Illegal Toll Network

Bengal moves to dismantle illegal toll network across districts

Any collection of fees, charges, or levies at such unauthorized points shall cease forthwith...

West Bengal

Bengal sharpens slaughter regulations with tighter certification and inspection rules

Violations of the provisions may invite imprisonment of up to six months, a fine up to Rs 1,000, or ...

NEET

How neat is NEET?

Two years after the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) controversy of 2024 triggered prom...

Bureaucracy appointments

Bihar rejigs top bureaucracy, new roles for 27 IAS and IPS officers

HR Sriniwas, a 1996-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary of the Social W...

Bureaucracy appointments

New faces join Bengal CMO as P Promoth, Navneet Mittal appointed Joint Secretaries

P Promoth was serving as JS in the MSME & Textiles Dept, while Navneet Mittal was posted as ADM,...

West Bengal

Bengal government orders termination of nominated board members and re-employed officials

Also orders an end to re-employment and service extensions beyond the retirement age of 60...

CJI Justice

Social Justice key to a humane society: CJI Justice Surya Kant flags AI bias against the poor

Justice Kant expressed concern that even seven decades after it was written, inequalities continue t...

Bihar Cabinet

Modi backs Bihar reset as Samrat expands cabinet, Nishant Kumar debuts in govt

The newly expanded cabinet reflects a calibrated caste and alliance balance...

IPL

BCCI tightens IPL watch after ACU flags dugout and team access breaches

The BCCI has already circulated the advisory and plans to follow it up with a formal discussion invo...

India & Japan

India, Japan widen science partnership with quantum and healthcare pacts

One of the key agreements is a Memorandum of Cooperation focused on health and medical devices...

NITI Aayog

Economist Ashok Lahiri takes charge as NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

Lahiri succeeds Suman Bery and brings with him decades of experience in economic policymaking, fisca...

Operation Sindoor

Operation Sindoor at one: India marks anniversary of strike that recast security doctrine

Operation Sindoor was launched in May 2025 following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 2...

Aus plans Big Tech levy

Australia plans Big Tech levy to fund journalism, targets Meta, Google, TikTok

Companies that fail to enter into such agreements could be subjected to a levy of about 2.25% on the...

CONCOR CMD

Ajit Kumar Panda named next CONCOR CMD

Ajit Kumar Panda is set to be appointed as the next Chairman and Managing Director of Container Corp...

South Coastal Railway

South Coastal Railway gets June 1 rollout date as Andhra sees major rail push

The Minister said Andhra Pradesh has received a record railway budget allocation of ₹10,134 crore...

Sports IP gets 3-year fee waiver

Sports IP gets 3-year fee waiver as govt pushes innovation, manufacturing and global play

The initiative covers trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs, traditional knowledge and geographic...

24 IAS officers in UP reshuffled

24 IAS officers in UP reshuffled; Ayodhya, Ghazipur, Aligarh gets new DM

Shashank Tripathi has been moved from Barabanki to take charge as DM Ayodhya...

India and Egypt

India and Egypt map out deeper military cooperation at Cairo meet

The 11th meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Defence Committee was held in Cairo from April 20 to 22, 2...

New online gaming rules

New online gaming rules set to tighten oversight while backing e-sports growth

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the nodal agency, finalised the rules after ...

Godrej Agrovet launches ‘Disha’

Godrej Agrovet launches ‘Disha’ to prepare women for careers in agriculture

The initiative reflects the company’s continued commitment to building an inclusive and future...

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