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GST Council meet on Dec 31, to discuss rate rationalisation

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on December 31 and discuss, among other...

Fresh Covid curbs may be imposed in Bengal after reviewing situation: Mamata

Sagar Island (WB), Dec 29 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hinted at bringing back Covid curbs in the state amid...

File report on steps for release of Indian fishermen in Lanka, HC tells Centre

Madurai, Dec 29 (PTI) The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file a report on the steps taken to ensure...

Vacancies ranging from 5-36 per cent in faculty positions in 7 IITs: CAG report

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Despite efforts put in by the IITs and a steady increase in the number of faculty members recruited every...

566 new COVID-19 cases, six deaths in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 29 (PTI) Karnataka reported 566 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 30,05,798...

Nagaland firing: Army’s CoI team inspects incident site amid boycott by locals

Kohima, Dec 29 (PTI) The Army's Court of Inquiry (CoI), probing the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland's Mon district early December in...

BJP urges SEC to reconsider civic poll date

Kolkata, Dec 29 (PTI) West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar Wednesday urged the State Election Commission to reconsider the date for the upcoming...

Delhi Police revises SOP on health welfare for personnel amid Omicron threat

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases and that of its new variant Omicron, the Delhi Police...

Two arrested for gang rape in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested two people for allegedly raping a 34-year-old woman in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area,...

Chadha promises to end political interference in police force, slams Sidhu for ‘defamatory’ remark

Chandigarh, Dec 29 (PTI) AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said his party will ensure that the Punjab Police functions independently and that...

On Camera

What welfare scheme ghosts, fakes and deads teach us about EC voter list row

To restore public trust, the EC can use the next few weeks, in coordination with Bihar’s social audit cell and local NGOs, to undertake social audits.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.