Rahul Gandhi not allowed to travel villages across Ravi river due to security concerns
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who was on a day-long visit to flood-hit areas of Punjab, was not allowed to travel to villages that fell across the Ravi river on Monday by local authorities, citing
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
US Chief Negotiator arriving in New Delhi to resume trade talks, govt set to finalise Export Promotion Mission
Amid the thaw in India-US relations, American Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch is set to arrive in India on Monday night, and the two nations will resume trade negotiations on Tuesday. According to Commerce Ministry sources, trade discussions are going
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
Kerala Health Minister faces heat over Acanthamoeba keratitis study
Journalist-turned-Health Minister Veena George has come under sharp criticism after her remarks on a study into Acanthamoeba, the organism linked to Acanthamoeba keratitis, triggered a furor. The controversy erupted after the Minister claimed that the study was published in
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
Israeli strike won’t stop mediation efforts for Gaza peace: Qatari PM
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said that Israel’s recent attack on Doha will not prevent Qatar, Egypt and the United States from continuing their mediation efforts to end the war in
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
Ukraine claims strike on major oil refinery in Russia’s Leningrad region
The Ukrainian military said it struck the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia’s northwestern Leningrad region. The attack took place on Sunday night, caused explosions and a fire at the facility, which is one of the largest oil refineries in
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
SC refuses to stay Waqf Amendment Act in entirety
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in entirety, observing that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest case. However, a Bench of Chief Justice
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
SC refuses to bring political parties under POSH Act
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to bring women engaged in political sector under the protection of anti-sexual harassment law. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justices K Vinod
BY IANS / Monday, 15 September, 2025
UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan asylum seekers
As the tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalates over a number of issues, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has called on Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan asylum seekers and ensure they receive international protection. Afghanistan
BY IANS / Sunday, 14 September, 2025
Rajnath Singh approves Defence Procurement Manual 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 to further streamline, simplify, enable and rationalise the revenue procurement process and cater to the emerging requirements of the Armed Forces, an official said on Sunday. The
BY IANS / Sunday, 14 September, 2025
Pakistan President signs controversial Anti-Terror Bill, critics warn of expanded state power
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2025, reviving sweeping state powers of preventive detention and triggering sharp debate over its impact on civil liberties and democratic space. The legislation, passed earlier this
BY IANS / Sunday, 14 September, 2025
With 14 crore members, BJP is world’s largest political party: JP Nadda
The BJP is the world’s largest political party with 14 crore members, the party’s national president J. P. Nadda said here on Sunday. He said that the party’s 14 crore members include two crore active members. He was addressing
BY IANS / Sunday, 14 September, 2025
Hyderabad school turned into drug unit, probe underway
Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) on Sunday continued its probe into how a private school in Secunderabad here was turned into a narcotics manufacturing unit. The premises of Medha High School in the Bowenpally area
BY IANS / Sunday, 14 September, 2025
