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MCD rolls out 1-time property tax amnesty scheme

NEW DELHI, May 21 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday announced the rollout of a one-time property tax amnesty scheme for the financial year 2025-26. Under the Sumpattikar Niptaa... Read More


MCD to upgrade 156 Delhi toll plazas for faster commercial tolls

NEW DELHI, May 21 -- In a major move to modernise its border tax infrastructure, Delhi's toll plazas are set for a high-tech upgrade, with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) planning to revamp 1... Read More


Alt DRX secures funding from Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in Pre Series A Round

New Delhi, May 21 -- Bengaluru, India (May 21 2025):Alt DRX, India's first Tokenised Digital Real Estate Marketplace, announced today that it has successfully raised INR 4.5 Crore fromHindustan Media ... Read More


National Herald case: ED presents opening argument in Delhi court; Congress calls it political vendetta; BJP says "Loota hai toh lautana hai"

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday presented its openings arguments before Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on the cognisance of its complaint against Congress leaders Sonia ... Read More


Arab fragmentation meets global tech and economic transformation challenges

Bangladesh, May 21 -- By all accounts, the 34th Arab League Summit held in Baghdad should have been a symbol of unity, a platform to reignite Arab collective strength in the face of mounting internal ... Read More


Agra's Taj Mahal regained its crown, but let's not kid ourselves

New Delhi, May 21 -- In late March, an Indian couple in their 30s checked into a luxury hotel in Agra for a quick three-night escape, just as the international tourist season was winding down. Once a ... Read More


Rethinking law and care for psychosocial disabilities in India

India, May 21 -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month. BPD remains one of the least discussed, least understood mental health conditions in In... Read More


For Sarus, hope glides over drying waters of Dhanauri wetland

India, May 21 -- The Dhanauri wetland lay subdued under the amber haze of early evening, its once-teeming waters now reduced to scattered pools glinting faintly beneath a sky tinged with the orange of... Read More


How Two Men on Foot Changed Kashmir's Land System

Srinagar, May 21 -- In the folds of South Kashmir, tucked between apple orchards and old boundaries that exist more in memory than on paper, two revenue officials decided they'd had enough of waiting.... Read More


Why biodiversity matters more than ever

Goa, May 21 -- The silent nature of reptiles and amphibians As an ecologist and researcher working with reptiles and amphibians, Nirmal Kulkarni stresses that living in harmony and coexistence with t... Read More