Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted India’s medal winners from the Commonwealth Games 2026 at his official residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi.
The meeting was held to recognise the athletes’ strong performances at the Glasgow Games. The Prime Minister congratulated the players and...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed a new defence agreement aimed at strengthening security cooperation amid rising tensions in West Asia. The pact states that an armed attack on any one of...
U.S. President Donald Trump says he would rather reach a deal with Iran than continue military attacks. He said the goal is to avoid more violence while pushing for a faster agreement on...
India delivered a solid performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, finishing fourth in the overall medal table with 39 medals. The Indian contingent won 13 gold, 17 silver, and 9 bronze medals in a Games...
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026—often called the ToLA Bill—that opens the door for banks and payment firms to levy charges on certain UPI and RuPay debit card transactions. The Bill...
The Indian government is preparing a fresh tax push aimed at attracting global capital and strengthening manufacturing. The proposed changes would ease rules for offshore funds managed from India and extend tax incentives...
BJP MP Baijayant Panda has listed a Private Member’s Bill seeking stronger safeguards for children using social media and online gaming platforms.
The proposed legislation, named the Safeguarding Healthy Internet Environments for Little Digital-Natives (SHIELD) Bill, 2025, aims to regulate how children access digital platforms and how companies protect young users online.
Parental consent for children under 13
One of the main proposals in the Bill is that children below the age of 13 should not be allowed to create accounts on social media or online gaming platforms without verified parental consent.
The proposal is aimed at ensuring that parents are aware of their children’s online activity before they join such platforms. It could...
In a major political development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking moral responsibility following weeks...
BJP MP Baijayant Panda has listed a Private Member’s Bill seeking stronger safeguards for children using social media and online gaming platforms.
The proposed legislation, named the Safeguarding Healthy Internet Environments for Little Digital-Natives (SHIELD)...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the ban on her party, the Awami League, to be lifted. She made the appeal in a recent event in New Delhi, where her...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) should support, not substitute, human decision-making in India's judicial...
A new report from the United Nations University says the rapid rise of artificial intelligence could significantly increase the environmental cost of data centres...
On the outer wall of the Airavatesvara Temple in Tamil Nadu, a 12th-century stone carving shows a woman giving birth while standing upright, supported...
Sudan's devastating civil war has reached its fourth year, prompting a dire warning from the United Nations' top aid official. Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian...
In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...
Gaza: On 4th January 2025, Israel has ordered the evacuation of two major hospitals in northern Gaza, the Indonesian Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital, as...