West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee attends a high tea reception at India House, hosted by Shri Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, High Commissioner of India to the U.K. Photo: X/@MamataOfficial West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a visit to the U.K., spoke about how Bengal is looking forward to further cement ties with partners … Read more
The Delhi High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police director general to submit an inquiry report for arresting a Delhi resident in the capital without intimating the local police. A Bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta said was hearing a habeas corpus petition alleging that a man was intercepted from … Read more
The Delhi High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police director general to submit an inquiry report for arresting a Delhi resident in the capital without intimating the local police. A Bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta said was hearing a habeas corpus petition alleging that a man was intercepted from … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement comes just ahead of the April 2 date, from when the U.S. President intends to levy reciprocal tariffs on on numerous trading partners, including India. File. | Photo Credit: AP Latest in the series of Donald Trump’s tariff-related announcements, the U.S. President on Monday (March 24, 2025) said he would be … Read more
Presiding Officer Jagadambika Pal conducts the proceedings of the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on March 24, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Both House of the Parliament today (March 25, 2025) will look to hold discussion on key bills, following a day which saw repeated adjournments. While the Lok Sabha will … Read more
The story so far: India is on the cusp of a profound urban metamorphosis. In the forthcoming decades, India is anticipated to boast the most significant urban population globally. However, India’s urban future is shaped by blueprints drawn far from the streets where people live. What has been India’s urban journey? The urban evolution was … Read more
Ambassador P. Harish. Photo: X/@IndiaUNNewYork India rejected Pakistan’s repeated references to Jammu and Kashmir at a United Nations debate on peacekeeping reforms, calling them “unwarranted” and reaffirming that the region “was, is, and will always be an integral part of India.” Speaking at the Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, … Read more
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who is in the eye of the storm over a joke he made on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has said that he doesn’t fear “this mob” and that he won’t apologise for his comments. While the State government has sought an apology from him, Mr. Kamra, in a statement … Read more
Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar during a meeting with Leader of the House J.P. Nadda and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in his chamber at Parliament House in New Delhi. Photo: X@VPIndia via PTI Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday (March 24, 2025) held a meeting with Leader of … Read more
In the last four years, 10.43 crore MGNREGS workers have been deleted from the programme. File | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri To tackle the challenge of high rate of deletions of job cards issued to workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Ministry of Rural Development has come up with guidelines … Read more