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"Alters rights-based character of MGNREGA": Tamil Nadu CM opposes VB-G RAM-G Bill, cites "financial burden" on states

Chennai, Dec. 18 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday raised a strong objection to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, which replaces MGNREGA... Read More


JMM Flags Risks to Rural Job Security in Proposed VB-GRAM Bill

Ranchi, Dec. 18 -- : The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has raised serious concerns over the proposed VB-GRAM Bill, 2025, warning that it could dilute the legal and economic safeguards provided to rural... Read More


Security heightened ahead of Congress protest against BJP in Hyderabad over National Herald case

Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- A massive deployment of security personnel was reported at the Telangana Congress headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan, and at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Bhavan in Nampally, Hyderabad, ahead... Read More


"Will not tolerate disrespect of Mahatma Gandhi": Oppn MPs protest MNREGA renaming in Parliament premises

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Congress leaders and several Opposition MPs on Thursday held a protest from the Gandhi statue to the Makkar Dawar in the Parliament prenises over renaming of the MNREGA to the VB... Read More


Ice Popsicle Brand Skippi Hits Rough Patch After Shark Tank Boom

India, Dec. 18 -- Shark Tank-famed ice popsicle startup Skippi is grappling with a sharp slowdown after rapid expansion, with its FY25 financials and audit notes pointing to deeper operational and reg... Read More


How AI is bridging cybersecurity skills gap and hardening defenses

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The global cybersecurity landscape is defined by a paradox: an ever-increasing volume and sophistication of threats met by a persistent, debilitating shortage of skilled professi... Read More


MGNREGA to VB 'G RAM G' : Economists, activists oppose proposed legislation

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Economists and social rights on Wednesday opposed the Centre's proposed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB 'G RAM G') Bill, 2025, which seeks to... Read More


'Remove Gandhi's photo from currency if you've guts': Shivakumar amid G Ram G Bill row

India, Dec. 18 -- Congress leader and deputy chief minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that no one can change the name of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (M... Read More


Centre doesn't want people to remember good work done by previous govts: Sachin Pilot on renaming MGNREGA

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed his discontent with the Central government over the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Viksit... Read More


Assam CM presents appointment letters to 43 Urban Technical Officers under Housing and Urban Affairs Department

Guwahati, Dec. 18 -- Continuing the journey of transparent and merit-based recruitment, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 43 Urban Technical Offic... Read More