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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a metro ride from Shatabdi Nagar to Meerut South Station. During the journey, he interacted with students, commuters and officials till Meerut.The ride followed the flagging off of the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat train at the Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh….
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal government over its objection to the maintainability of the Enforcement Directorate’s plea alleging obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a January 8 raid at I-PAC, asking what remedy ED officers would have if their rights were allegedly violated.As per news agency PTI, a…
Quiz: Who is your ward councillor? If you have the correct answer, you are in a minority. We, the urban residents of Tamil Nadu, complain endlessly about decaying civic amenities, but remain clueless about our civic representatives. And that is in stark contrast to our neighbours in Kerala. The just-concluded local body elections in Kerala,…
In Padampura village in Rajasthan, 14-year-old Nisha Vaishnav and her 18-year-old sister Munna were at football practice when they noticed adults taking their photographs. They soon learned the reason — it was a family scouting for a bride for their son.While child marriage is illegal in India — where girls must be at least 18…
Shillong: Meghalaya governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar on Monday said women’s representation in the state legislative assembly remains low, with only three women among the 60 members.He expressed hope that the proposed 33% reservation for women in legislatures would increase their participation in the future matrilineal Meghalaya, reports Manosh Das.Speaking at an event at the Lok…
A South Korean official has been expelled from his party after suggesting that the country should “import young women” from Vietnam or Sri Lanka to help increase its birth rate.Kim Hee-soo, the head of Jindo County in the south of the country, made the remark during a televised town hall last week, saying the women…
January 16, 2026, brought a flurry of Bollywood headlines: Sunjay Kapur’s Rs 30,000 crore inheritance feud reached the Supreme Court, Junaid Khan’s Ek Din poster faced plagiarism claims, Hema Malini shut trolls with a smile, Dev Anand’s advice to SRK resurfaced, and Kartik Aaryan reportedly took a Rs 15 crore pay cut. January 16, 2026,…
Global tech leaders are pushing students to focus on maths and computer science when they are tempted to move away. There is a quiet panic creeping through classrooms and coding labs. Artificial intelligence now writes code faster than students can learn it. It solves equations without showing its work. It answers exam-style questions with unsettling…
Indian economy grows at robust pace (AI image) The Economic Survey 2025-26 has pegged India’s real GDP growth for FY 2026-27 at 6.8-7.2%, stressing that the economy continues to exhibit resilience. Robust domestic demand has been identified as the main pillar of growth, especially at a time when global economic conditions remain uncertain.“The paradox of…
Finance Commission submits report to President Murmu (Photo credit- PTI ) The 16th Finance Commission has recommended retaining states’ share in the divisible pool of central taxes at 41 per cent, while pitching for outcome-based spending, greater transparency in tax devolution data and stronger fiscal discipline at the state level. The panel said there is…
