March 17, 2025 – After spending nearly nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is scheduled to return to Earth on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Williams, along with fellow astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, will be making their long-awaited journey back home after an unexpectedly prolonged mission. The duo is set […]
Nagpur, March 17 Amid raging controversy over the demolition of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s grave situated at Sambhajinagar, violent clashes broke out between two groups in Maharashtra’s second capital Nagpur which led to stone pelting and arson. The police sources said that some organisations had staged a protest in Nagpur this afternoon. They were protesting […]
New Delhi, March 16 Highlighting genuine criticism as the soul of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said fake narratives with a hidden motive is an issue worth worrying about, an oblique reference to a massive smear campaign against him around the 2002 Godhra riots. In an interview with US-based podcaster and AI researcher […]
New Delhi, March 16 Describing the 21st century as the “Century of Asia,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid his emphasis on the pivotal role the continent will play in shaping global progress. PM Modi said the 21st century is the century of Asia and good relations between India and China are not just beneficial […]
Holla Mahalla, which is sometimes termed as ‘Holla,’ is a Sikh festival. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708), the tenth prophet-teacher of the Sikhs, started Holla Mohalla—a kind of march—on Chet Vadi 1 (the day after the full moon day), 1757 Bikrami of the lunar month of Chet, the first desi month in the lunar […]
New Delhi, March 12 With a twin-objective — to underscore India as a more hospitable destination for global visitors and to tackle modern-day security challenges — the Central government has introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill of 2025. A seminal piece of legislation, the Bill is designed to reform and streamline the nation’s immigration framework. […]
New Delhi, March 5 The vision of investing in people stands on three pillars — education, skill, and healthcare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, urging all stakeholders to step forward and invest more in these areas as the next phase of development requires it. Addressing the post-budget webinar on employment via video conferencing, […]
New Delhi, March 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India’s achievements and successes sparked a new wave of hope across the globe, adding that once perceived as a nation that would sink itself and others, the country is now driving global growth. “World is now recognising this century as India’s century and […]
New Delhi, March 5 India’s GDP growth is expected to accelerate in the Q4 (January-March) quarter of the current financial year based on the high-frequency indicators of the economy, according to a Bank of Baroda report released on Wednesday. The positive indicators which are showing an improvement in Q4 include the increase in GST collections […]
Mumbai, March 1 Domestic investors will shape India’s future, not foreign institutional investors (FIIs), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on Saturday, urging the industry to safeguard small investors and minimise market volatility. Goyal asserted that assets under management (AUM) in the mutual funds industry at nearly Rs 70 lakh crore — […]