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Reconsider 211% hike in salaries:Odisha BJP MLAs to CM amid backlash

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- BJP MLAs of Odisha on Thursday requested chief minister Mohan Majhi to reconsider the controversial 211% hike in MLAs' salaries and allowances, acknowledging the need to respec... Read More


"No agreement of two and half year," Siddaramaiah rejects power sharing theory says "will stay CM"

Belagavi, Dec. 19 -- On the last day of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly session in Belagavi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly rejected claims of a "two-and-a-half-year" power-sharing agreement, a... Read More


Niqab row: PDP lashes out at Omar for 'targeting' Mehbooba

Srinagar, Dec. 19 -- The People's Democratic Party (PDP) lashed out at chief minister Omar Abdullah for targeting PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti instead of questioning Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over... Read More


Stealth management: Deepanjana Pal writes on Dhurandhar

India, Dec. 19 -- When director Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar was released in theatres on December 5, reports began to trickle in of block bookings over its first weekend. "The story of the film is someth... Read More


Hadi's namaz-e-janaza at 2:30pm Saturday

, Dec. 19 -- e-janaza of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi will be held at 2:30pm on Saturday at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, said the Chief Adviser's press wing on Frida... Read More


Nuclear recharge: India's Shanti Bill could revive atomic power but let's not abandon self-reliance efforts

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- By adopting the Sustainable Harnessing of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (Shanti) Act of 2025, which subsumes and replaces both the Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and Civil Lia... Read More


Top court green-lights Sec-39 grain market auction

Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- In a move that is likely to clear the way for long-pending shift of the grain market from Sector 26 to Sector 39, the Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) ... Read More


Winter session: SP, BJP MLCs spar over quality of education in UP

LUCKNOW, Dec. 19 -- Allegations flew thick and fast as the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers had a face-off on the issue of quality of education in the state, in the Utta... Read More


Centre opens bids for third party environmental auditors

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India will soon have a cadre of private third party environmental auditors to ensure industries, processes, activities are meeting environmental norms, outsourcing a key responsi... Read More


India bat first as Samson returns to add firepower to middle order

Ahmedabad, Dec. 19 -- At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl in the 5th T20I against India, setting the stage for a series-deciding clash. The spotligh... Read More