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March 09, 2025
Delhi cabinet approves ₹2.5k monthly aid plan for eligible women
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the Delhi cabinet has approved ₹5,100 crore as the annual budget towards the Mahila Samridhi Yojana aimed at providing ₹2,500 to eligible women in the Capital, paving the way for what she claimed was one of the foremost steps towards ensuring the economic stability of underprivileged women in the city.
2 mins
Naidu: Amaravati Construction Work To Begin From March 15
Andhra Pradesh municipal minister P Narayana on Saturday said the construction work of the greenfield capital city Amaravati will begin by March 15.
1 min
Deploy Robots in Tunnel Rescue Ops: T'gana Min
Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday directed officials to take immediate steps to deploy robots for rescue work inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel as fragments of the damaged Tunnel Boring Machine posed a danger to the rescue personnel.
1 min
Union Min Slams Stalin's Call For JAC Meeting On Delimitation
As the row over constituency delimitation intensified, Union consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday questioned Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin's call for a Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting on delimitation, alleging that Stalin's opposition was an attempt to \"cover up\" his \"corruption and failure.\"
1 min
'Prioritise the state's development': Kharge praises Sidda and DKS
Amid the ongoing power tussle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday urged chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar to work together and prioritise the state's development.
1 min
UPSC chairperson calls upon girls' to face challenges boldly'
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairperson Preeti Sudan on Saturday called upon women to make all out efforts in overcoming challenges while taking tough decisions in their lives.
1 min
Cong Leaders Stage Protest on Boats Against Centre's Deep-Sea Mining Plan
The opposition Congress in Kerala held a protest on boats in the high seas off the coast in Alappuzha district on Saturday against the Centre's decision to permit deep-sea mining off the state's coast.
1 min
Telangana MPs plan adjournment motion
Though the State Congress had invited MPs of all opposition parties, only AIMIM attended the meeting
2 mins
T'gana Cabinet Expansion Delay Leading to Discontent in Cong?
The inordinate delay in the expansion of the Telangana council of ministers by chief minister A Revanth Reddy even after 15 months of the Congress coming to power in the state has caused a lot of discontent in the party, people familiar with the matter said.
3 mins
India Now Walking the Path of Women-Led Development: PM Modi
Women's blessings are my greatest strength, capital, and protective shield, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he underlined his government's various efforts towards women's safety, including framing of stricter laws to prevent crimes against them and adding a provision for capital punishment for heinous crimes like rape.
1 min
Shah Lauds Goa's New Policing Tool To Analyse 'Radical Content'
Union home minister Amit Shah took note of an Artificial Intelligence-powered tool developed by Goa police to analyse \"radical content\" on the social media and directed officials to examine if it could be implemented by other states, people aware of the matter said.
1 min
TMC Team to Meet CEC Amid Row on Voter ID Numbers
A delegation of 10 Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers will meet chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday to apprise him of the party's grievances on the duplicate Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said on Saturday.
1 min
CBI to probe nationwide gold smuggling networks
CBI HAS STEPPED IN FOR WIDER PROBE BASED ON INPUTS OF DRI WHICH HAS ALERTED THAT SMUGGLING NETWORKS ARE LIKELY ACTIVE AT MAJOR AIRPORTS
2 mins
Death Penalty Soon For Forced Conversions
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday that his government would bring a law to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions along the lines of punishment for rape of minors.
2 mins
No F-35 offer from US on the table so far, says IAF chief
India has not looked at the F-35 option, and no offer has been made by the US so far, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Saturday, pointing out that buying a fighter plane was not the same as \"buying a washing machine or refrigerator\".
2 mins
GST rationalisation review in final stages: Sitharaman
The government is in the final stages of reviewing the country's goods and services tax (GST) regulation, and rationalisation and reduction of the levy would happen soon, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2024 on Saturday.
2 mins
JMI Revises Exam Centres, Adds Kozhikode After Facing Backlash
Days after Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) removed Thiruvananthapuram as an entrance exam centre, triggering backlash from south India-based aspirants, the university added Kozhikode as a centre on Saturday.
1 min
4 of family booked for holding woman captive, assaulting her
Four members of a family were booked on Friday for allegedly keeping their 19-year-old house help captive for 24 hours and molesting her.
1 min
Union minister directs NHAI to hasten projects along NH-48
Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Saturday visited key junctions on the Delhi-Jaipur national highway (NH-48) and issued instructions to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to accelerate the projects and address traffic congestion in these areas.
1 min
North East Delhi Riots: Shahrukh Pathan Granted Interim Bail
Karkardooma Court in east Delhi on Friday granted 15 days of interim bail to Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in cases related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots, on the grounds of his father's hospitalisation.
1 min
Gangster's aide, 29, held from Murthal
A 29-year-old man, an alleged member of Vikas Langarpuria gang wanted in a murder attempt case of Dwarka district in south west Delhi, was arrested near Murthal in Haryana on Thursday by the crime branch of the Delhi Police, officers said on Saturday, adding that two country-made pistols and five live cartridges were confiscated from his possession.
1 min
Marginalised to be empowered by budget: Minister
Minister of social welfare Ravinder Indraj Singh on Saturday said that the upcoming Delhi Budget will be made with suggestions from intellectuals and will be aimed at empowering the poor and marginalised sections in the city.
