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HC raps non-compliance on liquor shop near hospital

India, Dec. 14 -- The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has expressed serious displeasure over the issuance of licence to a liquor shop near Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute, a major hospital here a... Read More


Diwali's journey to UNESCO and India's message to a fractured world

India, Dec. 14 -- The global recognition of Diwali-Deepavali-by UNESCO is not merely an acknowledgment of a festival. It is the recognition of a civilizational philosophy that has endured for millenni... Read More


Inner poverty: Consumption as hollow consolation

India, Dec. 14 -- A woman stands in a store at ten in the night, her cart already full, her phone buzzing with messages she will not open. At home, her daughter has fallen asleep waiting for her. She ... Read More


SC refuses to entertain bail plea in Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case

India, Dec. 14 -- The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the bail plea of Mihir Shah, the son of a former Shiv Sena leader, in the 2024 Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case, saying "these boys need to be t... Read More


Domestic price gouging assists 'Project 150'

India, Dec. 14 -- The nightmare faced by passengers through the mismanagement of flight schedules by an airline in India puts the searchlight on a sector gone intolerably wrong. Indigo is presumed to ... Read More


India's forex reserves up by $1.03 billion

India, Dec. 14 -- India's foreign exchange reserves rose marginally, by USD 1.033 billion in the week that ended December 5 to USD 687.260 billion, driven by a jump in gold reserves, the Reserve Bank ... Read More


The President we never had

India, Dec. 14 -- Shivraj Patil, former Union Minister, Governor and Speaker, who passed away on Friday, was an exceptional politician, perhaps the only one from his state to have been elected to the ... Read More


CBDCs more superior to Stablecoins as they satisfy all attributes of money

India, Dec. 14 -- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are digital tokens like Stablecoins, but they are inherently superior since they satisfy all the attributes that money should have, RBI Deputy... Read More


No big announcements, but India-Russia ties stay strong

India, Dec. 14 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled on a state visit to New Delhi on 4-5 December 2025 for the 23rd annual summit meeting between India and Russia. Since their first annual su... Read More


GST reforms may reduce retail inflation by 35 basis points

India, Dec. 14 -- The decline in Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation due to massive GST rate rationalisation has been around 25 bps so far in the September-November 2025 period, according t... Read More