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Image Source : PTI Aerial views of rehabilitation works in Wayanad Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal criticised the Centre after the Modi govenment sanctioned a ‘conditional’ loan of around Rs 529.50 crore for Wayanad rehabilitation on Friday. The minister termed the stipulation as a “huge practical problem.” The Centre sanctioned the loan under its capital […]

Image Source : X Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi holds a meeting with protesting farmer Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the next round of meetings with the protesting farmer leaders will be held on February 22. The announcement of the date for the meeting comes hours after a meeting between a central […]

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday dismissed the claims of US Senator Elissa Slotkin who said that democracy “doesn’t put food on the table”. Giving example of India, Jaishankar said that the biggest democracy in the world was capable of feeding over 800 million people. Poll What Strengthens a Democracy the Most? […]

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar showed his inked index finger to the world when asked if democracy was in trouble globally. Speaking at ‘Live to Vote Another Day: Fortifying Democratic Resilience‘, the foreign minister expressed confidence in India’s electoral process and said that “for us democracy is actually delivered”. Poll What Do You […]

Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) Maha panel to frame law on ‘love jihad’MUMBAI: Maharashtra govt on Friday set up a special seven-member committee headed by the DGP to frame a law against ‘love jihad.’A government resolution (GR) said that apart from the DGP, the panel would have six other members from various departments: one member each […]

Author Amish Tripathi on Friday engaged in a “Twitter debate” with comedian Kunal Kamra after the latter attacked Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal over his social media post on ‘Sati’, the practice of immolating widows which was first banned under the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829. The debate began when Mr Aggarwal, who was last year involved […]

UP BEd JEE 2025: Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, has commenced the registration process for the Uttar Pradesh Bachelor of Education Joint Entrance Examination (UP BEd JEE) 2025. Candidates can submit their applications online through the official website, bujhansi.ac.in. The last date to apply without a late fee is March 8 while applications with a late fee […]

While the world celebrated Valentine’s Day on February 14, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath took to Instagram to share a heartfelt post – but not for one particular ‘special someone’. Instead, Mr Kamath used the occasion to show admiration for India’s young entrepreneurs. Taking to Instagram, the billionaire shared a few pictures from an event he […]

Switzerland will consider legalising recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access. The draft proposal adopted by the lower house of parliament’s health commission, with 14 votes in favour, nine against and two abstentions, called for adults to be “accorded a strictly regulated access […]

Expressing happiness over the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, Congress MP and author Shashi Tharoor said on Friday that it looks like big concerns are addressed. “The commitment to sell us F35 stealth aircraft is very valued,” he underlined. Talking to media in Bengaluru, on the sidelines of the […]

After Donald Trump announced his plans to initiate peace talks between  Russia and Ukraine following his phone calls with leaders of the respective countries, US Vice President JD Vance met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and said Washington is targeting a “durable and lasting peace” in Ukraine. […]

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that the Chief Justice of the country shouldn’t be involved in any executive appointment in a democracy like India. “How can in a country like ours or in any democracy, by statutory prescription, the Chief Justice of India participate in the selection of the CBI director? Can there be […]