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Manmohan Singh Posthumous Exoneration

There is an old saying that courts pronounce judgments, but history delivers the final verdict. Every now and then, however, history requires the assistance of a court to set...

‘Counterproductive’: Attacking symbols of Bangladesh liberation, degrading its founding leaders

The recent upheaval in Bangladesh, culminating in the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has plunged the nation into greater turmoil. While it seems she misread the sentiments of the populace, it is evident that the situation is not as spontaneous as it is being portrayed. 

NCERT drops Preamble of the Constitution from Class III and VI textbooks

The NCERT, which published textbooks between 2005 and 2008, is updating them in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) introduced by the NDA government in 2020

925 Complaints of Booth capturing in Elections 2024

Union Law Minister states in Rajya Sabha, 1 Complaint in Arunachal Pradesh, 110 in Bihar, 2 in Odisha and West Bengal reported highest 875 complaints during the Lok Sabha Election 2024

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The dictionary defines the word ‘propaganda’ as being ‘information,...

Kanwar Yatra episode: Pasmanda Muslims, ‘wooed’ by BJP, perhaps biggest losers

The recent order requiring eateries in Uttar Pradesh and...

Central Government silent over the number of YouTube channels blocked in last 5 years; dismisses concern about press freedom and internet shutdowns

Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha requested the data on number of Youtube channels blocked by the government in last 5 years, but the figures were not disclosed

Union Minister says no report of manual scavenging in last 5 years

Safai Karmachari Andolan demands that the Prime Minister come out with a White Paper on work done by govt for manual scavengers in last 10 years and seeks special package for liberation and rehabilitation of manual scavengers

UP passes draconian amendments to its anti-conversion law with stringent bail provision and maximum sentence of life imprisonment

On Tuesday, the UP legislative assembly passed the amendments to the controversial anti-conversion law that has been challenged as unconstitutional in the apex court

In Delhi, 122,729 applications sent to DDA for ownership rights under PM UDAY, only 23,811 conferred ownership rights: Lok Sabha

With a stark ratio of 1:5, only 1 in 5 applicants have received ownership rights under flagship PM Uday scheme

Bombay HC issues summons to Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Waikar on the petition filed by Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Amol Kirtikar challenging the former’s victory from...

Amol Kirtikar, who lost to Waikar by a narrow margin of 48 votes, has alleged several violations of RPA, election rules, and Election Handbook guidelines by the RO as well as discrepancies in 333 Tendered votes

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