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Mumbai: On July 31, as most passengers were still asleep on the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express, constable Chetan Bachu Singh allegedly strangulated his colleague Aman Ghanshyam Acharya, snatched his service rifle and shot his senior Tikaram Meena from a point-blank range. Singh then ran amok between the three-tier AC coaches, pantry car, and sleeper coaches of the […]
Amid welcome monsoon rains, a new concern has hit the residents of Ahmedabad – that is rising murkiness in the city’s water supply. Though turbidity is not a new problem for the city, the solution Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has adopted certainly is — at least so far financial prudence is concerned. Instead of cost-effective […]
Expressing pride in the continuous skill development training and job placements to the state’s young population, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel reaffirmed his government’s commitment to empowering the youth through such means. Speaking at an online transfer programme for the fourth instalment of the unemployment allowance beneficiaries in Raipur, Baghel stressed that connecting youths with […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, which also marks the 103rd death anniversary of freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak. “This is a memorable moment for me,” India’s PM said. The PM paid respect to Lokmanya Tilak and conducted a pooja at Pune’s Dagdusheth Halwai Ganesh temple. He also […]
“Defamation is competing with sedition as the most popular offence.” This telling line from an editorial in a Kolkata-based daily may not be stripped of deep meaning. Those who follow Indian politics closely may have already sensed that we are alluding to Rahul Gandhi, who awaits his fate after being convicted of defamation for his […]
The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan has put forward a proposal to establish a commission for streamlining the process of waiving farm loans. The government plans to introduce a special bill during the final Assembly session scheduled for August 2 to bar banks and other financial institutions from seizing and auctioning farmlands of those unable […]
Some of the most widely circulated medicines in the Indian market will now sport a quick response (QR) code on their packet. According to a government order, the top 300 most used drugs, including the likes of Dolo, Augmentin and Allegra, will have to mandatorily carry the QR code from August 1 — which will […]
Gujarat is mulling bringing in a law under which parental nod will be mandated for love marriages. State Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the constitutional feasibility of the possibility of such a rule was being studied by the government. The CM was speaking at an event of Patidar community in Mehsana. He said state Health […]
An Indian teenager Rhyan Singh (16) was attacked and stabbed on his birthday while playing basketball in Melbourne. The incident happened in Tarneit City, according to media reports. Singh’s two friends were also ambushed by a mob armed with knives. “(It’s) not fair … we were planning for his birthday,” Singh’s mother Sushma Manandhar was quoted […]
A Green Card, it’s said, is a cultural aspiration for millions of Indians. Essentially, it represents the holder’s right to live and work within the United States. The India Green Card waiting list is just growing by the day, prompting a bipartisan group of 56 US lawmakers to urge President Joe Biden to expedite the […]
. Going into the World Cup, he has enough time to find his touch with the bat. What matters is that he is bowling – not conservatively or within himself as they say – but at full pelt. His wicket column might not have ratcheted up impressive numbers but he is gradually hitting top gear […]
An emigration agent has been implicated for cheating two couples from Kalol and Kadi after luring them with a promise of migrating them to the US. The agent Kamlesh Barot was produced in court and remanded in police custody for five days, Bhavtubha Zala, the investigating officer, informed the media. The arrest was based on […]
With the 50-overs World Cup just about two months away, Jasprit Bumrah’s return has been awaited with bated breath. The defeat to the West Indies in the second ODI on Saturday notwithstanding, India have their batting bases covered. The bowling still lacks the serrated edge which Bumrah can provide. His back injury related to his […]
The government has often tom-tommed its achievements in the aviator sector. The feat of building 74 airports in seven years embodied the ruling party’s self-congratulatory label. But puff pieces have been written on these airports, perhaps prematurely. According to a report, 11 of these airports (greenfield) were new — they include nine heliports and two […]
New Delhi: Data presented by the Union law ministry in parliament shows that the number of cases disposed of by Supreme Court constitution benches has decreased over the decades since independence. While the decade between 1960 and 1969 saw the apex court’s constitution benches dispose of a record 956 cases, the time period between 2010 and […]
This article was first published on The India Cable – a premium newsletter from The Wire & Galileo Ideas – and has been republished here. To subscribe to The India Cable, click here. In times of crashing labour rights, the new Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023 (or RGW Act, as I will be referring to) […]
As many as 12 tribal communities have found place in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh. Around 72,000 people will get the social security benefits after this inclusion. The communities included are Bhuinya, Bhuiyan, and Bhuyan as synonyms of the Bharia Bhumia community, Dhanuhar, Dhanuwar as a synonym of the Dhanwar community, Kisan, Nagasia […]
Five years ago, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) awarded a significant drainage project valued at Rs 5.59 crore to NP Patel & Co. However, recent investigations by the AMC vigilance department have brought to light severe compromises in the project’s quality. According to the vigilance report, the contractor will have to refund Rs 1.76 crore, […]
A 21-member multi-party delegation of MPs of the INDIA party will visit the violent-ridden Manipur and relief camps over the weekend. This is a significant move ahead of the much-publicised no-confidence motion moved by the INDIA alliance against the ruling party, claimed a national newspaper. The delegation will visit the impacted areas to assess the […]
An 11-year-old boy who ran away from home was reunited with his Gujarati family, thanks to the agile and benevolent Mumbai police.An 11-year-old boy who ran away from home was reunited with his Gujarati family, thanks to the agile and benevolent Mumbai police. In a rare gesture, the police personnel at Andheri’s DN Nagar police […]
