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Draft House rule easing charter amendment decried as unconstitutional

Kathmandu, May 25 -- A provision in draft regulations prepared by the House of Representatives Rules Drafting Committee has triggered controversy after constitutional experts and opposition lawmakers ... Read More


Niti panel discusses need to align skilling with job market needs

New Delhi, May 25 -- The first meeting of the "Education to Employment and Enterprise Standing Committee," formed under the Union Budget 2026-27, discussed measures to align India's education and skil... Read More


Biotech Startup StrainX Bags $13 Mn To Manufacture Alternative Proteins

India, May 25 -- Emerging out of stealth mode, biotech startup StrainX Bioworks has raised $13 Mn (around Rs.124 Cr) in a funding round led by Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital. The round also sa... Read More


Visa-backed PayMate ties unpaid employee dues to long-pending DigiAsia deal, funding

Mumbai, May 25 -- PayMate India Ltd, the B2B payments company backed by Visa Inc. and Lightbox Ventures, has been unable to pay employees their full salaries for as long as 12 months. The company said... Read More


Tamil Nadu: BJP demands stern action against perpetrators of sexual assault case in Coimbatore

India, May 25 -- CHENNAI Ministers from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded strict action be taken against the perpetrators behind the 10 year old girl w... Read More


Economic crisis needs collective national response

New Delhi, May 25 -- Have you heard of Bhamashah? He was the treasurer (finance minister) of Mewar. When Maharana Pratap retreated into the jungles after suffering setbacks against the Mughals, Bhamas... Read More


Will Mundhe get a stable tenure now?

India, May 25 -- After more than 20 transfers in his 21-year-long career, IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe on May 20 took over as commissioner of the state's Food and Drugs Administration. About seven weeks... Read More


After court intervention, mayor finally administers oath to SP corporator

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- : Ending a deadlock following directives from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court, mayor Sushma Kharwal on Sunday administered oath to Samajwadi Party (SP) corporator Lali... Read More


28-yr-old arrested for robbery at SC advocate's house in south Delhi

India, May 25 -- A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery and cash worth around Rs.1 crore from a Supreme Court advocate's house in south Delhi's Pamposh Enclave, police sa... Read More


Is vertical system behind UP's fresh power pangs?

Lucknow, May 25 -- : After nearly a decade in which prolonged power outages, street protests and public anger over electricity supply had gradually almost become an old story, signs of a relapse are b... Read More