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goa Court sends Luthras to 5-day police custody

PANAJI, Dec. 18 -- A Goa court on Wednesday remanded nightclub Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra - accused in the December 6 fire at their restaurant Birch by Romeo Lane that killed 25 people - to five days' ... Read More


HC rejects plea seeking higher compensation

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to the Centre, and IndiGo to pay four times the full ticket price as compensation to all pas... Read More


India summons B'desh envoy over threat to Dhaka mission

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh high commissioner Riaz Hamidullah and registered a protest over the deteriorating security environment in the neighbouring country and plan... Read More


NCERT book links Arthashastra to UPI

NEW DELHI, Dec. 18 -- A new Class 7 NCERT social science textbook released recently, has linked India's modern economic achievements with ancient thoughts to highlight how ideas first articulated in K... Read More


NDA allies press govt on rural job scheme funding

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Centre on Wednesday backed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or G RAM G Bill in the Lok Sabha even as two National Democratic Alliance mem... Read More


In Bengal, EC to turn lens on oddities in post-SIR voter roll

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- More than a million voters in West Bengal were born when their parents were less than 15 years of age, data shared by the Election Commission has revealed. While at least 1,076,981... Read More


parl passes bill for 100% FDI in insurance

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to allow 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance in a move aimed at boosting capital inflows and expanding one of the world's fas... Read More


OTT to remain out of censor board net: Govt

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Reiterating the existing regulatory framework in place under the IT Rules, 2021, the government on Wednesday said that OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disne... Read More


Indian athletes topped positivity rate in '24 dope tests: World body

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- With 260 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) from over 7000 samples tested by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) in 2024, India remains in the top tier of the global doping charts... Read More


curbs imposed at IIT-B fest After traffic mess

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) on Wednesday cancelled all pre-registrations for its annual cultural festival, Mood Indigo, which commenced on Tuesday. No outside... Read More