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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving head of government in the country, completing 8,931 days in office and surpassing the previous record held by Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. It is a record measured by the narrowest of margins—one day. But behind that single day lies nearly a quarter century of uninterrupted executive […]
In a significant move for air travellers, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has reportedly directed airline operators to keep at least 60 per cent of seats on any flight free of charge. The directive follows a wave of passenger complaints about hidden costs (seat selection fees in particular) and accusations that airlines were exploiting […]
Justice Pankaj Bhatia of the Allahabad High Court heard 510 dowry death bail cases from October to December last year. He reportedly granted bail in 508 of them. That’s 99.61%. Two women’s families got a different answer. The judge is now at the centre of a storm. In February, the Supreme Court set aside one […]
Sulekha Malini (name changed) doesn’t know if she can vote. Her name was on the rolls last year. Now it’s under review. She and many others comprise nearly 60 lakh voters in West Bengal whose eligibility is being questioned. The last date to add the names back to the rolls is April 6. Nobody has […]
LPG vessel, Shivalik arrival at LPG terminal Mundra Port today. With total Quantity 46000MT. 20000MT will be unloaded at Mundra and 26000MT will be unloaded at Mangalore.. Vessel is carrying the liquid LPG ordered by Indian Oil Corporation.
New Delhi: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voting in these five regions will begin on April 9, while the results will be declared on May 4. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, […]
It is shocking and sad to see our Prime Minister so weak and bowing to the diktats of Donald Trump, Shaktisinh Gohil, Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, in the Rajya Sabha. has said. According to him, Trump instructs India to stop a war and New Delhi gives in. Trump decides where India should buy […]
The government led by Narendra Modi is systematically dismantling India’s rural economy,Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil said in the Upper House. Speaking on Grameen Vikas(rural development) Gohil said it was tragic that while Gandhi believed the soul of India lived in itsvillages, the present government appeared determined to suffocate that very soul. Even today, […]
He came to India in 1977 as a young Frenchman and never left. Nearly five decades later, Michel Danino finds himself at the centre of a legal storm that may cost him his last institutional foothold in the country he made his home. IIT Gandhinagar has reportedly said a standing faculty committee will review Danino’s guest […]
The Supreme Court of India on Friday expressed reservations about making menstrual leave mandatory, warning that such a law could unintentionally harm women’s employment prospects. Chief Justice Surya Kant said compulsory menstrual leave might “adversely impact employment” because some employers could hesitate to hire women if such a provision were mandated by law. The court […]
Every year, families across India find themselves in an unbearable position. A loved one lies in a hospital bed. Breathing, but not living. Conscious of nothing. Dependent on machines and tubes for every bodily function. Harish Rana was 18 when he fell from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation in Chandigarh. That was […]
The Great BJP Mughal Erasure Project The Bharatiya Janata Party has an obsession or rather an allergy. They are convinced that anything bearing the word Mughal must gradually disappear from India’s public landscape. Across the country, roads are being renamed, cities rebaptised, railway stations rechristened and monuments rebranded in what increasingly resembles an ideological exercise […]
India’s drug regulator has put pharmaceutical companies on notice. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has warned firms against advertising weight-loss medicines. This includes awareness campaigns that could serve as surrogate promotions. The warning comes as global and domestic players are locked in a contest for a share of the country’s fast-growing obesity drug market. […]
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an unconditional public apology, two weeks after the Supreme Court imposed a blanket ban on a Class 8 social science textbook over a controversial chapter on the judiciary. The Supreme Court had earlier ordered the seizure of all physical copies of the book and […]
India has emerged as the world’s second-largest importer of arms, accounting for 8.3% of global weapons imports between 2021 and 2025, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The report notes that Ukraine, currently engaged in war with Russia, topped the list with 9.7% of global arms imports during the […]
Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Monday, tracking a global sell-off triggered by soaring crude oil prices, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a weakening rupee. The BSE Sensex plunged more than 2,400 points in early trade, while the Nifty 50 dropped over 700 points, reflecting broad-based selling across sectors. The sharp […]
A routine onboarding process turned into a strange lesson in workplace ethics when a newly hired employee quit within hours of joining — apparently because the company issued him an official work laptop. The incident, shared by a human resources professional on social media, has sparked a debate about job commitment, moonlighting and a growing […]
After two decades of ruling Bihar like a permanent fixture, Nitish Kumar has suddenly “remembered” a long-cherished dream — to sit in the Rajya Sabha. The timing, unsurprisingly, is immaculate. Putting speculation to rest, the JD(U) chief announced on X that he intends to resign as Chief Minister and move to the Rajya Sabha, completing […]
The amount allocated this year is less than the revised estimate of the spend under this head, in this financial year. In its ‘outlay for major schemes,’ the annual budget lists schemes with an outlay of more than Rs 1,000 crore. Under ‘Control of Pollution’, it emerges that Rs 1300 crore is the revised estimate […]
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 […]
