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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a legal dispute over his planned White House ballroom, seeking permission to continue construction while lit... Read More


SC stays Madras HC order striking down compassionate appointments for Karur stampede victims

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Friday gave relief to Tamil Nadu government by staying the operation of a Madras High Court order to strike down the grant of government jobs to the family m... Read More


Insensitive banking system

Goa, Aug. 14 -- GLADSTONE D'COSTA In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sab ha, the finance minister said "banks offer zero-bal ance savings accounts like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PM... Read More


Ror community meets CM over Karnal encounter

Karnal, Aug. 14 -- A day after a mahapanchayat in Kurukshetra resolved to demand a high level probe into the alleged encounter deaths of two men, a delegation of the Ror community on Thursday met chie... Read More


"Mai bohot hi chota artist hu, islie nhi bulaya...": Mithun Chakraborty on Kolkata Film Festival snub

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Padma Bhushan recipient and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty revealed that he was not invited to the film festival in Kolkata, despite attending a meeting on celebrations marking the ... Read More


Green India Mission misses forest cover target by 97.57%, CAG flags poor planning and funding gaps

Guwahati, Aug. 14 -- The Green India Mission has achieved only a fraction of its targeted expansion in forest cover, falling 97.57% short of the goal set under the programme, according to a Comptrolle... Read More


SIT flags irregularities in APPSC Group-I exam

Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- The special investigation team (SIT) of the Andhra Pradesh police, which probed the lapses in the conduct of Group-I job recruitment examination during the previous YSR Congress ... Read More


Ahead of polls, BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh mulls over cash assistance scheme for women

Lucknow, Aug. 14 -- Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the BJP government in the state is mulling over a financial assistance scheme for women, who constitute about 45% of the voters,... Read More


What the law says about the Bar Council's move against NALSAR students

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Until 1961, a law graduate in India entered the profession at the pleasure of a High Court. Enrolment, discipline, and removal from the rolls were judicial functions. The Indian ... Read More


Indonesia earmarks Rp820.9 trillion for education in 2027 budget

Jakarta, Aug. 14 -- The Indonesian government has decided to allocate Rp820.9 trillion (over $46 billion) to the education sector, as outlined in the 2027 Draft State Budget (RAPBN). Finance Minister... Read More