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A fresh fault line has opened between Maharashtra and Gujarat — this time over the country’s most celebrated fruit. Konkan’s Alphonso growers are up in arms after what they describe as Gujarat’s latest attempt to “muscle in” on Maharashtra’s cultural and agricultural heritage. The outrage erupted after NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar revealed that Navsari […]
By Deep Mukherjee In September this year, the Rajasthan assembly passed the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025, which has the provision for life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for illegal religious conversion. In one of the first cases registered under Rajasthan’s recently-enacted anti-conversion law, two Christian pastors have been booked in Kota district […]
“They are turning humans into machines.” A teacher in Gujarat reportedly told his family before taking his own life, protesting the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state. His suicide note left a chilling account of mental stress. Today, Usha Indrasinh Solanki fainted after complaining of dizziness at work at the Pratap School. She […]
Credible voices in the media fraternity believe that Rhea Chakraborty deserves an apology by large sections of mainstream news platforms. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave her a clean chit in the case involving the death of her partner, Sushant Singh Rajput. Chakraborty was vilified without evidence. Even her family was not spared as […]
Police investigating the brutal murder of a UPSC aspirant in Delhi’s Timarpur area have unveiled the chilling modus operandi of the accused, his 21-year-old live-in partner. A BSc forensic science student, the woman allegedly leveraged her academic knowledge and a fascination with crime shows to meticulously plan the murder and deliberately stage the crime scene […]
When a private sleeper bus caught fire on the outskirts of Kurnool early Friday, passengers had little warning before the vehicle was swallowed by flames. Within minutes, 19 lives were lost on National Highway 44 — in one of southern India’s deadliest road accidents this year. What began as a minor road obstruction — a […]
Tejashwi Yadav’s elder brother Tej Pratap who has emerged as his rival has mocked Tejashwi’s projection as Jan Nayak of Bihar once again exposing the steep chasms within the Lalu Prasad Yadav family. In a direct jibe at the RJD’s heir apparent, Tej Pratap stated, “Tejashwi cannot be a ‘jan nayak’ because his power and […]
The investigation into the alleged suicide of a 29-year-old government doctor in Phaltan, Satara district in Maharashtra has intensified following the arrest of both individuals named in her suicide note. The case, which has unearthed allegations of widespread harassment and political pressure, has triggered widespread outrage and protests across Maharashtra. Police on Saturday confirmed the […]
The Maharashtra police has made a breakthrough in the suicide case of a woman doctor from Phaltan taluka. According to the latest reports, the police arrested a software engineer. The accused is identified as Prashant Bankar. A manhunt is underway to track the second accused, sub-inspector Gopal Badne. The young doctor, posted at Phaltan sub […]
The INDIA bloc, ending weeks of intense speculation regarding internal divisions, officially declared former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections in November. The formal announcement, made on Thursday, positioned the 35-year-old leader as the alliance’s clear challenger to the incumbent NDA. The declaration was […]
The Air India flight AI191 from Mumbai to Newark was forced to return mid-air on Wednesday due to a suspected technical snag experienced by the crew. The crew made a precautionary air-return to Mumbai due to a suspected technical issue. The flight took off around 1:15 am and returned to Mumbai at 5:30 am, nearly […]
The glitter of gold doesn’t always mean easy riches. After a rise that had investors excited, gold prices have taken a bit of a U-turn. The latest reports claim that in India, the price of 24 kt gold on MCX, which had recently touched Rs 1,32,294 per 10 grams, has now slipped to Rs 1,25,957. […]
Lok Sabha Leader of Oppostion Rahul Gandhi has blamed Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini for failing to deliver “justice” to the family of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar. A 2001-batch IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police, Kumar died by suicide, shooting himself dead at his Chandigarh home on October 7. Rahul […]
BJP and Congress have clashed over exclusion of female journalists at Amir Khan Muttaqi’s Delhi press meet, raising debate on women’s rights and government stance. Rahul Gandhi has lambasted PM Modi’s silence. He also said PM Modi’s silence in the face of such discrimination exposes the “emptiness” of his slogans on Nari Shakti. A political […]
Rahul Gandhi Demands Probe Into Journalist’s Death In Uttarkashi, Flags Pattern Of Ruling Party Targeting Media Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an urgent inquiry into journalist Rajiv Pratap Singh’s death. He had been missing since September 18. Singh’s body was found in a lake in Uttarkashi district. It was recovered from Joshiada lake on […]
Parts of Gujarat and Meghalaya reported tremors which are believed to be the impact of a 4 magnitude earthquake that hit Bangladesh. Two mild tremors were recorded in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Sunday with no reports of injuries or damage to property, officials said. According to the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), the first tremor […]
India has a new heavyweight problem, literally. Childhood obesity is expanding at an alarming rate. Once thought to be a rich-country issue, it’s now squatting firmly in India’s urban and semi-urban neighbourhoods. UNICEF has sounded the alarm. And loudly at that. If we don’t do something soon, our kids will have serious health baggage. The […]
The Congress has claimed that the Punjab Police has not allowed party leader Rahul Gandhi to meet flood-affected villagers across the Ravi river in Gurdaspur district. Gandhi was on a visit to Punjab to interact with flood-hit people in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts. He visited Ghonewal village in Amritsar and Gurchak village in Gurdaspur. However, […]
India’s apex court, the Supreme Court has given a clean chit to Vantara, the Gujarat based animal rescue and rehabilitation centre. The SC bench referred to the report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and emphasised that the Team has expressed satisfaction on the issue of compliance and regulatory measures at Vantara. “Vantara is […]
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a petition from former cricketer Yusuf Pathan, affirming that he unlawfully occupied a 978-square-metre plot owned by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition filed by former cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan and upheld the Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s (VMC) claim that he […]
