“India and Nepal have signed 10 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for high-impact community development projects in the Himalayan nation to be funded by Indian assistance amounting to Nepalese Rs.625 million,” according to an official release. “The agreements were signed on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) for development in the education-, health- and cultural sectors,” the Indian … Read more
Union Minister Jitendra Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha. | Photo Credit: ANI Central government employees are entitled to get a maximum of 42 days of special casual leave for organ donation, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday (April 2, 2025). “The government of India has provided a maximum of 42 days special casual … Read more
M.V. Govindan. File | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The CPI(M) on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) announced its opposition to the Waqf Amendment Bill, proposed by the NDA Government at the Centre and said the party MPs will vote against it in Parliament. Parliament Budget Session Day 15, April 2, 2025 highlights This stance comes amid … Read more
Doctors conducting a door-to-door survey to identify cases of various cancers at Bhalabadrapuram village of Bikkavolu Mandal in East Godavari district. (File) | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) remarked hygiene, education and healthcare were the three most important paths towards a robust rural India. A Bench headed by … Read more
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said more trains will have local cuisines depending on the region they are passing through and that an important experiment in this regard … Read more
President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: AP With hours to go for the U.S. announcement on “reciprocal tariffs” that have been touted by U.S. President Donald Trump since he came to office as a way to “tax them as they tax us” — referring to countries that impose tariffs on U.S. goods imports — the … Read more
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as proposed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, in … Read more
Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahli and other Muslim religious leaders view the moon of Eid from Aishbagh Eidgah for the festival of Eid in Lucknow on March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that it would be … Read more
The charred body of a 38-year-old Andaman journalist missing since March 29 was found in a field in the North Andaman district, police said on Wednesday (April 2, 2025). “The body of Shahdeb Dey, the owner of a local news channel known as Republic Andaman, was found in a field from Deshbandu Nagar in Diglipur … Read more
Goods from sectors, including agriculture, precious stones, chemicals, pharma, medical devices, electricals, and machinery may get impacted if the U.S. will go ahead with imposing reciprocal tariffs on Indian products, according to experts. They said that these sectors could face additional customs duties from the Trump administration because of the high tariff differential or gap, … Read more