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The political heat around the Bagdana controversy is showing no signs of cooling, with fresh meetings of the Koli community highlighting both anger on the ground and emerging internal differences. While community leaders reiterated demands for justice, the absence of a key MLA from one such meeting has sparked speculation about divisions within one of […]
More than a hundred law graduates from a private college in Gujarat’s Amreli district are struggling to begin their legal careers after their institution lost recognition from the Bar Council, leaving students caught in a dispute they say is no fault of their own. The affected students studied at Sardar Patel Law College in Babra […]
You may hate Bad Bunny’s “I don’t give a damn” swagger but you can’t ignore him. That air of ease and defiance is hard to miss. But then, creative people seldom bow to conventions. Now, in winning the album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, he made history at the 68th Grammy Awards. […]
The windswept ruins of Dholavira, silent witnesses to a civilisation that thrived nearly 5,000 years ago, may soon speak more clearly to the modern traveller. The Union Budget has proposed a major upgrade of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kutch, aiming to turn the ancient Harappan city into an immersive destination where history can […]
After shocking claims stating that American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates has contracted a sexually transmitted disease from Russian girls, another startling revelation has emerged from Epstein files. The latest documents indicate that at least one Indian woman may have been among the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. For the unversed, Epstein, an […]
At an age when many people slow down, Edna Giordano is still warming up on the treadmill, lifting weights and driving herself to the gym four days a week. At 92, the Canadian grandmother of five generations has quietly become a symbol of what active ageing can look like — not through miracle pills or […]
Oracle is preparing for what could become the largest round of job cuts in its history, as financial pressure mounts from its aggressive push into artificial intelligence infrastructure. Market watchers say the company may trim its workforce by as many as 30,000 employees as it scrambles to stabilise its balance sheet. At the centre of […]
Carlos Alcaraz walked off Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night not just as a champion, but as a player who had rewritten tennis history. The 22-year-old Spaniard produced a fearless, composed performance to defeat Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, sealing his first Melbourne title and completing a rare career Grand Slam. The match, […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left income tax slabs unchanged in the Union Budget 2025–26, offering stability rather than fresh relief to salaried taxpayers. The “nil tax” threshold of ₹12 lakh under the new tax regime continues, with salaried individuals effectively enjoying a tax-free income of up to ₹12.75 lakh after the standard deduction. Finance […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Union Budget 2026–27 speech, pushed the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat agenda with a series of duty and tariff changes aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing, supporting exports and providing relief to consumers and taxpayers. A key feature of the Budget is the recalibration of customs duties, under which several essential and […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget, delivering a nearly one-and-a-half-hour speech and breaking a 75-year convention by using Part B to lay out a detailed roadmap for India’s long-term economic vision. Highlighting the government’s focus on investment-led growth, the Budget for 2026 proposes capital expenditure of ₹12.20 lakh crore. Grants […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled a sweeping reset of India’s tax compliance framework, cutting upfront cash outgo for taxpayers and easing procedural burdens ahead of the rollout of the new Income Tax Act from April 1, 2026. The Budget lowers the pre-deposit required for a stay on disputed tax demand to 10 percent from […]
Sunetra Pawar, fondly called Vahini, is set to assume office as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy chief minister. Vibes of India had reported that her appointment was a foregone conclusion, following the death of her husband and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. All ministerial portfolios earlier held by Ajit Pawar, barring finance […]
Confident Group chairman Roy Chiriankandath Joseph, fondly called CJ Roy, died after reportedly shooting himself at his Langford Road office in Bengaluru. Income Tax officials were present at his office at the time. The incident reportedly occurred in the afternoon at Roy’s office-cum-bungalow. Roy allegedly used a pistol in his possession. He was first rushed to a […]
We marvel at the way Artificial intelligence is pushing the boundaries of possibilities. What once required hours of work is now done in the blink of the eye. Humankind waited curiously to see if AI could offer breakthroughs in cancer detection that eludes regular scans. That moment may have arrived even though more evidence is […]
Shocking claims stating that American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates has contracted a sexually transmitted disease from Russian girls have surfaced in documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein, the late financier, was arrested in 2019 on federal sex-trafficking charges. He later died in a New York City jail while awaiting trial. “Epstein allegedly worked with […]
A historic town in north India has revealed a far older past than previously known. Human habitation there now dates back nearly 2,800 years. That’s 500 years earlier than what is recorded in the archives, according to reports. The town, Vadnagar in Gujarat, is on India’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage list. Earlier, studies had placed […]
Ambuja Cements Limited, part of the Adani Portfolio, reported a strong financial performance for the third quarter of FY26, posting a sharp 258% year-on-year jump in profit after tax to Rs. 3,781 crore, driven by record sales volumes, higher realisations and improved operational efficiencies. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the company recorded its […]
NCP leaders have moved quickly to fill the void caused by the death of Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar. A pall of gloom set on Maharashtra following the demise of Ajit Pawar who didn’t survive the Baramati plane crash. Now, NCP leaders have urged his wife and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar to return to […]
We have heard it said that in politics, decisions made in the present are often judged through the shadows of the past. This holds when old questions remain unanswered. Parties may move on quickly, but controversies stay on. And they resurface oddly at the most inconvenient moments. Sunil Sharma’s career trajectory may be viewed in […]
