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KTR invokes George Orwell, Kaloji to slam Telangana govt in Assembly

Hyderabad, March 17 -- Quoting English novelist George Orwell - "In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - and invoking poet Kaloji Narayana Rao's "Naa Godava" poem, BRS MLA and... Read More


SC questions need for 'single-window' Ridge board, flags conflict of interest, overlap issues

New Delhi, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the need for a 14-member Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) to serve as a "single-window" authority for permissions to divert ridge land ... Read More


NCLT approves Adani's Rs.15,000-crore plan for bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates

New Delhi, March 17 -- The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Allahabad, has approved Adani Enterprises' over Rs.15,000-crore resolution plan for bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), rejecting... Read More


Strait of Hormuz Closure: ExxonMobil, Lockheed Martin to BAE Systems - these global stocks to benefit from US-Iran war

New Delhi, March 17 -- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz could potentially increase global inflation by about 1-2 percentage points and reduce global GDP by roughly 0.5-1.0 percentage points, believ... Read More


HP govt withdraws cabinet rank for political appointees ahead of Budget session

Shimla, March 17 -- In a significant administrative decision ahead of the upcoming Budget session, the Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday withdrew the "cabinet rank" status granted to chairpersons... Read More


Trump names VP JD Vance 'fraud czar': What the role means and why it's controversial

India, March 17 -- President Donald Trump has declared a "war on fraud" and handed Vice President JD Vance to lead it. This move has already made people raise eyebrows over how much direct control the... Read More


Lok Sabha Revokes Suspension of 8 MPs; Speaker Om Birla Warns Against Protests Inside House

India, March 17 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday revoked, with immediate effect, the suspension of eight opposition MPs who were barred from the House on February 3 for "unruly" behaviour, even as Speaker ... Read More


DMRC to replace copper wires to prevent theft

India, March 17 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has floated a tender to replace the 33 kilovolt (KV) copper cables with aluminium wires over 175km of the metro network. Officials said the c... Read More


Is Netanyahu absent from key cabinet meets? 'Death' rumors swirl despite new PMO photos, videos

India, March 17 -- On Monday, amid the debunked rumors of Benjamin Netanyahu's death, videos of an Israeli security cabinet meeting surfaced on social media, which showed Netanyahu crucially absent. M... Read More


Digital Payments Volume Surged 35% In FY25, UPI Accounted For 81% Share: Sitharaman

New Delhi, March 17 -- Digital payment transactions in India have witnessed strong growth in recent years, driven by coordinated efforts of the government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Nati... Read More