In what seems to be a standard exchange between the country’s top constitutional offices, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid President Droupadi Murmu a courtesy visit at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan posted on X to formally announce the meeting. Photos of the Prime…
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2025, is one of India’s most significant rural infrastructure projects. The initiative, which was started to provide all-weather connectivity to formerly disconnected rural communities, has become a major factor in the expansion of agriculture, the creation of jobs, better access to…
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is India’s first women-led FTA with nearly all of the negotiation team being female, is a historic milestone, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s post, which PM Modi tweeted, emphasizes that India’s FTAs now go well beyond tariff reductions as…
According to the government, scheduled Indian airlines reported 22 safety infractions in 2024. Additionally, scheduled Indian airlines reported 21 instances of in-flight engine shutdowns in the same year. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, told the Lok Sabha that “all the occurrences are investigated to find the cause and prevent the recurrence.”…
In Delhi, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. CM Reddy urged the Union Education Minister to establish Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya schools in certain Telangana regions, as well as to approve an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Hyderabad. At the Union Minister’s chambers…
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah opened the ‘Swadeshotsav 2025’, a national expo produced by Swarnim Jagran Manch and Swarnim Bharat Varsh Foundation, at the Gujarat University Ground in Ahmedabad’s Navarangpura. The event is consistent with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s objective of creating a ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (developed India) by encouraging indigenous industry, knowledge, and…
Following allegations of deaths and FIRs against ground-level officials, the Supreme Court issued a series of orders to relieve the burden of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) working in the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in various states. A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
According to a survey, the last holiday season saw a significant increase in consumer demand and factory output due to the rationalization of the GST rate. In the upcoming quarters, maintaining this increase would depend on both industry-specific dynamics and broader economic conditions. Manufacturing recovered as businesses stocked up ahead of festivals, according to credit…
A new era in the nation’s judiciary began with the swearing in of Justice Surya Kant as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu were among the distinguished dignitaries present at the event. Justice Kant will serve as the head of the judiciary for just over a…
UNICEF India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey states that while India’s child-focused policies are significantly improving well-being and reducing poverty, more robust and ongoing social sector investment is necessary to ensure long-term gains for the nation’s 460 million children. More than 400 million children in low- and middle-income countries suffer from deprivations in at least two critical…
