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The status of Election Commissioners has apparently been downgraded from that of Supreme Court Judge to the one enjoyed by the Cabinet Secretary. The timing hasn’t surprised many as this haloed institution is already under enormous pressure. When GVG Krishnamurthi, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), passed away, a friend who messaged me about his demise, […]
You don’t need an appointment to visit temples. For sure, temples too need to be regulated, which is why they’re open for a certain number of hours. But you can’t visit the Panchubarahi temple in Odisha’s Kendrapara on Tuesdays. Reason? Tuesdays are off for all priests and the temple invariably remains closed for local devotees […]
Though salt is an essential condiment to make our food tasty and replenish our sodium needs in the body, excessive intake can also lead to a plethora of health ailments, high pressure being one of them. Surprisingly, an average Indian consumes at least 3 grams more salt daily than the permissible limit. The medically recommended […]
In the Ajay Devgn classic, Runway 34, apparently inspired by a true incident of Jet Airways Doha to Kochi flight 9W 555 that had a narrow escape, the protagonist (Devgn) gets drunk at a party before the flight. Yet, he confidently goes to his assigned flight. Was that episode just an anomaly in India’s airline […]
Obsessed to have a share of the great American dream, two more persons from Gujarat have landed in trouble by trying to sneak illegally into the country. The case adds to the list of illegal migrants from the state lured in the trap of a better life in the US and taking the wrong route […]
A Dalit woman was reportedly stripped naked, thrashed and forced to drink urine in a village in Bihar. The incident happened with a 30-year-old Mahadalit woman late Saturday night for her purported failure to repay additional interest on a loan amounting to Rs 1,500, which she had borrowed from a local strongman in Mosimpur village […]
Around 80 online gaming companies could face tax notices for reported Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion to the tune of Rs 10,000-12,000 crore. According to a media report, a GST of 28% has been imposed on the total bet placed at entry level for each gaming session. The report adds that the gaming firms […]
Union Finance Secretary and senior IAS officer T.V. Somanathan stated on Saturday that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to substitute the roles currently fulfilled by auditors and accountants. He made these remarks while delivering the CA S. Hariharan memorial lecture in the city. Somanathan emphasised the specific economic implications of AI and highlighted how […]
Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra and AAP leader Raghav Chadha are set to tie the knot today in Udaipur and the schedule for their wedding day has been unveiled. The day’s events kick off with Parineeti Chopra’s choora ceremony at 10:00 AM, followed by Raghav Chadha’s sehrabandi at 01:00 PM. The baraat will make a unique […]
Bhubaneswar: Political temperature in Odisha has shot up with the expulsion of media baron and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday, September 21. Though chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik also expelled Remuna MLA Sudhansu Sekhar Parida for indulging in “anti-people” activities, the focus was clearly on […]
Social media platform X’s head of policy for India and South Asia, Samiran Gupta has reportedly resigned from the top post. He was tasked with overseeing crucial content-related policy matters and advocating for Twitter’s stance in light of emerging policy changes, as well as providing support to the local sales team. Gupta, who was designated […]
Qutubuddin Ansari, the man often referred to as the face of the 2002 Gujarat riots, had sought compensation for defamation claiming his photo was used in a film. But the Gujarat High Court turned down his petition. Ansari had sought compensation from makers of the Hindi film ‘Rajdhani Express’ for the alleged defamation they caused […]
For long, social activists and leaders have clamoured for the inclusion of the women’s reservation bill that guarantees them a 33% quota in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Named the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, it was cleared by the parliament on Thursday. The reservation, according to reports, will be provided for 15 years. After each Delimitation, […]
Fatehpur Sikri near Agra saw a tragic incident when a French tourist fell down from a height at the historic site and died. The tourist reportedly fell from a nine-foot-tall platform at the fort when the surrounding wooden railing broke. An official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said the woman who died was […]
Many workers from India to the Middle East are suffering salary and service-benefit issues for long and despite repeated requests and pleas through various channels, they are not being heard, even by their own government back home. The situation is the same across the nations, be it Qatar or Kuwait. For many in these countries, […]
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang on his visit to India earlier this month had a one-on-one conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the AI sector. As the US increasingly clamps down on exports of high-end chips to China and the world seeks an alternative electronics manufacturing base, India could shape up to […]
Should KG students be taught the names of private parts? Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has described this exercise as an attack by Leftists. “I visited a school in Gujarat where a seer showed me an instruction in a kindergarten school. It said the class teachers have been asked to find out whether […]
Chhattisgarh Chief Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said the Women’s Reservation Bill should be implemented in 2024 with immediate effect as suggested by former Congress President Sonia Gandhi. CM Baghel said in Raipur, “They (BJP) are a cheat. The Women’s Reservation Bill that has been brought has been supported by Congress but it will be implemented […]
The Gehlot cabinet in Rajasthan has decided that children orphaned due to Covid-19 will be given government jobs once they grow up to the admissible age. In another major decision to woo the state employees just before the assembly polls after two months, the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided that on completion […]
Kerala has always been at the forefront of combating health crises efficiently by minimising loss of lives and resources. Be it during the Covid outbreak or the spread of the Nipah virus last time, the state has earned a reputation of impeccable social engineering at the time of exigent triggers. Its latest brush with Nipah […]
