Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Endorsing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Maharashtra Chief Devendra Fadnavis on Monday (March 31, 2025) said that the policy promoted Indianisation of Indian education system and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi should support it. Speaking in Nagpur, Mr. Fadnavis said, … Read more
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addressed a press conference, in New Delhi, on March 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Amid countrywide protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday (March 31, 2025) slammed the Opposition parties for allegedly misleading people from the Muslim community on the Bill. Mr. Rijiju’s … Read more
Only 33.4% of the funds allocated in 2023-24 (₹801.81 crore out of ₹2,400 crore) were utilised. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI A Parliamentary Standing Committee has noted with serious concern the “chronic” pattern of fund underutilisation by the Union Tourism Ministry. This is not merely an administrative challenge but a fundamental impediment to … Read more
India and US defence personnel during the Indo-US bilateral exercise, Tiger Triumph, at Kakinada Naval Enclave on March 29, 2024. Handout vis Indian Navy The fourth iteration of the India-U.S. tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, codenamed Tiger Triumph, is scheduled to take place on the Eastern Seaboard from 1 to 13 April. … Read more
Of the 906 Bangladeshis apprehended from August 2024 to March 21 this year, 411 have exited in the past three months. File | Photo Credit: PTI The voluntary return of undocumented Bangladeshis is showing an increase after the government in December 2024 began a crackdown against foreigners staying illegally in India, following political changes in … Read more
A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Coordination Committee (NCC) of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which met in New Delhi recently, has decided to strongly respond to efforts to open the Indian market to products from the United States. “This can open flood gates of imports … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: PTI Issues pertaining to the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) and bilateral investment treaty between India and the U.K. are expected to figure during the three-day visit of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to London from April 8-10, official sources said. The Minister would be attending a host … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: PTI A joint team of the Narcotics Control Bureau and Delhi Police have seized a large cache of narcotics worth ₹27.4 crore and arrested five persons, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday (March 31, 2025). Mr. Shah also said the government’s relentless hunt against drugs … Read more
Sanoj Mishra, the director who offered viral sensation Monalisa a role in his film during the Kumbh Mela, has been arrested in connection with a rape case. The arrest follows the rejection of his bail application by the Delhi High Court. On March 30, 2024, Sanoj Mishra, aged 45, was apprehended by the Delhi … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah India is expected to experience hotter-than-usual temperatures from April to June, with more heatwave days in central and eastern India and the northwestern plains, the IMD said on Monday (March 31, 2025). Most parts of the country will see higher-than-normal maximum temperatures, except for some areas in … Read more