Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31 and Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 1 during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. The high-profile meetings come at a critical time as India navigates strained trade relations with the United States following tariff hikes by President...
The Maharashtra government is evaluating a significant revision to private sector working hours, proposing an increase from the existing nine-hour limit to a 10-hour workday. Labour Minister Akash Fundkar revealed that this measure was introduced during a recent state cabinet meeting in Mumbai and is currently under deliberation. No final decision has been made, as...
In an escalation of trade tensions, U.S. National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett has issued a firm warning to New Delhi, stating that if India fails to alter its current course, President Donald Trump will remain unswayed in the imposition of heavy tariffs. These remarks come as the administration enforces steep duties on Indian...
A 25-year-old woman named Rita from Jalalpur, Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh, tragically died during a bus journey after receiving a deeply disturbing phone call. The call came via her husband Shailendra’s mobile phone, but the person on the line identified herself as his “second wife” and told Rita, “There is no need for you...
Updated: Aug 28th, 2025 US President Donald Trump’s whopping 50% tariffs on India came into effect on Wednesday. Soon after, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro remarked that the Russia-Ukraine conflict is ‘Modi’s war’, in an attempt to pressure India to halt Russian oil trade. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Navarro said, “I mean...
The transgender mass shooter who attacked a Catholic church in Minneapolis also had a chilling hate message for India. In one of the weapons, the shooter had written, “Nuke India”, and above that in misspelt Russian, “Kill yourself”, and showed them off on a video uploaded to social media before the attack on Wednesday. Two...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday, according to an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The discussion focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, India-Finland bilateral relations, and India-EU trade and cooperation. President Stubb shared his assessment of recent meetings between...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his heartfelt greetings to the nation on the occasion of Micchami Dukkadam 2025, the sacred Jain festival of Samvatsari. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), he highlighted the festival’s core values of forgiveness and compassion, stating, “This festival inspires us to strengthen relationships with sincerity and to imbibe humility and kindness...
The Mizoram Assembly has passed the Mizoram Prohibition of Beggary Bill, 2025, aiming to curb begging in the state while providing rehabilitation measures for those affected. The legislation was approved on August 27 following hours of debate, during which opposition members voiced strong criticism. Presenting the bill, Social Welfare, Women, and Child Development Minister Lalrinpuii...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, on Wednesday, sparking a political storm. Stalin, accompanied by his sister and DMK MP Kanimozhi, shared the stage with Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and CPI (ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya....