Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J.P. Nadda, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the launch of BJP’s Sankalp Patra in New Delhi on April 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy On a day when the conflict in West Asia appeared to be escalating, Prime Minister Narendra…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting for preparedness for a heat wave-related situation, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI PM Modi chairs meet to review preparedness for heat wave conditions Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed India’s heat preparedness plans with senior officials on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department…
Meirav Eilon Shahr, Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of the Israel to the UN, observes the vote on a resolution regarding the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, April 5, 2024. | Photo Credit:…
Watch | A Kuki-Zo dilemma as Outer Manipur goes to polls | Election 360 In this episode, we discuss the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency. There are two distinctions about this seat – one recent and one from the pages of history. In the 2024 polls, it is the only one where polls are being…
A view of Katchatheevu in Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: L. BalachandarL Government to record parents’ religion to register births When registering the birth of a child, parents will now be required to separately record the religion of both the child’s father and mother, according to Model Rules drafted by the Union Ministry of Home…
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M) supporters stage a protest outside the SBI regional office over the electoral bonds issue, in Kolkata on March 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Fund trail possible due to electoral bonds, shortcomings could be improved: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31 rejected the suggestion that…
Congress party leader Jairam Ramesh. File. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Congress on March 31 accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining a “studious silence” on key issues affecting the people of Uttar Pradesh, as it alleged that he has “failed” women, farmers and youth. Ahead of the Prime Minister’s rally in Meerut,…
Indian Navy ships free hijacked Iranian fishing vessel off Somalia, rescue 23 Pakistani nationals Indian Naval Ships Sumedha and Trishul intercepted and freed hijacked Iranian Fishing Vessel Al-Kambar off Somalia after forcing the pirates to surrender over the course of 12 hours and safely rescued the crew consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals. “After more than 12 hours…
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.N. Security Council…
Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU students’ union elections Around 11.30 p.m, the election committee declared that the United Left panel won three posts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), while the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) won one post. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad lost all the posts by a…
