External Affairs Minister Jaishankar welcomed the EU’s “strong condemnation” of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on Friday (May 2, 2025) called on New Delhi and Islamabad to show “restraint” and pursue dialogue to defuse tensions amid speculation about India’s possible retaliation against Pakistan in view of … Read more
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar and TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao releasing the book authored by Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar, in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO While it is easier for political analysts, experts, journalists to write detailed articles in the Editorial pages every week, it … Read more
Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar in New Delhi on March 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) dubbed the Tamil Nadu government “hypocrite”, accusing it of refusing to implement National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as part of a political agenda … Read more
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, right, with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, centre, and the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds | Photo Credit: X/@ShashiTharoor Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted a selfie with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Business … Read more
Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST): The Budget provides an overall and possibly unprecedented thrust on research and innovation by setting aside Rs 20,000 crore for DST towards research in the private sector, including corporates and startups. There is a focused attempt to bring together academia, private sector and startups to work … Read more
Chartered accountants V. Bhagyateja and Gopi Devarakonda at a meeting organised on the Union Budget in Tirupati on Sunday. PRSI president K. Srinivasa Rao and Secretary D. Chandramohan are seen. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar Speakers at the ‘Discussion on annual budget 2025’ organised by the Tirupati chapter of Public Relations Society of India … Read more
There’s nothing for the farmers and youth of Punjab, says CM Bhagwant Mann. | Photo Credit: ANI The Chief Ministers of the Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-ruled Punjab on Saturday described the Union Budget 2025-26 as disappointing, stating that it ignores the welfare of these States. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh … Read more
The Union Budget offers no solace for Kerala that has been grappling with escalating human-wildlife conflicts amid a severe resource crunch. The Forest department recently submitted a memorandum to the Centre requesting a special package of ₹620 crore to address the growing crisis. The absence of adequate budgetary support could also further hinder efforts to … Read more
Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS). File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Observing that the newly notified standard operating procedure(SOP) by the West Bengal government holds potential for resolving issues in abandoned gardens, the Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS) on Monday (December 9, 2024) called the State government to implement its own SOP. The … Read more
The AITUC Tamil Nadu Handloom Weaving Workers’ Federation opposed the disbursement of wages to weavers through digital mode. In a resolution passed at the State-level meeting held at Kumbakonam on Saturday, the federation claimed that disbursement of wages through banks would cause immense inconvenience to weavers and therefore cash disbursement should be continued. It demanded … Read more