Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (March 27, 2025), had a humorous exchange with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for raising the issue … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The Central Government on Thursday (March 27, 2025) directed States to review their preparedness of health facilities for the management of heatstroke cases and heat-related illnesses. The Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava in her letter noted that with the onset of summer, an … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India and preparations are underway for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday (March 27, 2025). In a video address to a conference titled “Russia and … Read more
Bar Association members arrive at the Supreme Court to meet CJI over Justice Yashwant Varma row, in New Delhi, on March 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday (March 27, 2025) assured Bar leaders to consider their demand for withdrawal of the collegium’s recommendation to transfer Delhi High … Read more
11 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu held; one trawler seized by Sri Lankan Navy
A file image of the monument Gumti of Shaikh Ali The Supreme Court has directed the Defence Colony Resident Welfare Association to pay ₹40 lakh as compensation for the unauthorised occupation of Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of Shaikh Ali” for over six decades. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah refused to waive off … Read more
Nitin Gadkari. File | Photo Credit: PTI “A total of 25,000 km of two-lane highways in the country will be converted into four lanes for ₹10 lakh crore and it will help reduce accidents on the roads significantly,” Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha on Thursday (March 27, 2025.) … Read more
Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 27, 2025) adjourned by two weeks, the hearing on the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling and activist Jyoti Jagtap arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal also deferred hearing … Read more
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings in the House during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, March 26, 2025 | Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday (March 27, 2025) rejected a privilege notice against Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he cited a 1948 government press … Read more
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. | Photo Credit: PTI The government has approved procurement of 37.39 lakh tonnes of gram and lentils, and 28.28 lakh tonnes of mustard for the 2025 rabi marketing season, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday (March 27, 2025). The government will procure the commodities through central nodal agencies … Read more