorney General … Read more
The Supreme Court to pronounce judgment on the long “silence” of Tamil Nadu Governor, spanning months and years, to the State’s Bills, culminating in his withholding of consent and reference of at least 10 Bills to the President for consideration.
A screenshot from a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with select beneficiaries of the PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY) at his residence on the 10th anniversary of the scheme, in New Delhi on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: X@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) welcomed the ‘Mudra Yojana … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: AFP India became the world’s third-largest producer of electricity from wind and solar energy in 2024, overtaking Germany, to according to a new report published on Tuesday (April 8, 2025). The sixth edition of global energy think tank Ember’s Global Electricity Review said wind and solar together generated 15% of … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addresses the Joint Action Committee meeting for Fair Delimitation, in Chennai on March 22. | Photo Credit: ANI The issue of readjustment of Lok Sabha seats in the context of the new Census is being hotly debated in the country. In fact, it is being wrongly referred to as … Read more