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Pro-Kannada groups on Friday called for a 12-hour statewide shutdown in Karnataka to protest last month’s alleged assault on a bus conductor in Belagavi for not knowing Marathi. Officials confirmed that extensive security measures have been implemented across the state, with home guards and city armed reserve units deployed for the bandh, which will last […]
A fire at the residence of Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma has led to the discovery of a substantial amount of cash, according to a report. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, who heads the Supreme Court collegium, has ordered Justice Varma’s immediate transfer to the Allahabad High Court, his parent court. Justice Varma […]
The Ministry of Finance informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered cases against 193 political leaders, including Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs), in the past 10 years. However, only two convictions have been secured during this period. The statement was made in response to […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised the Uttar Pradesh administration for the successful organisation of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The Prime Minister commended the efforts of the public and the state government, highlighting the event’s significance as a demonstration of India’s cultural heritage and organisational capability. Addressing the Lok Sabha, he said, “I […]
There is no denying this fact: the original Islamic conquest of North India (beginning approximately 1000 AD), which brought new rulers from outside the Indian subcontinent, was quite violent. The signs are even there today in Delhi, which served as the place from where the invaders decided to administer their newly conquered territory. Telltale signs […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during the inauguration of the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam, on Saturday, recalled his detention during Hiteshwar Saikia’s tenure as Chief Minister and criticised the Congress for not allowing peace in the state. Shah said, “I have also been beaten up by the Congress government in Assam. Hiteshwar […]
Speculation is currently rife regarding Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath emerging as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successor. At a recent event in New Delhi, he was even asked this question directly. But as long as Modi remains India’s prime minister, it will always be early to pose the question, ‘who after Modi’ or ‘who can […]
Human trafficking has become so rampant in India that immigrants’ stories of harrowing experiences aren’t a surprise anymore. As the Vibes of India has been reporting in these spaces, the desperation to escape India often makes individuals vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers, who prey on their dreams, subjecting them to illegal routes that result in suffering and ultimately deportation if they […]
A bill aimed at streamlining services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit, and stay in India, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The proposed Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, faced opposition criticism, with concerns raised about its compliance with constitutional provisions. Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, defended the […]
Though the British who moved the Capital of India in 1911 had not intended it to be so, after freedom in 1947, Delhi became a refugee city. Full of Punjabis who had left their home and hearth and ran away for their lives and settled in Delhi for new beginnings, Delhi soon became a refugee […]
New Delhi: Starting April 1, 2026, income tax authorities will be able to access and scrutinise every person’s social media accounts, personal emails, bank accounts, online investment accounts, trading accounts and more. Authorities will be able to override access to digital platforms if they suspect that the individual has evaded income tax or if they have […]
Cadaver dogs of the Kerala Police joined the rescue operation on Friday inside the partially collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana, where eight individuals have remained trapped since February 22. The team, consisting of dogs and handlers, entered the tunnel in the morning to assist in locating human presence, according to officials. […]
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi was suspended from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday till the end of the ongoing budget session following his remarks in praise of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The budget session is set to conclude on March 26. State minister Chandrakant Patil moved the motion for Azmi’s suspension in the House, […]
The recent stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela site in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is but a chapter in the denialism of tragic deaths in India. Nonetheless, it raises concerns. The refusal to acknowledge systemic failures in the management of the Kumbh Mela can be made sense of in two different ways. First, in likening the […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the use of terms such as “miyan-tiyan” and “Pakistani” does not constitute an offence of hurting religious sentiments, though it acknowledged that such remarks were made in poor taste. On Tuesday, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma delivered the decision while discharging a man […]
Madhya Pradesh Minister Prahlad Patel has stirred controversy by comparing public demands and petitions to the government to “begging.” Speaking at an event in Rajgarh district on Saturday, Patel, who serves as the Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development, claimed that this “army of beggars” was weakening society. “People have developed a habit of begging […]
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday announced the expulsion of her nephew Akash Anand from the party, citing the decision as being in the party’s best interest. The move came a day after Anand was removed from all his posts in the BSP. Following his removal, Anand said he respects every decision taken […]
The rescue operation to save eight workers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool has been ongoing at full capacity, with around 12 agencies working around the clock to locate the victims, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Commandant VVN Prasanna Kumar said on Monday. “Actually, the operation is going on in […]
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has urged residents to have children immediately, citing concerns that the state’s successful family planning measures have now put it at a disadvantage. He warned that if constituency delimitation is carried out based on population census figures, Tamil Nadu could lose parliamentary representation. Speaking after a cabinet meeting on […]
“The PM is very fond of Odia officers, it seems,” chuckled the representative of a prominent Ahmedabad company who has worked closely with Narendra Modi. The remark came after former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das was appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to the Prime Minister. Das, a product of Delhi University, was a 1980 batch IAS officer […]
