US to deport nearly 600 illegal Indian migrants amid concerns over mistreatment, including shackling during repatriation flights, say Indian officials. The United States is in the process of sending back close to 600 more illegal migrants to India, even as Indian authorities on Friday said that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Washington at the treatment of deportees after… Continue reading "Nearly 600 Indians on US ‘removal’ list: MEA"
A US military aircraft carrying Indian migrants has departed for India, marking the first deportation of its kind since President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to a US official who spoke to Reuters on Monday. The official confirmed that a C-17 military aircraft had taken off with Indian migrants on board, expected to arrive in India within 24 hours,… Continue reading "US deports Indian migrants in military plane, official says"
GSLV-F15 with Indigenous Cryogenic stage will place the NVS-02 satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and the launch will take place from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, said ISRO, in a statement. Incidentally, NVS-01, the first of the second-generation satellites, was launched on board GSLV-F12 on May 29, 2023. “NVS-02, the second satellite in the NVS… Continue reading "ISRO’s 100th launch from Sriharikota on Jan 29"
Ten opposition MPs on Friday were suspended for a day following chaos during the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment Bill) 2024. The suspended MPs include Kalyan Banerjee, Md Jawaid, A Raja, Asaduddin Owaisi, Nasir Hussain, Mohibullah, M Abdullah, Arvind Sawant, Nadimul Haq and Imran Masood. After the meeting, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee criticised the committee’s… Continue reading "10 opposition MPs suspended after uproar at Waqf board parliamentary panel meet"
A total of 58 candidates, including DMK’s VC Chandirakumar and MK Seethalakshmi of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) filed their nomination papers with the returning officer and corporation commissioner Manish Narnaware to contest in the bypoll for Erode East constituency on Friday, the last day for filing papers. So far, 65 nominations have been filed. Scrutiny of the papers will be… Continue reading "Erode East bypoll 2025: Filing of nominations ends, 58 nominations received"
The Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 opened on Friday at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the event. Bringing together over 34 leading automobile manufacturers, the expo is set to highlight advancements in mobility with more than 100 vehicle launches expected. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the event, called India’s growing automotive sector “fantastic and future-ready.”… Continue reading "PM inaugurates Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025"
The third edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 3.0), set to kick off on February 15 at Varanasi’s Namo Ghat, Ayodhya, and Prayagraj, will celebrate several aspects of Tamil cultural, Siddha system of medicine (Bharatiya Chikitsa), classical Tamil literature, and heritage, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Wednesday. “KTS 3.0 aims to strengthen the bond between Tamil Nadu… Continue reading "Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0 to be held from Feb 15-24"
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary committee on communications and information technology, on Tuesday said that his team would summon Meta over its CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s statement that the incumbent government in India lost the election in 2024 due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. “My committee will summon Meta for this misinformation. Incorrect… Continue reading "Parliamentary panel to summon Meta over Mark Zuckerberg’s remark on India polls"
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the next guest on his podcast, WTF is with Nikhil Kamath. The announcement has sparked widespread excitement on social media, with listeners eagerly awaiting the episode. The much-anticipated episode marks PM Modi’s podcasting debut and promises a candid, wide-ranging conversation. In a newly released two-minute trailer, Kamath and… Continue reading "Mistakes are inevitable, I’m human, not God : PM Modi"
The 39-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) held its first meeting on the Bills related to ‘One Nation, One Election’ here on Wednesday where all the members expressed their views. The panel is mandated to review The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth) Amendment Bill, 2024 and The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aim to align elections at the national… Continue reading "JPC on ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills holds its first meeting"