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March 17, 2025 1:49 PM March 17, 2025 1:49 PM

President Droupadi Murmu interacts with officer trainees of Indian Naval Material Management Service and Indian Naval Armament Service

President Droupadi Murmu has said that at a time when global geopolitical tensions are rising, the countries are enhancing maritime cooperation and undertaking joint exercises. She said, with India acquiring a bigger role at global stage, the officers of Naval Material Management Service and Naval A...

Former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan passes away

March 17, 2025 1:42 PM March 17, 2025 1:42 PM

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Former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan passes away

Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan passed away this morning at the age of 84 in New Delhi. Dr Pradhan is survived by his son Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan and his wife. A life member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Dr Pradhan joined BJP in 1980 as...

March 17, 2025 1:40 PM March 17, 2025 1:40 PM

Govt carefully examining, evaluating impact of 25% import duties imposed by US on steel, aluminium: MoS for Finance in Lok Sabha

Government is carefully examining and evaluating the impact of 25 per cent import duties imposed by the US on steel and aluminium. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. He added that the US has not made any proclamation on imposing i...

March 17, 2025 1:31 PM March 17, 2025 1:31 PM

Maharashtra: Today is the last day to file nominations for 27 March by-polls

The Shiv Sena and the NCP, partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, on Monday announced one candidate each for the 27 March by-polls to five seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The Shiv Sena has nominated Chandrakant Raghuvanshi, a prominent party worker from Nandurbar district, while the...

March 17, 2025 1:21 PM March 17, 2025 1:21 PM

DARPG releases Monthly Report on CPGRAMS

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) has released the 34th Monthly Report on Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) of Central Ministries and Departments performance for the month of February. Nearly one lakh 12 thousand grievances w...

March 17, 2025 1:17 PM March 17, 2025 1:17 PM

Opposition walks out from RS in protest of disallowing discussion on issuance of duplicate voter IDs numbers

Opposition parties today staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha in protest of disallowing discussion on issuance of duplicate voter IDs numbers and other issues. As the House met for the day, Deputy Chairman Harivansh disallowed the adjournment notices moved by the Opposition parties’ MPs over the va...

March 17, 2025 1:10 PM March 17, 2025 1:10 PM

India hosts three-day Quad workshop on pandemic preparedness

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Singh Patel inaugurated the QUAD Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for the Indo-Pacific Region in New Delhi today. Under India's presidency, the three-day workshop is being jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and th...

March 17, 2025 12:59 PM March 17, 2025 12:59 PM

Punjab: Amritsar temple blast suspect killed in Police Encounter

In Punjab, Police has shot dead an accused of a recent attack on a temple in Amritsar. He has been shot down during a brief encounter in Amritsar, early this morning today, when he opened fire on the police party chasing him and his accomplice. They were riding a motorcycle. Head Constable Gurpreet ...

March 17, 2025 12:53 PM March 17, 2025 12:53 PM

DoT announces launch of 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced the 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025, aimed at accelerating the development of innovative 5G-powered solutions to address societal and industrial challenges. This is a six-month initiative and is open for students, startups, and professionals. ...

March 17, 2025 12:49 PM March 17, 2025 12:49 PM

Justice Joymalya Bagchi takes oath as Supreme Court judge

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna today administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagchi, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, as a Supreme Court judge. The oath-taking ceremony took place on the Supreme Court premises in the presence of other justices. With Justice Bagchi’s appointment,...

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