President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor General of independent India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, replacing a monument to British architect Edwin Lutyens in a symbolic break from its colonial past. Reacting to the development, Lutyens’ great-grandson, British biologist Matt Ridley, said he was “sad to…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that a statue of British architect Edwin Lutyens, which has stood in Rashtrapati Bhavan, will be replaced by a statue of C Rajagopalachari, the first Indian governor-general of independent India. During his monthly radio address, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi noted that, unfortunately, even…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Aalin Sherin Abraham, a 10-month-old who became Kerala’s youngest organ donor last week. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address, PM Modi said, “Just days ago, 10-month-old Aalin Sherin Abraham from Kerala passed away. In the midst of that pain, her parents chose to donate…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ episode broadcast earlier this month amid the exam season. He discussed the importance of awareness regarding Digital Arrest and Digital Fraud. During the 131st episode of Mann Ki Baat, he touched several issues, including exams, Maha Kumbh and story of Odisha’s farmer Hirod Patel. He…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Namo Bharat train and Meerut Metro services in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The Namo Bharat service is part of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, designed to provide high-speed, high-frequency connectivity between Delhi and Meerut. The inauguration forms part of the Centre’s push to expand regional…
Sangram Patil, a British national of Indian origin, remains stuck in India after a look-out circular (LOC) was issued against him on 10 January upon a complaint filed by BJP IT-Cell over a controversial Facebook post. With court hearing scheduled for 27 February, all eyes are on the UK-based doctor, who is a native of…
A historic trade deal was signed between India and Brazil on Saturday. Also, both the countries have agreed to double mutual trade to approximately 30 billion dollars by 2030. Apart from these, agreements have also been signed for cooperation in essential minerals and steel supply chain. In their talks, the heads of state of both…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in New Delhi on Saturday to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths. The meeting comes at a time when India has been trying to reduce its dependence on China, the country’s top exporter, and has been expanding domestic…
Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday poked fun at the traffic snarls in Delhi as he addressed a gathering at the India AI Impact Summit, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Blaming traffic congestion and taking responsibility for the delay, he made a quirky remark that Artificial intelligence (AI) can’t yet fix…
Global leaders and leading technology CEOs have convened at the ongoing AI Impact Summit in New Delhi to deliberate on how best to manage artificial intelligence advancing at a rapid pace. The speakers on Day 4 include Google CEO Sundar Pichai, United Nations Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Alphabet, Meta’s Alexandr Wang, Wipro’s Rishad…
