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SC slams 'spl pujas' for affluent that deny rest to deity

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday criticised the practice of allowing people to do "special pujas" in temples in exchange for money, disrupting the "resting time" of deity, as it agree... Read More


mp man kills girl after failed rape bid, held: Police

Bhopal, Dec. 16 -- A 35-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly beating a 9-year-old girl to death after a failed rape attempt in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, police officers aware of the matter... Read More


250th birthday mubarak, Jane Austen!

India, Dec. 16 -- Let us be grateful to our scholars. They undertake the hard labour of analysing the joyful novels of Jane Austen through the probing lens of many isms-colonialism, feminism, etc. The... Read More


DU harassment: panel to submit reports to v-c

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Tasked with investigating a harassment charge alleged by a student against a professor, DU's independent committee will be submitting its reports to the vice-chancellor today, of... Read More


VB-G RAM G BILL

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Union government is set to propose a new federal jobs scheme, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, to replace the two-decade-ol... Read More


toxic smog in delhi

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- A dense sheet of toxic fog held the Capital in a chokehold on Monday, sending visibility plummeting to zero in swathes of the city, disrupting road and rail traffic, and causing ... Read More


Maha local body polls to be held on Jan 15

India, Dec. 16 -- Polls to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, where elections are due since early 2022, will be held on January 15 and votes will be counted on January 16, the... Read More


Raj Kumar Goyal takes charge as CIC

India, Dec. 16 -- Former IAS officer Raj Kumar Goyal assumed charge as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) on Monday, while eight other information commissioners took the oath of office, bringing... Read More


SL to arrest cricket legend Ranatunga over oil scam

India, Dec. 16 -- Authorities in Sri Lanka plan to arrest World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on corruption charges relating to his time as petroleum minister, a court was told Monday. ... Read More


President withholds assent to Bengal bills

India, Dec. 16 -- President Droupadi Murmu has withheld assent to three bills, which sought to replace the governor with the chief minister as chancellor of state-aided universities, officials aware o... Read More