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Ji, Ram ji, paisa khatam ho gaya

India, Dec. 19 -- Days ago, in a column in this newspaper, we analysed the reasons why the Government wished to change the name of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Sin... Read More


Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon as deadline to disarm Hezbollah nears

India, Dec. 19 -- Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon on Thursday as a deadline looms to disarm the militant Hezbollah group along the tense frontier. The st... Read More


Govt working to protect Great Indian Bustards in Gujarat, says Bhupender Yadav

India, Dec. 19 -- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said the Government is working towards the protection of the Great Indian Bustard birds in Gujar... Read More


G RAM-G replaces MGNREGA amidst Opposition outrage

India, Dec. 19 -- Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the VB G RAM-G bill replacing the two-decade-old MGNREGA scheme amid acrimonious scenes between Centre and Opposition, which accused the Government of de... Read More


Ram Sutar passes away

India, Dec. 19 -- Renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue - Statue of Unity in Gujarat, iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrap... Read More


SC asks EC to consider extension of SIR deadline in UP, Kerala

India, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to consider the representations seeking extension of time for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in U... Read More


Surat court allows Gujarat to withdraw sedition case against Hardik Patel

India, Dec. 19 -- A court in Surat on Thursday allowed the State Government's plea to withdraw a sedition case linked to the 2015 Patidar reservation agitation against BJP MLA Hardik Patel and three o... Read More


Vande Matram: What did Parliamentary debate achieve?

India, Dec. 19 -- The completion of the 150th year of the national song, Vande Mataram, was celebrated on November 7, 2025. Never one to miss an opportunity to flex nationalistic muscles, the Narendra... Read More


Cancer patients could rise to 2 million by 2040: Govt

India, Dec. 19 -- India is third after China and the United States in the prevalence of cancer across the world, and the country is likely to have around 2 million cases by 2040, Minister of State in ... Read More


G RAM-G bill: Opposition protests in Parliament complex

India, Dec. 19 -- Several Opposition MPs on Thursday took out a protest march inside the Parliament House complex against the G RAM-G bill, with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge asserting that there ... Read More