India addressing supply chain vulnerabilities to secure trade routes: Sonowal

The SMW is an annual flagship programme being held in Singapore under the aegis of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, bringing global maritime leaders together to share and demonstrate their technologies.  | Photo Credit: X/@sarbanandsonwal India is addressing supply chain vulnerabilities by developing key corridors such as India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the … Read more

Tariffs, market access for agricultural goods on agenda as U.S. trade delegation visits India

Market access to agricultural products, a long-protected area in Indian imports, could be on the agenda as a U.S. delegation, headed by Brendan Lynch, the U.S. Trade Representative’s point-person for South and Central Asia, travels to India on Tuesday for a five-day visit. | Photo Credit: X/USIBC Market access to agricultural products, a long-protected area … Read more

No sanctioned Tamil teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas, only 24 part-time teachers, Union Minister tells Kanimozhi

Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary speaks in the Lok Sabha on March 10, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI The Union Ministry of Education, in response to a question raised by DMK Member Kanimozhi Karunanidhi in the Lok Sabha, said Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Tamil Nadu do not have sanctioned posts for Tamil … Read more

Centre concerned over hospitals not sharing organ transplant data

Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockPhoto The Union Government has expressed “serious concern” over hospitals not sharing data on organ transplantation activities with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In a communication dated March 19, 2025, sent to Health Secretaries of all States/Union Territories, the National Organ and Tissue … Read more

Five years to the hour when COVID-19 lockdown hit home

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went live at 8 p.m. on March 24, 2020 to break the news about the nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. | Photo Credit: Arrangement “From 12 midnight today the entire country, please listen carefully, the entire country shall go under complete lockdown. In order to protect the … Read more

Government favouring crony capitalists at expense of small businesses: Mahua Moitra

TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Monday (March 24, 2025) accused the government of favouring crony capitalists at the expense of small businesses and workers, claiming the Centre’s tax policies are designed to benefit select corporate interests. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Finance Bill 2025, Ms. Moitra alleged that the government … Read more