The move is aimed at reducing India’s reliance on imported gold and would mark the first time jewellers are being included in the scheme. (AI image) New Gold Monetisation Scheme in the works? The government is evaluating a proposal to allow jewellers to participate in a revamped Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) as part of efforts…
Baraik becomes third MP to resign from Trinamool & RS NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Twenty rebel TMC Lok Sabha MPs, over two-third of the party’s 28 MPs, have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking recognition as a separate group on the lines of the breakaway faction in the West Bengal assembly and said they will…
Police escort Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandeyan after his arrest over alleged remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. CHENNAI: Police on Monday arrested Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandeyan over alleged threatening and controversial remarks against Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay made during a public meeting in Kovilpatti.Videos of the speech…
Prayagraj: Allahabad HC has held that a person’s conviction as a minor cannot be treated as a legal impediment to the issuance of a passport, emphasising that the ‘right to be forgotten’ – through removal or destruction of records of delinquency – enables juveniles to make a fresh start in life, reports Rajesh Kumar Pandey.A…
CHENNAI: Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) is laying the groundwork for its next phase of growth in the EV market, where competition is gradually shifting towards affordable, mass-market models. The company is expanding its charging infrastructure and deepening localisation of components ahead of the launch of its first mass-market electric SUV, slated for this fiscal.The company…
UPSC AIR 1 Anuj Agnihotri reveals the one habit that can help achieve success in any exam Every year, thousands of aspirants set their ambitious goals toward UPSC, JEE, NEET and other competitive exams. Amid the pressure to perform, many students search for and successfully find motivation within themselves. While aspirants believe that motivation will…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday dismissed claims circulating on social media and messaging platforms alleging a “leak,” advance access, or “sale” of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination question paper.In a post on X, the NTA said it had noted “certain messages circulating on social media and messaging platforms claiming a ‘leak,’…
Just over 100 days into office, Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah is facing growing protests from many of the same young supporters who helped bring him to power. A little over 100 days into office, Nepal’s youngest prime minister is already facing the kind of anger that swept his predecessor from power. When Balendra “Balen”…
NEW DELHI: Several residents were feared trapped after a single-storey house collapsed following an LPG cylinder blast in north Delhi’s Mukundpur area on Tuesday morning, a Delhi Fire Service official said.The incident occurred at Gali No. 1, Part-2, Ishu Vihar, near the cremation ground, the official said.A distress call reporting the blast was received at…
She was just 12 when life changed in a way no child should ever have to understand.One night, because of an acid attack linked to a business dispute, Mangala Kapoor’s world was turned upside down. By morning, the face she had known all her life was no longer the same. What followed wasn’t just pain,…