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Rs.800-cr 'CSR racket' across six states uncovered: I-T officials

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- Income tax investigators have uncovered what they say is a massive corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund siphoning racket worth over Rs.800 crores, involving bogus trusts and ... Read More


US visa order leaves Pb truckers unsure

Jalandhar/ Rataul, Aug. 25 -- The decision by US government to freeze work visas for commercial truck drivers following a fatal accident involving an Indian driver has left thousands of Punjabi famili... Read More


Free speech in the crosswires

India, Aug. 25 -- When the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was enacted in 2023, it was done with the express intention of creating a new regime of lawmaking that moved from punitive intent towards justi... Read More


Washington's MAGA voice in New Delhi

India, Aug. 25 -- US President Donald Trump's decision to nominate Sergio Gor, a key member of his inner circle, as the next ambassador to India signifies that he wants to keep tabs on the bilateral r... Read More


Centre's New bill to weaken regional parties, says Akhilesh

Lucknow, Aug. 25 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of tabling the Constitution (One Hundred Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025 in Parlia... Read More


Not against Brahmins, says Swami Prasad

Lucknow, Aug. 25 -- Apni Janata Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who was at the centre of a controversy due to statements against a few verses of the Ramcharitmanas i... Read More


Action against five officials for skipping CM review meeting

Gorakhpur, Aug. 25 -- Taking strict action against five officials, who were absent from chief minister Yogi Adityanath's review meeting on development projects held at the Annexe Building in Gorakhpur... Read More


Steady drop in 'zero-dose' children in UP, govt intensifies vax drive

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- A steady decline in neonatal mortality has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh over the past eight years, according to a press statement issued by the state government on Sunday. The st... Read More


'The Chief Justice can't write to any bench asking it to modify an order'

India, Aug. 25 -- In an interview with Utkarsh Anand and Ayesha Arvind, justice Abhay S Oka, who retired from the Supreme Court earlier this year, spoke with candour on some of the pressing issues bef... Read More


Consumer helpline sees spurt in dispute complaints, refunds

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- A majority of consumers using a national toll-free helpline to log complaints have received refunds worth crores for an array of faulty products and deficient services, potential... Read More