New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has granted assent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, passed by Parliament during the Winter Session. A government notification said that the President granted assent to the SHANTI bill on Saturday. The Bill subsumes all laws dealing with the civil nuclear sector…
Bengaluru / New York: In a landmark moment for global wellbeing, spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on World Meditation Day led what is being described as the world’s largest collective meditation, bringing together more than 12.1 million participants from 150 countries. The historic event was held against the backdrop of rising global stress,…
For nearly 65 years after Independence, India was governed more by political convenience than constitutional conviction. The Congress party, which dominated power for most of this period, institutionalised indecision, nurtured vote-bank politics, and allowed systemic corruption to become an accepted feature of governance. By 2014, India had not failed—but it had been deliberately restrained. Narendra…
Hyderabad: An activist and former naxalite was on Sunday arrested by the NIA in Jangaon district for his remarks allegedly promoting and supporting the outlawed CPI (Maoist), officials said. Gade Innaiah alias Gade Inna Reddy, (64), also a representative of Bharat Bachao organisation, was booked under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and…
Bengaluru: The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, a right-wing organisation, on Sunday urged Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to withhold assent to a bill aimed at curbing hate speech and hate crime, terming it “unconstitutional” and a “serious threat” to freedom of speech and religious liberty. In a memorandum, the representatives of the organisation and other outfits opposed the…
Dhaka/New Delhi: Two more persons were arrested on Sunday in connection with the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, according to a media report. With the latest arrests, 12 people have been held for their alleged involvement in the murder, The Daily Star newspaper reported, quoting police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) sources. Dipu…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a provision for 125 days of wage employment for rural workers. With the presidential assent, it now becomes the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025,…
By Vinay Rao Hyderabad’s junior cricket did not merely underperform this season — it came perilously close to public humiliation. Across the U23, U19, and U16 levels, results revealed a disturbing pattern: transparency discarded, form ignored, and selections driven more by narrative and influence than by merit. The warning signs are no longer subtle. The…
Bangladesh today stands at a dangerous crossroads—where political vacuum, ideological radicalism, and external manipulation converge to threaten not just its internal cohesion but regional stability itself. The brutal lynching and burning alive of 30-year-old Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh amid anti-India protests is not merely a law-and-order failure; it is a grim marker…
India’s rural employment guarantee framework is globally recognized as a landmark in social security. On paper, it stands as a safety net promising dignity, income security, and livelihood support to the rural poor. Yet the widening chasm between its stated objectives and ground-level realities exposes a deeply troubling contradiction. For the 2025–26 financial year, the…
