If you are unduly worried about those two thousand rupee notes stashed away, don’t panic. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for exchange and deposit of ₹2,000 bank notes by 7th of October. You would still be able to exchange notes because the amount on them is legal currency even after the […]
In a groundbreaking move, the Indian government introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill on September 19, aimed at reserving one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) and State Assemblies for women. This significant development comes after 27 years of discussions and debates among political parties, as they struggled to reach a […]
New Delhi: September 10, 2023: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued a crucial advisory to safeguard public health by warning against the sale and distribution of falsified versions of two important medications, Defitelio and Adcetris, following alerts issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). In an advisory released on September 5, the […]
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Detained by CID in Early Morning Raid September 9, 2023 Nandyala, Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu found himself behind bars on Saturday morning following his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on allegations of corruption. The arrest took place […]
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus in Bengaluru was the scene of a notable incident as security personnel prevented civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad from entering the premises to deliver a talk on Wednesday (16th August) evening. Setalvad, who was scheduled to speak on the topic of “Communal Harmony and Justice,” was invited by […]
Indian tax authorities raided the BBC’s offices and seized its journalists’ phones in a stunning — and apparently retaliatory — move on Tuesday (February 14), says The Washington Post. This Valentine Day move against the British broadcaster came weeks after it aired a polarizing documentary examining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise and his handling […]
With the hostile takeover of NewDelhi Television, we have seen the last of the ‘independent’ mainstream television channels in India. In the latest in a series of resignations at the company after it was taken over by the Adani group, Journalists and anchosr Nidhi Razdan and Sreenivasan Jain have quit NDTV. Razdan had worked at […]
The Bharat Jodo Yatra (March to unify India) is a “tapasya” (spiritual journey) to seek the soul of India at a time of grave crisis, says Rahul Gandhi, who leads the Kanniyakumari to Kashmir march, covering 3,570 kilometers. Gandhi is from the Indian National Congress party. Gandhi said this while interacting with leaders of around […]
The Central Government is to constitute a ‘national commission’ to study the social, economic and educational status of Scheduled Caste, or Dalit converts to ‘religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism’, it is learnt. The proposal is being actively discussed at the Centre, and a decision is likely to be taken soon, according to some […]
The recent media reports about the state of the Indian defense system, ask whether the new policies of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” for the Defence Ministry are realistic. A media report by Bloomberg argues that the government’s ‘Make in India’ push might put the country’s defense system in trouble. It says that the thrust to boost Indian […]
A day of state mourning will be observed in India on September 11 “as a mark of respect” for the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced today. She died yesterday at the age of 96.“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland passed away on 8th […]
The citizens who depended on factual news and accurate reporting all over the country have expressed shock and surprise at the arrest of Muhammad Zubair, one of India’s trusted journalists, being arrested for ‘hurting religious belief’ and ‘provoking people to cause riot’. A Delhi court today [Tuesday, 28 June] granted the police four-day custody of […]
