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March 27, 2025 2:03 PM

India becomes second largest 5G market in the world, says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that India today has become the second largest 5G market in the world. Addressing an event in New Delhi today, the Minister emphasized that because of the government’s focus, various sectors are getting fundamentally tran...

March 27, 2025 2:06 PM

Rajya Sabha Chairman dismisses privilege motion notice moved by Congress against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has dismissed the privilege motion notice moved by the Congress against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly casting aspersions on senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. The notice was moved by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh in the House over Mr Shah's remarks t...

March 27, 2025 2:10 PM

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin moves resolution against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Assembly

Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution urging the central Government to withdraw the proposed Waqf amendment bill. While moving the bill in the assembly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said the Centre’s waqf bill was against the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution and undermin...

March 27, 2025 1:53 PM

Centre writes to states to lower VAT on ATF to check prices of air tickets in the country

Centre has written to states to lower the VAT on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to check the prices of air tickets in the country. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today on air ticket price, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said, 45 percent of the air fare price...

March 27, 2025 1:48 PM

BIS conducts search and seizure operation at warehouses of Amazon Sellers Pvt Ltd in Delhi

The Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS), the National Standards Body of India, conducted a search and seizure operation at the warehouses of Amazon Sellers Pvt Ltd in Delhi. According to a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the operation lasted over 15 hours, ...

March 27, 2025 1:41 PM

Around 70% work of Asia’s longest tunnel – Zojila Tunnel completed

Around 70 per cent work of Asia’s longest tunnel - Zojila Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir has been completed. The project which will provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar and Ladakh is being constructed at a cost of over five thousand 500 crore rupees. Zojila Tunnel Project consists of con...

March 27, 2025 1:38 PM

Jammu and Kashmir: Anti-terrorist operation continue in Kathua district

In Jammu and Kashmir a fresh encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces today in Kathua district where a massive anti-terrorist operation is underway for the last four days. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the gunfight erupted when the security forces spotted the terrorist...

March 27, 2025 1:34 PM

India achieves significant milestone in global tea industry, becomes world’s 2nd-largest exporter of tea in 2024

India has achieved a significant milestone in the global tea industry, surpassing Sri Lanka to become the world's second-largest exporter of tea in 2024. According to data compiled by the Tea Board of India, the country exported an impressive 255 million kilograms of tea last year, marking a substan...

March 27, 2025 1:30 PM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot embarks on wo-day visit to China

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has embarked on a two-day visit to China, focusing on discussions with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and trade disputes between China and Europe. The meeting, held shortly before noon, is set to be followed by a ...

March 27, 2025 11:39 AM

ED in Bihar conducts raids on locations of IAS officer Sanjeev Hans

In Bihar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids on several locations of IAS officer Sanjeev Hans at Patna in connection with disproportionate assets and corruption cases. Hans, former secretary of the Energy Department, Bihar and his several associates are accused in money laundering,...