"
Rafale will bring Modi back, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Rafale will bring Modi back, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed sharp exchanges between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who asserted: “Bofors took the Congress down but Rafale will bring Modi back.” In her reply to the debate on the Rafale deal, she sought...
Appropriate Bench’ will hear Ayodhya appeals

Appropriate Bench’ will hear Ayodhya appeals

A two-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, on Friday said an “appropriate Bench” will take up the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit appeals on January 10. The title dispute has been posted for January 10, a Thursday, when there would be a...
GST collections down for second month in a row

GST collections down for second month in a row

The government’s collections from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) declined for the second month in a row to ₹94,726 crore in December. Collections declined from the Rs 97,637 crore in November, which was itself lower than the Rs 1,00,710 crore collected in October....
U.S., Israel officially quit UNESCO

U.S., Israel officially quit UNESCO

The U.S. and Israel officially quit the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency (UNESCO) at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organisation fosters anti-Israel bias. The withdrawal is...
NHRC seeks report on student suicides in Navodaya Vidyalayas

NHRC seeks report on student suicides in Navodaya Vidyalayas

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) served notice on the Ministry for Human Resource Development on the reported suicides of 49 students of the residential Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) over five years. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report that 49...
Enquiry