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On News@2 this March 24, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling granting women Short Service Commission officers Permanent Commission, striking down discriminatory caps and ordering equal benefits, including pensions. Separately, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented a 1,037 billion rupee budget with a strong green focu...

On News@2 this March 23, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The Election Commission is set to release the first supplementary voters’ list for West Bengal elections, with over 2.7 million cases verified after scrutiny. The updated roll will be displayed at polling booths and online, with tight security in place ahead of polls on April 23 and 29. Meanwhile, the Natio...

On News@2 this March 20, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The Government has proposed pre-installing the Aadhaar app on all new smartphones to improve access to digital identity services, though the move has faced resistance from companies citing privacy and logistical concerns. Meanwhile, the Indian rupee fell to a record low, breaching the 93 mark against the US...

On News@2 this March 19, Areeb Raza brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. India has appointed seasoned diplomat Vikram Doraiswami as its new ambassador to China, signalling efforts to stabilise ties amid ongoing border tensions. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarm...

On News@2 this March 18, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. New measures aim to cut hidden air travel costs, mandating airlines to offer 60% seats free for selection, ensure families sit together, and clearly display passenger rights on delays and cancellations. In Delhi, a tragic fire in Palam killed seven family members, including three children, with Chief Minist...

At least 400 civilians were killed and around 250 injured at a drug treatment centre in Kabul after Pakistan allegedly carried out a strike. Meanwhile, after Shivalik, LPG tanker Nanda Devi arrived at Gujarat’s Vadinar Port on Tuesday. Carrying more than 47,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the vessel transited through the Strait of Hormuz amid the deepening crisis in the West Asia...

Massive fire breaks out near Dubai airport after drone attack, flight ops suspended. Meanwhile, Shivalik carrying 45,000 metric tons LPG to reach Mundra port and US plans to announce multi-nation coalition to escort ships through Hormuz Tune in! Produced by Taniya Dutta Sound mixed by Rohan Bharti

On News@2 this March 13, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. At the India Today Conclave, Sergio Gor announced that India and the US are close to signing a critical minerals agreement under a broader bilateral trade framework to secure supply chains for advanced manufacturing and energy technologies. Meanwhile, the Karnataka Cabinet approved the ‘Iva Nammava Iva Namm...

On News@2 this March 12, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. India co-sponsored a resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning attacks by Iran on Gulf Cooperation Council nations and Jordan, urging an immediate halt to hostilities. The resolution passed with 13 votes, while China and Russia abstained. Meanwhile, the Office of the United States Trade R...

On News@2 this March 11, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India allowed passive euthanasia for 32-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for 13 years after a fall from a fourth-floor building. Meanwhile, Shiv Pratap Shukla was sworn in as Governor of Telangana at Lok Bhavan in Hyderabad. Separately, LPG supply conce...

On News@2 this March 10, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The Lok Sabha witnessed uproar after Congress MP Mohammed Jawed moved a motion seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, triggering protests and a planned 10-hour discussion. Meanwhile, a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders forced about 20 percent of hotels and restaurants in Mumbai to shut, with eateries i...

On News@2 this March 9, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha that protecting Indian consumers remains the government’s top priority amid the escalating West Asia conflict, warning of possible disruptions to global supply chains, energy flows and trade routes. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court has put...

The Karnataka government plans to ban social media use for children under 16, amid rising concerns over smartphone addiction, online safety risks, and excessive screen exposure among young users. The Janata Dal United has called an important meeting of party leaders on Friday to discuss the party’s future strategy after Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar formally filed his nomination for the Rajya...

On News@2 this March 5, Areeb Raza brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Nitish Kumar has announced that he will contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, bringing his long tenure as Bihar’s chief minister to an end after leading the state since 2005. In Nepal, voters cast ballots in a crucial general election following last year’s Gen Z-led protests that toppled the government o...

On News@2 this March 3, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Limited flight services between India and parts of the Middle East resumed bringing stranded Indians back as the Iran-US-Israel conflict entered its fourth day, though several Emirates flights from Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru were forced to turn back due to airspace restrictions. Meanwhile, Srinagar Police...

On News@2 this March 2, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney in New Delhi for talks aimed at resetting bilateral ties and boosting cooperation in trade and investment. Meanwhile, Srinagar saw heightened restrictions following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with schools shu...

On News@2 this February 27, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. A Delhi court on Friday discharged former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and 23 others in the liquor policy case, citing lack of credible evidence and administrative decision-making rather than wrongdoing. Kejriwal called it a political conspiracy, while the CBI plans to challe...

On News@2 this February 26, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The Supreme Court banned an NCERT Class 8 Social Sciences textbook over judiciary corruption references, with Chief Justice Surya Kant ordering copies seized. The NCERT apologised, while concerns were raised over its impact on public trust. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India’s suppo...

On News@2 this February 25, Areeb Raza brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed on a two-day State visit to Israel from Wednesday to February 27, calling Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a “dear friend” and planning discussions on defence, technology, agriculture, trade, and people-to-people ties. In Haryana, four accused, including former IDFC Bank...

On News@2 this February 24, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Delhi Police arrested Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib over a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit, questioning him for nearly 20 hours on charges including criminal conspiracy and obstructing a public servant. Police allege he helped plan the protest, inspired by Gen Z protests in Nepal,...

On News@2 this February 23, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The United States will stop collecting certain Trump-era import tariffs from February 24 after the Supreme Court ruled they were imposed unlawfully under emergency powers. In Maharashtra, the state government has sought a CBI probe into the January 28 plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief...

On News@2 this February 20, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. India on Friday joined the US-led strategic alliance Pax Silica at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, aiming to secure supply chains for critical minerals, semiconductors, and AI while reducing reliance on China. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declined a plea seeking to stop the construction or namin...

On News@2 this February 19, Areeb Raza brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the human-centric ‘MANAV’ framework at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, calling for ethical, accountable, sovereign, accessible, and legally valid AI, stressing inclusion and democratisation, especially for the Global South. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directora...

On News@2 this February 18, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. The Maharashtra government has revoked the five per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs and education, cancelling all previous decisions including the 2014 ordinance by the Congress-NCP government that granted 16% quota for Marathas and 5% for Muslims. The new order also stops issuing caste and income-b...

On News@2 this February 17, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. French President Emmanuel Macron, with First Lady Brigitte Macron, arrived in Mumbai Monday night for a three-day India visit, greeted by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat and CM Devendra Fadnavis. He will meet PM Narendra Modi to sign MoUs on strategic cooperation, technology, innovation, and defence...