In this image released by PMO website on Thursday, April 3, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed upon his arrival at Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok, Thailand. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 3, 2025) arrived in Thailand for a two-day visit to attend the sixth BIMSTEC Summit, where he … Read more
Nitin Gadkari. File | Photo Credit: PTI The country is facing a shortage of 22 lakh skilled drivers, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday (April 3, 2025), underlining that lack of proper training facilities for them was leading to many accidents. During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Mr. Gadkari said the Centre … Read more
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge speaking in the House during the Budget session of Parliament in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday (April 3, 2025) termed the allegations levelled against him by Anurag Thakur in the Lok Sabha baseless, saying the remarks … Read more
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday (April 3, 2025) termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as a “brazen assault” on the Constitution, saying it was part of the BJP’s strategy to keep society in a state of “permanent polarisation”. Hours after the Lok Sabha passed the Bill, Ms. Gandhi said it was “bulldozed” through … Read more
Firefighters douse a fire which broke out after a Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed while on a training mission, at a village near Jamnagar IAF station in Gujarat, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry into a Jaguar fighter jet crash at … Read more
The Supreme Court said employees, whose appointments have been invalidated, do not have to return their salaries and other emoluments. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 3, 2025) upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools in … Read more
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over U.S. tariffs on Indian exports Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, seeking an immediate discussion on the United States’ decision to impose retaliatory tariffs on Indian exports. Mr. Gogoi, in his notice to the Lok Sabha … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Friday (April 4, 2025), for the first time since the interim government took charge after the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina last July. The meeting, on the side-lines … Read more
India imposes its “own uniquely burdensome” testing and certification requirements in sectors such as chemicals, telecom products, and medical devices, making it “difficult or costly” for American companies to sell their products in the country, the White House said. Click here for the live updates on U.S. President’s announcement In a fact sheet issued after … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplanes for his visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka on April 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: X@PMOIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a two-day visit to Thailand, where he will engage in bilateral talks with his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. Mr. Modi … Read more