Day: June 13, 2025

New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, accusing him of failing to deliver on promises made over the past 11 years, particularly on the issue of unemployment. Citing a media report claiming that over 18 lakh businesses have shut down in the last seven years, Gandhi criticized the government’s handling of employment and the economy. In a Facebook post, Gandhi wrote, “Modi ji has broken every promise in the last 11 years.…

New Delhi: In a pioneering move, students from India’s premier institutions like the IITs, IIMs, and leading public policy and management schools will participate in the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, through an intensive ground-level internship program. This hands-on initiative, announced by officials on Tuesday, will immerse students in one of India’s largest religious gatherings. Under the “Public Systems and Infrastructure Internship” launched by the Puri district administration, these students will collaborate directly with local officials to help manage crucial aspects of the yatra. Their responsibilities will span…

New Delhi: India has slipped two places to rank 131st out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025, marking a continued struggle for gender equality across key dimensions. With a gender parity score of 64.1%, India now ranks among the lowest-performing countries in South Asia, behind Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The report, released on Thursday, assesses gender equality across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Key Findings from India’s Performance: Economic Participation and Opportunity:India…

New Delhi: In a significant step toward strengthening defence cooperation, India and France will conduct their 8th edition of the bilateral joint military exercise ‘Shakti 2025’ from June 18 to July 1, 2025, in La Cavalerie, France. The Indian Army officially announced the exercise on Thursday via a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). According to the Indian Army, the objective of the joint drill is to enhance the combined operational capabilities of the two nations in conducting multi-domain operations under sub-conventional warfare scenarios. “The 8th edition of…

New Delhi: In a significant diplomatic development, India has welcomed China’s cooperation in resuming the sacred Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which had been suspended for years due to strained bilateral relations and the global pandemic. The announcement came following a high-level meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, who is currently on a two-day official visit to India (June 12–13). During the meeting, both sides reviewed developments in India-China bilateral ties since their last dialogue held in Beijing on January 27, 2025, and agreed…

Ahmedabad: In a tragedy that shook the nation, 241 of the 242 passengers on board a London-bound Air India flight lost their lives in a catastrophic plane crash shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The lone survivor, Vishwaas Kumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, has shared his harrowing account of the incident, which is being hailed as nothing short of a miracle. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Vishwaas at the hospital to meet the only survivor of what is now one of India’s…