Month: April 2025

  As a society, our psyche is tuned to convert all civil cases into criminal cases, said Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday (April 23, 2025). The NHRC chief questioned laws that adversely impact the ease of doing business and observed that it is due to the system, the faith of…

China Condemns U.S In a sharp rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s recent threat to impose an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports, China’s Ministry of Commerce has labeled the move a “mistake on top of a mistake” and an act of “blackmail.” Beijing has pledged to implement countermeasures to safeguard its national interests if the…

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) launched new competency-based curricula for 10 allied healthcare professions in collaboration with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP). The curricula will cover a broad spectrum of professions, such as Physiotherapy; Applied Psychology and Behavioural Health; Optometry; Nutrition and Dietetics; Dialysis Therapy Technology and…

V. Naryanan, ISRO chairman (fourth from left), and other dignitaries at the commissioning of O-ARM in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran   By 2040, India will be among the developed nations in the field of space and would have its own space station, V. Narayanan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),…

i As the disbursement of Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) for research scholars from minority communities has faced delay for four months yet again, the students have urged the Union Government to expedite the process of distributing the scholarships to them. The Minority Affairs Ministry, that handles the scholarships, meanwhile, has told the students in…

Salman Khan’s latest film, ‘Sikandar’, released with high expectations, especially given its Eid debut. However, the movie has underperformed, leaving industry experts and fans analyzing the reasons behind its lackluster box office performance.​T Opening Day Collection and Subsequent Performance ‘Sikandar’ opened to a collection of approximately ₹26 crore on its first day. While this figure…

COO Rinshul Chandra Resigns Zomato’s Chief Operating Officer for the Food Delivery division, Rinshul Chandra, has officially resigned from his position, effective April 7, 2025. This announcement was made through a regulatory filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Details of the Resignation In his resignation letter addressed to Zomato’s founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal,…

Supreme Court Slams Tamil Nadu Governor In a strong and decisive move, the Supreme Court of India has pulled up Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi for his prolonged inaction on several bills passed by the state assembly. The apex court ruled that the governor’s delay in granting assent to these bills was not only unjustified…

A Fast-Track Special Court in Pathanamathitta on Wednesday sentenced a 63-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl at Sabarimala. Pronouncing the quantum of sentence, Judge Doni Thomas Varghese also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the convict, identified as 63-year-old Subrahmanyan of Malappuram. The incident occurred during the…