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SC issues pan-India directions for road safety

India, April 20 -- Observing that expressways must not become corridors of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of pan-India guidelines for... Read More


Women's Bill falls: A reform lost in distrust

India, April 20 -- where empowerment and federal equity clashed, and consensus gave way to confrontation, stalling a long-awaited reform In an unprecedented development, the Women's Reservation Bill ... Read More


Women's Reservation Bill: A historic opportunity lost

India, April 20 -- Championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Women's Reservation Bill aimed not only to empower women but also to restructure representation through delimitation. However, fierce... Read More


West Bengal polls turn combative

India, April 20 -- As PM Modi promises more sops to the State, CM Mamata warns of welfare rollback, misuse of agencies As the battle heats up in the run-up to the State Assembly polls in West Bengal,... Read More


Beer industry welcomes Karnataka's draft notification on Alcohol based tax structure

India, April 20 -- Welcoming the Karnataka Government's draft notification on the new tax structure for the alcobev sector, the Brewers Association of India (BAI) has said the AIB taxation structure b... Read More


Govt drafts semiconductor policy

India, April 20 -- The Delhi Government is framing a semiconductor policy aimed at positioning the capital as a key hub for semiconductor design, advanced research and development, assembly and allied... Read More


17 killed, 32 injured as overcrowded bus plunges into gorge in Udhampur; PM announces ex-gratia

Jammu, April 20 -- At least 17 people were killed and 32 others injured when an overcrowded passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Kanote village in Ramnagar area of Udh... Read More


PM Modi announces ex gratia for Udhampur bus accident victims

New Delhi, April 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a bus accident in Udhampur and announced ex gratia compensation for the victims. In a message, ... Read More


Optimism high as government moves to fix fiscal drain

DAR ES SALAAM, April 20 -- FOR decades, the performance of our State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) has been a tale of two realities. On one hand, we have seen stellar performers in banking and telecommunic... Read More


Joint Opposition to meet over coal scandal

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- A special meeting of the Joint Opposition is scheduled to take place this evening (20) at the residence of a former minister in Colombo. A party leader from the Joint Oppositio... Read More