K.C. Venugopal, at a meeting held on Wednesday (February 12, 2025), directed the government to review the existing rules that decide the toll tax on National Highways. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, at a meeting held on Wednesday (February 12, 2025), directed … Read more
Congress’s Shashi Tharoor reported the highest individual expenditure of ₹94.89 lakh. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha election each spent an average of ₹57.23 lakh for campaigning, according to an Atlas on last year’s general elections released by the Election Commission of India on Wednesday (February 12, 2025). While the … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chairs a high-level security meeting, at PCR in Srinagar on February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Days ahead of the anniversary of the Pulwama attack, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) chaired a security meeting in Srinagar, and said … Read more
Legitimate business messages will now have further disclosure requirements. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) notified tighter rules for spam calls and SMS messages over telecom networks. Under the fresh amendment to the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018, telcos are required … Read more
P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft. File Photo: Bhagya Prakash K./THE HINDU “India is looking to revive the proposal to procure six more P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft from the U.S. and the issue is expected to figure in the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump,” sources in the know said. … Read more
Ranveer Allahabadia, known as BeerBiceps, has already apologised for his “lapse in judgement” but the issue has refused to die down. File Photo: Arrangement Comedian Samay Raina on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) said he has removed all episodes of “India’s Got Latent” from his YouTube channel in the wake of the controversy over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s … Read more
Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor addresses ‘Yuva Samvad’ event, in Patna | Photo Credit: PTI Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, hit back on questions raised over the funding sources of his party on Wednesday (February 12, 2025), saying he owed his earnings “to his intellect”. Mr. Kishor also took dig … Read more
DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthilbalaji. File. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) asked Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji to give a straight-forward answer in “yes or no” whether he intends to continue as a government Minister while facing trial … Read more
Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters Defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics & Defense of France announced a partnership to create a joint venture for the manufacturing, customisation, sale and maintenance of HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) Smart precision guided Air-to-Ground weapon in India. The … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter emplanes for Washington | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) departed for the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action … Read more