Daily Archives: March 26, 2025
Disaster management Act amended; no centralisation of power: HM
NEW DELHI: Parliament on Tuesday passed Amendments to the Disaster Management Act-2024, with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that there would be...
Right time for NJAC: Dhankhar takes up judicial accountability with floor leaders
NEW DELH: Amid a raging controversy over the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma of the...
Ministers mulling GST reduction on agricultural inputs, equipment
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that a Group of Ministers (GoM) was examining the proposal to reduce...
After ED, CBI conducts searches at former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s residence
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in connection with the...
There was no classified information: Gabbard on Yemen strikes messaging leaks
Several of President Donald Trump's senior national security officials, with backing from a key Senate Republican, placed responsibility on Secretary of Defence...
US Senate confirms Indian-origin Jay Bhattacharya as Director of National Institutes of Health
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday (local time) confirmed the appointment of Indian-origin Jay Bhattacharya, a professor at Stanford School of Medicine,...
Belgium closely following Mehul Choksi case, says government spokesperson
BRUSSELS: The Belgian government is closely monitoring the case of fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi, emphasising that it is being handled with...
Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat assailed as ‘sloppy, careless’
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout after a magazine journalist disclosed he had been inadvertently included in...
South Korea: Death toll rises to 18 as wildfires spread in southeastern region of...
SEOUL: The death toll from a series of wildfires in the southeastern region of South Korea has climbed to 18, with one...
Religious minority victimisation soars in Pakistan in 2025: HRFP Report
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Wednesday released a damning report on the first quarter of 2025, spotlighting a sharp...