On Sunday (3rd March), Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Council of Ministers held an 8-hour-long meeting to brainstorm on the vision document ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’. The Council of Ministers also reportedly held deliberations on a detailed action plan for the next five years, news agency ANI reported citing sources. Notably, Council of Ministers include … Read more
On Sunday (3rd March), Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the Union Council of Ministers’ last formal meeting before the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which included a brainstorming session on the vision document for ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’. As the name suggests, the 25-year plan envisions India as a developed nation that leads the world in technology and innovation. In … Read more
A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday (4th March) ruled that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with the vote or speech in the Parliament or Legislative Assembly. In a unanimous view, the SC’s Constitution Bench overruled the 1998 judgement in the PV Narasimha … Read more
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently advised all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) against the practice of “segregating prisoners and assigning tasks based on their caste”, urging them to remove such “discriminatory” provisions from their manuals or legislation and to halt the allocation of work in prisons based on caste. The direction … Read more
Farmers’ protests and demands for the legalisation of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) have transformed everyone into an ‘expert’ on the issue. Sumant Banerji, the National Editor of LiveMint, came up with a bizarre justification to argue in favour of MSP legalisation. On February 22nd, Banerji took to X to compare the Minimum Support Price … Read more
Ten years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration are coming to a conclusion. The Lok Sabha elections will be announced within two weeks. PM Modi has become the fourth prime minister with a decade-long term. Hence it is imperative to assess his work. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is one of the most prominent programs … Read more
Bengaluru is experiencing a severe water shortage this year, months before peak summer, causing many residents of “India’s Silicon Valley” to ration their water consumption and pay nearly double the regular price to satisfy their daily water demands. Notably, people in Bengaluru have begun to experience a 24-hour water supply disruption beginning at 6 am on 27th February. According to the … Read more
On Monday (26th February), Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated railway infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 41,000 crores to the nation. This includes the face-lift of 553 stations that would be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. As part of it, scores of over-bridges and underpasses across India will also be inaugurated. A day earlier, PM Modi … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Kerala visit on 27th February, visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram and reviewed the progress of ‘Gaganyaan’, India’s human spaceflight mission. During the event, the PM bestowed astronaut wings to the astronaut designates and congratulated them for the project. The Prime Minister, meanwhile, also inaugurated three important space … Read more
In the run-up to the celebrations of the 75th year of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a unique target for the Home Ministry – destroy 75,000 kgs of drugs in 60 days! As with many aspects of this government, the ministry exceeded this target and burnt 1,60,000 kgs of drugs in that 60-day window! Speaking … Read more