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SC to hear pleas on wages of priests, temple staff

India, May 18 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages and other benefits given to priests, 'sevadars' ... Read More


SBI told to pay Rs 5 lakh to woman despite 6-yr delay

India, May 18 -- A Nagpur consumer commission has ordered SBI to pay Rs 5 lakh to a widow despite a six-year delay in filing the insurance claim, saying "mental shock" following a spouse's sudden deat... Read More


Financial advisor gets 2-year RI, fined in breach of trust case

India, May 18 -- A Thane court has sentenced a financial advisor to two years' rigorous imprisonment in a case of criminal breach of trust filed by a woman and imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on him. Sp... Read More


No embargo on legislature in giving benefits to MLAs, ex-MLAs:HC

India, May 18 -- The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the legal provisions granting pension and other benefits to former MLAs and MLCs, observing the provisions fall within the le... Read More


Court sentences Azam Khan to 2 years in MCC violation case

India, May 18 -- A court in this Uttar Pradesh district sentenced Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan to two years of imprisonment on Saturday in a case related to objectionable remarks made against... Read More


Cannes 2026 and the Future of Cinema

India, May 18 -- As AI and platform-driven storytelling reshape the moving image, Cannes 2026 stands at the crossroads between nostalgia and reinvention. The festival is no longer merely defending cin... Read More


Hypertension: India's biggest public health emergency

India, May 18 -- We have the drugs. We have the programme. We have the proof. What India lacks is the political will to measure hypertension properly, manage it consistently, and make control of blood... Read More


Trump in Beijing: A pragmatic pause

India, May 18 -- The Xi-Trump summit stabilised a fragile relation, revived channels of dialogue, and rekindled the hope that the two nations could manage tensions The visit of US President Donald Tr... Read More


Why Conversion Cases Like TCS Nashik Persist?

India, May 18 -- This unfinished draft was prepared by late Balbir Punj a day before his passing on April 18. A month has now passed since his demise. In light of the recent arrest of Nida Khan in the... Read More


From 'Make in India' to 'Make in India Brand': Reimagining rural manufacturing

India, May 18 -- Manufacturing, being the DNA for our nation, stands out to be the greatest back bone of India's economy in the current decade. The reason behind this is pathbreaking revolutionary sch... Read More