Category: India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussing the ongoing Middle East conflict. Both leaders emphasized the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation and keeping shipping lines open and secure, while India reiterated its condemnation of attacks on energy infrastructure. …

The Gut Microbiota and Probiotic Science Foundation organised the 16th India Probiotic Symposium on ” Impact from Cradle to Centenarians” in New Delhi on March 27-28. …

Tamil Nadu’s political landscape is shifting from a bipolar contest to a multi-cornered fight, with the DMK facing anti-incumbency and a fragmented opposition. New entrant TVK and established players like AIADMK and NTK are vying for influence, making this election a crucial transition phase for the state’s political future. …

Delhi is set to significantly increase penalties for various civic violations, including a jump from Rs 50 to Rs 1,000 for letting pet dogs roam unleashed in public. The Jan Vishwas Bill 2025 proposes higher fines for issues like cattle tethering, defacing house numbers, and sanitation offenses, aiming to rationalize…

India reaffirmed its support for Bangladesh’s pursuit of justice over Pakistan’s 1971 atrocities, noting Islamabad’s continued denial of its crimes. Marking March 25 as Genocide Day, Bangladesh remembers the systematic murder and mass sexual crimes during Operation Searchlight. India stands with Bangladesh in its desire for accountability for these historical…

As the political landscape of West Bengal gears up for the 2026 elections, Mamata Banerjee’s government is capitalizing on an extensive welfare system. Programs such as Lakshmir Bhandar and Khadya Sathi are at the forefront, addressing critical issues related to women’s empowerment, food access, educational advancement, and job creation for…

BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan slammed the Congress in Tamil Nadu, citing MP Jothimani’s public criticism of opaque constituency selection for the 2026 Assembly polls. He alleged a “deep divide” and “disarray” within the party, linking it to alleged ticket selling and a “compromised” Congress. …

TTV Dhinakaran’s AMMK unveiled a 120-point manifesto for the 2026 Tamil Nadu polls, promising 85% jobs for Tamils, making Tamil the official language, and waiving all farmer loans. The party also pledged to increase rural employment days and restore the Old Pension Scheme, while seeking Bharat Ratna for Jayalalithaa. …

Fear grips Tehran as residents anticipate a ground assault. Ambiguous statements from Washington and threats from Tel Aviv fuel anxiety. Many families are leaving the capital for safer rural areas. Iranians in India report loved ones are rationing essentials and struggling with communication blackouts. Video calls offer brief solace amidst…

With her statement seen as a provocation to TMC women workers and supporters to launch attacks at polling stations in rural areas, posing a risk to the central armed police forces deployed there, of facing criminal charges were they to intervene and stop them, EC will examine if the statement…

RCom, Ambani, his close associates and some family members are under investigation in the purchase and sale of an apartment worth over Rs 70 crore in Manhattan, New York. Sources said the chargesheet has mentioned Vaishali Jairam Mane, besides Garg, as an accused. Mane was an RCom employee based in…

This is the first time a govt functionary has clarified on record that the group’s interest lay in Myanmar and India was merely a transit point. “No threat was posed to India’s security. It is our policy that any foreigner who visits India for any wrong act will not be…

As was the case when Election Commission released the first supplementary rolls close to midnight last Monday, there were more questions than CEO Manoj Agarwal had answers for. “About 37 lakh of the 60 lakh pending cases have been disposed of till now. After receiving the list from Calcutta HC,…

Noting that VVIPs “use air travel frequently for electioneering and other purposes in (small) aircraft” and choppers, DGCA said, “Analysis of earlier accidents/incidents associated with aircraft operations to/from airstrips/temporary helipads and during election flying has often revealed violation of instructions and safety was jeopardised. It is essential that adequate measures…

The approval for additional S-400 ‘Sudarshan’ systems, which had helped neutralise Pakistani missiles during last year’s conflict in May and had also to its credit the world’s longest-range kill of an enemy aircraft, has come at a time when IAF teams are in Russia to receive the fourth squadron under…