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Gyanesh Kumar assumes charge as CEC; Vivek Joshi as EC

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday assumed office as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, succeeding Rajiv Kumar, who demitted office a day earlier. Alongside, Vivek Josh... Read More


Bar Council of India opposes Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) has raised strong objections to the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was made public on February 13 for comments. In its official stat... Read More


LIC introducces 'Smart Pension' plan

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a single-premium smart pension plan that offers a range of annuity options for Single Life as well as Joint Lif... Read More


Tesla starts recruitment in India after Modi-Musk meet

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Tesla has initiated recruitment for multiple positions in the Mumbai region, marking what could be the American electric vehicle maker's first concrete step toward entering the I... Read More


Supreme Court slams states for not filing status reports

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up several states and union territories for not filing status reports over the implementation of the domestic violence law while allowing them... Read More


'Cancer vaccine for women to be available in five to six months'

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- A vaccine to fight cancers affecting women will be available in five to six months, and those in the age group of nine to 16 years will be eligible for inoculation, Union Ministe... Read More


Raj: 5 Kumbh pilgrims killed in road accident

Jaipur, Feb. 18 -- Five people returning from the Maha Kumbh mela died and three got injured when their car rammed into a truck in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Tuesday, police said. The accident hap... Read More


Haryana CM calls on youth to be mentally, morally strong to realise 'Viksit Bharat' goal

Chandigarh, Feb. 18 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday called on youth to become mentally, physically and morally strong to realise the goal of 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047. The CM mad... Read More


SC irked over many fresh pleas on places of worship law, lists pending ones in Apr

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court expressed frustration on Monday over the mounting number of petitions concerning the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, announcing that pending... Read More


US deportees from Punjab recall perilous 'donkey route'

Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Promised a legal entry into the US, Mandeep Singh's life was at risk after he was made to deal with crocodiles and snakes, trim his beard despite being a Sikh, and having to go ... Read More