Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary during the 54th GST Council Meeting, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, in New Delhi on Monday, September 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI GoM set up to review 18% GST on health, life covers To soothe the growing clamour for a reduction … Read more
Italy’s Jannik Sinner holds the U.S. Open trophy after winning his men’s final match against USA’s Taylor Fritz in New York on Sunday, September 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Kolkata rape-murder: SC to hear R.G. Kar hospital incident case on September 9 The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday (September 9, 2024) … Read more
Hamas on August 6, 2024, named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. | Photo Credit: AP Vinesh Phogat enters final in 50kg freestyle; assured of historic Olympic medal Vinesh Phogat made history. With Himalayan determination, the two-time World championships medallist overcame odds … Read more
A rescue operation underway after a landslide, in Wayanad. | Photo Credit: PTI Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles Four years after then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, U.S. and Indian officials are trying to overcome the hurdles posed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which has held up funding … Read more
The cauldron rises by the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony | Paris unveils ultimate spectacle with pomp, fervour and splendour The magnificent City of Light, dotted with the spectacular Eiffel … Read more
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other INDIA bloc MPs stage a protest at Parliament premises alleging discrimination in the Union Budget 2024, during the Monsoon session, in New Delhi, on July 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Centre, Opposition face off in Parliament over Budget … Read more
President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: AP Joe Biden pulls out of U.S. presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris U.S. President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted … Read more
A five-judge Bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud will hear petitions seeking a review of an October 2023 judgment of the Supreme Court which refused to legalise same-sex marriage, on July 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Russia offers compensation and citizenship to kin of Indians killed in Ukraine war As Russian President … Read more
T20 World Cup 2024 final: India lifts second T20 WC title after 17 years The long wait is over. India is world champion again .In a classic ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final sure to be remembered for years to come, India made history with a nail-biting seven-run win over South Africa .And with it … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting for preparedness for a heat wave-related situation, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI PM Modi chairs meet to review preparedness for heat wave conditions Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed India’s heat preparedness plans with senior officials on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department … Read more