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Delhi's toxic air can't be ignored any longer

India, Dec. 21 -- Years ago, I saw Nelson Mandela's dingy cell in South Africa's Robben Island prison - an equivalent of India's "Kalapaani". It was a 7x9 square-ft, cage-like cell where the 6-ft tall... Read More


rVande Mataramr: A nod to culture, not theology

India, Dec. 21 -- There are moments in a nation's life when its identity is not merely argued or legislated into being but sung into presence. The creation of Vande Mataram was one such moment in Indi... Read More


TMC intensifies protests over SIR errors as living voters marked 'dead' in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Serious discrepancies in Bengal's draft voter list prepared under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) have sparked statewide outrage, with several living voters wrongly declared "... Read More


PIL in Delhi HC alleges illegal tenure extension, governance breach in Association of Indian Universities

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court alleging serious and systematic violations of statutory bye-laws, democratic governance principles and i... Read More


Why Epstein files triggered backlash, legal threats for Trump's justice department ahead of 2026 midterm polls

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The US Department of Justice released thousands of files related to the probe into the crimes of sex offender and late financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, December 18. However, ... Read More


Mohali mayor Amarjit Sidhu let off in 15-year-old murder case

Mohali, Dec. 21 -- A special CBI court in Mohali on Saturday acquitted city mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu in a 15-year-old murder case, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove his involvement in the k... Read More


Hyderabad woman's domestic violence case against NRI husband quashed by SC

Hyderabad, Dec. 21 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband asking his wife to account for household expenses does not constitute cruelty under Indian Penal Code Section 498A, while quashing an F... Read More


"Modi govt admires Godse, hates Gandhi": SP MP Rajeev Rai slams VB-G RAM G Bill

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Kumar Rai on Sunday slammed the Modi government over the passage of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G... Read More


Mallikarjun Kharge reacts to Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power tussle: 'Confusion at state level'

India, Dec. 21 -- Amid the ongoing power tussle in Karnataka over chief minister's chair, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday clarified that the confusion over the leadership issue exists ... Read More


'No relaxation': Centre rejects mining push charge behind Aravalli definition

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Asserting that 90 per cent of the Aravalli region will remain "protected", the Centre on Sunday rejected claims that the new definition of the Aravalli range will allow l... Read More