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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses an inaugural Aravalli Summit 2025, in New Delhi on Monday (October 6, 2025). Photo: ANI via X/@DrSJaishankar CJI Gavai’s calm demeanour is reminiscent of predecessor’s presence of mind 57 years ago before a knife-wielding attacker Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai’s cool countenance to brush aside an object hurled…
Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations are engulfed by smoke following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Friday, October 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hamas says ready to free hostages; Trump urges Israel to halt bombing Hamas said on Friday…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Bihar SIR: Eight border districts account for most notices by Election Commission of India As the Election Commission of India (ECI) started issuing notices this week to Bihar voters whose documents have not been found satisfactory during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls,…
Petitioners from Delhi after a hearing on their plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Act, outside the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Waqf Act hearing LIVE: Centre assures Supreme Court that no waqf properties will be denotifed till next hearing The Union government on Thursday (April 17,…
Israel’s Cabinet approves deal for ceasefire in Gaza and release of dozens of hostages Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early on Saturday (January 18, 2025) for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks. The deal brings Israel and Hamas a step closer…
Dalai Lama Charitable Trust gets FCRA nod The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration to ‘His Holiness the Dalai Lama Charitable Trust’ for “religious” purposes, among others. FCRA registration is a mandatory requirement to receive foreign funds. An official with the Trust said that the NGO…
Qatari PM says Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on January 19 Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that will pause the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clear the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced the agreement in…
U.K. Minister Tulip Siddiq resigns over financial ties with aunt Sheikh Hasina The British Minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, ousted last year as prime minister of Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42, had repeatedly denied any…
UGC-NET exam on January 15 postponed The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to postpone the University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) scheduled on January 15 (Wednesday) on account of Pongal, Makar Sankranti and other festivals. The new exam date would be announced later, a circular issued by the NTA on Monday (January…
Maha Kumbh set to begin in Prayagraj with Shahi Snan Prayagraj is preparing for the 45-day Maha Kumbh, considered the biggest gathering of human beings in the world, starting on Monday with the ‘Shahi Snan’ on the occasion of Paush Purnima at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Saraswati rivers. Security measures…
