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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
TopicEx-gratia

Topic: Ex-gratia

Vishakapatnam temple collapse: Andhra CM Naidu announces Rs 25 lakh ex gratia to families of decreased

Chandrababu Naidu also announced Rs 3 lakh assistance to the injured and ordered that the debris be removed immediately to prevent any inconvenience to the devotees.

J&K govt announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for families of those who died in Doda bus accident

At least 38 people were killed and 20 injured when a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300-foot gorge in Doda district Wednesday.

After Pulwama, states announce massive hike in payments to families of slain soldiers

Madhya Pradesh to now give Rs 1 crore, up from the earlier Rs 10 lakh, while Maharashtra has increased its ex-gratia amount to Rs 50 lakh from Rs 3 lakh.

Law Commission recommends legal framework to compensate victims of wrongful prosecution

It also called for a special court in every district so that claims made by those accusing the state of wrongful prosecution can be addressed as swiftly.

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India must create more Sarvepalli Radhakrishnans. And move on from Macaulay

Macaulay had total contempt for Indian literature and for Middle Eastern writing in Persian or Arabic. He was supremely confident that English schoolgirls are better informed than Indian scholars.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.