The last four days of the Parliament Budget Session 2025 are expected to be turbulent, with the Central government looking to table the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the House this week amid strong opposition from other parties. Opposition MPs have reiterated that they will actively protest the tabling of the Waqf Bill, which aims to implement changes into the existing… Continue reading "Waqf Bill to be moved for consideration on Wednesday"
Nidhi Tewari, a 2014-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, will take over as the next private secretary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She is currently serving as the Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office or PMO. Her new role is set at Level 12 of the pay matrix and will be co-terminus with her current position or until… Continue reading "IFS officer Nidhi Tewari appointed private secretary to PM Modi"
One person was dead, while seven were left injured after 11 coaches of the Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district, sparking a swift emergency response. “We have received one body has been received apart from some injured passengers. Three teams of doctors have been engaged to treat the injured passengers,” Administrative officer of SCB Medical College… Continue reading "One dead, 3 injured following derailment of Bangalore-Kamakhya train"
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed RSS as ‘modern akshyavat (indestructible banyan tree)’ of India’s eternal culture and invoked the vision of its founders, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Madhav Sadashivrao Golwarkar, for completing his govt’s mission of ‘Viksit Bharat’. Addressing a gathering at the foundation-laying ceremony of Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre, an eye hospital dedicated to Golwalkar, Modi said: “In… Continue reading "‘RSS is banyan tree of India’s eternal culture,’ says PM Modi"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dialled Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military-led government in Myanmar, and expressed deep condolences over the loss of lives in Myanmar following a devastating earthquake. Taking to social media platform X, PM Narendra Modi reaffirmed India’s co to supporting its neighbour during this crisis. Modi also said India stands in solidarity with… Continue reading "Myanmar earthquake: PM Narendra Modi dials Junta chief"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has exuded confidence the BJP will remain in power at the Centre for at least 30 years due to its consistent performance. In a democracy, he said, the victory of any party depends on its hard work and if it toils day in and and day out and “if you live not for yourself but… Continue reading "BJP will be in power at Centre for at least 30 years: Amit Shah"
Russia and India are aiming to take their bilateral ties to an all-time high, and for this, Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to visit India soon, said Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. “Preparations are being made for the President’s visit,” he confirmed in a televised address. Lavrov said that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made his first foreign visit… Continue reading "Putin to visit India soon, accepts PM Modi’s invitation"
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday rejected a privilege notice against Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he cited a 1948 government press release to authenticate his statement that a Congress leader was part of the management of Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh had moved the notice against Shah for “casting aspersions” on Congress… Continue reading "Jagdeep Dhankhar rejects Congress’s privilege notice against Amit Shah"
The Supreme Court has stayed the controversial order of Allahabad high court, which observed that acts like grabbing breasts or breaking the string of pyjamas do not constitute an attempt to rape, and the prosecution must go beyond this “stage of preparation” to prove its charges against a rape accused. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the case… Continue reading "Supreme Court stays Allahabad high court’s ‘grabbing breasts not rape’ ruling"
The in-house inquiry into the controversy surrounding justice Yashwant Varma gained momentum on Tuesday as the three-judge panel visited his official residence in Delhi from where a large amount of cash was discovered on March 14. The committee, constituted by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, reached justice Varma’s residence at 1 pm and spent around 45 minutes inspecting… Continue reading "CJI’s probe panel visits high court judge Yashwant Varma’s house"