Buddhist monks hold placards during a protest, demanding the repeal of the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Act, 1949, in Thane, Maharashtra on March 25 | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: Beginning February, nearly 100 Buddhist monks under the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF) have been protesting, first at the Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple … Read more
A file image of CPI MP P. Sandosh Kumar The Ministry of Science and Technology, answering the same question in Parliament on which was the first State to implement a science policy after Independence, three years apart gave two different replies. In 2022, their answer was Gujarat and in 2025 they informed that it was … Read more
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI In the 120th episode of Mann Ki Baat, his customary radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Sunday (March 30, 2025) pitched for rainwater harvesting, waste water management and recycling of waste for a sustainable future. Giving out details of the … Read more
The Labour Standing Committee of Parliament has pulled up the Union Labour Ministry for not convening the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) during the last 10 years. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Labour Standing Committee of Parliament, headed by senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai, has pulled up the Union Labour Ministry for not convening the … Read more
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese rescuers looks at a collapsed building before conducting a search and rescue operation in the aftermath of an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 30, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP The first relief and rescue detachment of 10 personnel, who are part of the Indian Army’s … Read more
US President Donald Trump is “radar-focused” on reciprocity in tariffs, and will push for a Bilateral Trade Agreement with India which includes low tariffs, market access for agriculture and addresses the bilateral deficit, said former Assistant US Trade Representative (AUSTR) Mark Linscott ahead of April 2, when new tariffs are expected to be announced. Speaking … Read more
A view of the crescent moon seen sighted in Srinagar on March 30, 2025 | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday (March 31, 2025) as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told … Read more
Watch: Defunct NJAC act | Why is it suddenly pushed for renewal? The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28, 2025) said the Chief Justice of India has multiple options, including criminal action or a reference to the Parliament for removal of Justice Yashwant Varma, depending on what is unearthed by an ongoing in-house inquiry into … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. File | Photo Credit: ANI President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday (March 30, 2025) greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished that the festival bring peace, progress and happiness in everyone’s lives. “Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of fasting and prayer … Read more
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) that in the last hundred years, Sangh, as a movement of national reconstruction, has travelled from neglect and ridicule to curiosity and acceptance. He added that the RSS does not believe … Read more