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Architect of chaos: Harshad Mehta and the price of reform

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- In July 1991, India dismantled the four-decade-old Licence Raj and embraced economic liberalization. Over the next few months, as unprecedented foreign capital poured in, a pecul... Read More


Maharashtra gets 1st woman Deputy CM; NCP tight-lipped on merger

Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, on Saturday took oath as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister, days after her husband and f... Read More


CBI to probe Patna NEET aspirant's death amid allegations of police lapses

Patna, Jan. 31 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday recommended a CBI probe into the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant at a girls' hostel in Patna. For over three weeks, the state police... Read More


UP empowers ministers; project approval limit hiked to rRs.r50 cr

India, Jan. 31 -- LUCKNOW In a significant move to accelerate development ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly elections, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday authorised a major enhancement in the financ... Read More


TIB slams draft media ordinances as 'mockery' of free press

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Saturday described the draft National Media Commission and Broadcasting Commission Ordinances as a 'parting mockery' of public expectat... Read More


Vice Prez inaugurates 39th Surajkund International Atmanirbhar Crafts Mela

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 31 -- The 39th Surajkund International Atmanirbhar Craft Festival 2026 was formally inaugurated in Faridabad on Saturday by Vice President of India, CP Radhakrishnan, reaffirming Indi... Read More


Sunetra Pawar steps into Ajit Pawar's shoes - Challenges ahead for Maharashtra's first woman Deputy CM

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Sunetra Pawar, wife of deceased NCP president Ajit Pawar, was on Saturday sworn in as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The 62-year-old Pawar, who has resign... Read More


Sunetra Pawar steps into husband Ajit Pawar's shoes - Challenges ahead for Maharashtra's first woman Deputy CM

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Sunetra Pawar, wife of deceased NCP president Ajit Pawar, was on Saturday sworn in as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The 62-year-old Pawar, who has resign... Read More


'Antithetical to the right to life with dignity': Supreme Court declares menstrual hygiene a fundamental right

India, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Friday held that access to menstrual hygiene is inseparable from the constitutional right to life, ruling that forcing girls to manage menstruation without priva... Read More


Navy, Delhi Police given awards for best marching squads at R-Day parade

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth on Friday gave away awards to the Indian Navy for being the best marching contingent among the three services at the 77th Republic Day p... Read More