New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Friday passed the School Fee Regulation Bill, 2025, which gives veto power to parents in decisions regarding fee hikes, ensuring that school managements cannot unilaterally impose fee increases. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, in the Assembly, said, “If even a single parent member disagrees, the proposal for fee hike…
For decades, India’s taxpayers have slogged through a byzantine web of rules, archaic forms, and enough legal jargon to make a Supreme Court judge reach for an aspirin. The Income Tax Act of 1961, while a landmark in its time, had turned into a creaky, overgrown forest of clauses, sub-clauses, exceptions, and obscure circulars. Every…
MS Shanker Mohan Bhupathy, former selector, speaks out: No more experiments, we need results In the wake of the state CID’s recent crackdown on the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), a long-overdue clean-up operation finally seems to be underway. The arrests of three HCA officials, including the sitting President, in connection with the IPL ticketing scam…
The thread of Rakshabandhan is not just tied on the wrist, but on the heart. It is a promise – to stay together, to protect, and to understand without saying. There is an innocent prayer in the sister’s Rakhi that cannot be expressed in words, and there is a resolve in the brother’s eyes that…
There was a time when the first signs of greying brought with them a quiet acceptance of ageing, a casual shrug of the shoulders, and a new pack of hair dye – usually ‘natural black’ that fooled no one. Today, they bring internet meltdowns. A recent photo of Virat Kohli in London did not show…
At either end of the field, the warriors strove in battle, seeking not victory, but death. Prince Angada, lion-hearted son of Vali, met the demon Kampana in single combat. The rakshasa, with a terrible mace, struck the prince and shook him. Yet Angada rose unshaken, seized a great stone, and hurled it upon Kampana. Struck…
Suryanjaneya Temple is located in Suryapura village, Koratagere Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka. The presiding deity is Lord Suryanjaneya Swamy, a rare combination of the Sun God and Hanuman. As per local tradition, devotees first visit the Gutte Ganapati Temple before coming here for darshan. The temple is believed to be more than 600 years old….
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday accused Rahul Gandhi of recycling old allegations of poll irregularities, which were settled by the Supreme Court, and asked the Congress leader to give a written declaration on his claims on wrongful entries in the voters’ list or tender an apology. Sources in the poll authority dubbed Gandhi’s…
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has pulled up the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for failing to act decisively on key recommendations aimed at strengthening OBC representation in recruitment and promotions, easing financial burdens on poorer candidates, and improving transparency in data reporting. In its ninth report, presented to both Houses of Parliament on…
MS Shanker In yet another twist to the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) continuing saga of controversy, Acting President Sardar Daljit Singh and Joint Secretary Basavaraju find themselves under a cloud. The duo, part of the “leftover” Apex Council after the arrest of three key office-bearers — President, Secretary, and Treasurer — are now accused of…
