Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) said that betting and gambling are State subjects, while responding to a question from DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran in Lok … Read more
Image used for representation Media bodies have expressed concern over the arrest of a digital media journalist, Dilawar Hussain Mozumder, by the Assam police in the early hours of of March 26. The Editors Guild of India (EGI) said, “The detention of a journalist while on duty is deeply disturbing. While the media is duty … Read more
Gourangalal Das (in picture), joint secretary in the MEA’s East Asia division, met Liu Jinsong, director-general at the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s department of Asian affairs, in Beijing on March 26, 2025. Photo: YouTube/@modaTAIWAN India and China on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) explored ways to rebuild ties and agreed to initiate efforts to promote people-to-people exchanges, … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Digital transactions were impacted on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) due to a widespread UPI outage with a large number of users reporting problems in the instant payment interface. The outage triggered a surge in complaints on Downdetector, a platform that monitors service disruptions based … Read more
Anurag Thakur announced that cricket matches would be organised in various cities across India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Union Minister and MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) announced that cricket matches would be organised in various cities across India, with the participation of MPs, celebrities, media, and people from all … Read more
“If we are not able to adhere to this lockdown sincerely for 21 days, believe me, India will go back 21 years,” warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2020, as India registered 10 deaths due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Implementing a total lockdown where in all government offices, educational institutions, places of worship, … Read more
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on said the Indian judiciary is unique owing to its direct connect with the people. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) said the Indian judiciary is unique owing to its direct connect with the people. “What makes the judiciary … Read more
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said the university is proposed to be set up in Gujarat because the State government allotted land for it | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via ANI The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 to establish the country’s first national cooperative … Read more
K.C. Venugopal said the Congress will constitute an internal committee to formulate its position on the intended delimitation exercise. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress will constitute an internal committee to formulate its position on the intended delimitation exercise, Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal told The Hindu. “There are many complexities involved … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Orissa High Court on Tuesday (March 26, 2025) issued a notice on a petition against mandating APAAR ID for school students. In a petition against the Odisha government, the Union Ministries of Education (MoE) and Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) … Read more