Delhi HC Affirms Agnipath Scheme’s Legality, Rejects All Appeals Against Implementation
All appeals challenging the Agnipath Scheme and seeking a resumption of the previous recruitment scheme for the Indian defence services were dismissed by the Delhi High Court on Monday. During the judgement, a division bench headed by the Chief Justice of Delhi stated that the scheme is in national interest, and would improve the armed […]
CR Kesavan, Great-grandson Of Rajagopalachari, Leaves Congress
CR Kesavan, the great-grandson of C Rajagopalachari, India’s first Governor General, resigned from the Congress on Thursday, citing the lack of any trace of the principles that had motivated him to devote more than 20 years to the organisation. Kesavan posted his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Twitter, stating that he can […]
France Urges New Delhi To Vote For UNGA Resolution Against Russia
After almost a year of the Russian war in Ukraine, France is in talks to convince India to change its stance, urging the Narendra Modi government to support a UN resolution that calls for the cessation of hostilities. The resolution is scheduled to be tabled at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week. The […]
India, Singapore Launch UPI-PayNow Linkage For Cross-Border Payments
With the launch of the cross-border linkage between India and Singapore using their respective fast payment systems – Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore have joined forces. Through token transactions, the facility was established with […]
Sanjay Raut Booked For Making Offensive Comments On Eknath Shinde
According to police officials in Nashik, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut made objectionable remarks during a press conference in the city, against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. In an interview today with reporters, Raut reiterated that crores of rupees were spent to break the Shiv Sena. “Hundreds of crores of rupees were spent to […]
Russia Has Detained At Least 6,000 Ukrainian Children For Re-education: US Report
According to a US-backed assessment released on Tuesday, Russia has detained at least 6,000 Ukrainian youngsters in facilities in Russia and the Crimean peninsula, whose main function appears to be political re-education. According to the paper, Yale University researchers found at least 43 camps and other institutions where Ukrainian children had been detained as part […]
Revisiting The 2019 Pulwama Terror Attack
On February 14, 2019, a suicide-bomber carried out a terror attack in Pulwama district of Srinagar, summer capital of the Jammu and Kashmir union territory. The convoy consisted of 78 buses carrying approximately 2,500 CRPF members. As the convoy made its way from Jammu to Srinagar, 42 Indian paramilitary personnel were killed. As far as […]
Aero India 2023 Launched In Karnataka, Showcases Aerospace And Defence Capabilities Of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
The 14th edition of Asia’s largest aerospace show, Aero India 2023, kicked off in Bengaluru on Monday. The five-day event will focus on displaying indigenous equipment, technologies and forging partnerships with foreign companies. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the theme of Aero India 2023 is “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”. In a […]
India Has Ramped Up Development Of Strategic Infrastructure Along Border With China: EAM Jaishankar
On Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said that India is ramping up infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) shared with China, for “strategic reasons”. His observations came regarding Chinese attempts to alter the LAC in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, in December last year, amid tension in eastern Ladakh that has persisted […]
RBI Monetary Policy 2023-24: Key Takeaways
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Monetary Policy Committee made a series of announcements today, for the upcoming fiscal year starting April 1. Repo Rate Increased, Core Inflation To Remain High Of the many changes, the repo rate was increased by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent by the apex bank, after four committee members […]