1 min
Noida a city of opportunities: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said Noida has made a name on the global front with the opening up of IT firms and data centre projects in the city, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reshaping the state's economic and industrial landscape.
3 mins
Teen Killed Over Remarks Against Accused's Partner
Two people have been arrested for the alleged murder of a 19-year-old man in Jamshedpur district of Jharkhand after he allegedly made fun of one of the accused's partner, police said on Saturday.
1 min
Bodies of 3 missing people found in J&K
Officials said that they were on their way to Surag village of Lohai Malhar to attend an event
1 min
6 MBBS students booked for kidnapping, assaulting juniors
THE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE HAS SINCE SUSPENDED 4 OF THE STUDENTS ON GROUNDS OF RAGGING
1 min
NTPC Official Shot Dead in J'Khand, 6 Held
A 42-year-old National Thermal Power Cooperation (NTPC) official was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne gunmen in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand on Saturday, police said.
1 min
Manchester And Belfast Get 2 New India Consulates
India's two new consulates at Belfast in Northern Ireland and Manchester in Britain have been inaugurated by external affairs minister S Jaishankar, who said the missions will help deepen trade and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
1 min
Raj Cabinet Oks Bill to Regulate Coaching Centres
The Rajasthan cabinet on Saturday approved a bill aimed at regulating the state's coaching centres and offer students a secure and supportive environment.
1 min
One More Gets Life Term for Killing Kanishka Bombing Suspect
A Canada court has sentenced another convict in the murder of Kanishka bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik to life imprisonment.
1 min
Modi's Mauritius visit set to focus on maritime security
India and Mauritius are set to unveil a range of measures to enhance maritime security, defence and scientific cooperation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Indian Ocean country next week, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Saturday.
2 mins
Securing the lives of Indian expat workers
Shahzadi Khan, an Indian caregiver from Uttar Pradesh, was executed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 15.
3 mins
Congress party and its Tharoor dilemma
IF SHASHI HAS HAD ONLY A MINIMAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE PARTY, WHETHER IN OR OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT, IS THAT BECAUSE THE CONGRESS IS WARY OF UTILISING HIS TALENTS AND SKILLS BECAUSE IT IS UNACCUSTOMED TO SUCH QUALITIES?
3 mins
Decolonisation without searching for the 'other'
Long before decolonisation of the Indian mind became a popular topic, a group of young IIT graduates dedicated themselves to understanding Indian knowledge systems.
2 mins
Tremors in Washington and aftershocks in Delhi
DOGE's dismantling of the American State has significant costs for the US and will resonate beyond national borders. India too should brace for the impact
5 mins
Five years later...
There was a quiet promise implicit in the pandemic era. As we fought a devastating virus, this was a chance to renegotiate, redraw—reimagine—our world. To emerge more united than divided, better equipped, better prepared. We turned inward instead. Do you feel better prepared, in the world we now share?
4 mins
For the Poor, the Road is Littered with New Roadblocks, Such as Unpaid Self-Employment Rather Than Rewarding Salaried Work
How did a once-in-a-century pandemic impact the Indian economy?
4 mins
Changing the rules of the game
Made in China. Five years ago, the innocuous tag attached to so many of our purchases, from toys and electronics to clothes and the idols one might worship, acquired an entirely new meaning.
4 mins
Work order: Where, when, how?
In 2020, Zoom became a verb, and work from home (WFH), a necessity.
2 mins
Shots fired: Fighting a pandemic in a post-truth world
It took a few weeks for the world to realize how serious the new virus radiating out of Wuhan was.
3 mins
Job cuts: Musk, Rubio clash in cabinet meeting
US secretary of state Marco Rubio and billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk clashed on Thursday during a cabinet meeting, as President Donald Trump watched, over the level of staff cuts that Rubio has carried out, the New York Times (NYT) reported.
2 mins
Junta Chief Says Myanmar To Hold Polls By January 2026
Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
1 min
Conservatives, Centre-Left SPD Agree to Form Govt in Germany
Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz came a step closer on Saturday towards forming a government which he has pledged will revive Europe's top economy and its armed forces with massive new spending.
1 min
South Korea's Impeached Prez Yoon Released From Detention
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was released from detention on Saturday after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds — but he remains under investigation over his declaration of martial law.
1 min
Ukraine war: 'Russian President ready for truce with conditions'
Ukraine is \"fully committed\" to constructive dialogue with US representatives in Saudi Arabia next week and hopes to agree on the necessary decisions and steps, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
2 mins
Clashes and revenge killings leave over 700 dead in Syria
The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 700, a war monitoring group said on Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago.
1 min
Indian Gets 40-Year Jail in Australia for Sexually Assaulting 5 Women
An Indian community leader in Australia has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 30 years, for the \"premeditated and elaborately executed\" rapes of five Korean women, according to a media report.
1 min
Salah Fires Reds 16 Points Clear
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed two Mohamed Salah penalties to beat bottom-of-the-table Southampton 3-1 on Saturday while Nottingham Forest took a giant step towards the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City.
1 min
Voll's Unbeaten 99 Sets Up UPW Win Over RCB
A last ball run out at the other end left Georgia Voll stranded at 99 but spurred UP Warriorz to a 12-run win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the champions stuck at the bottom of the five-team table in the Women's Premier League here on Saturday.
1 min
Calculation whiz, cricket nut: Making of jr world champion
The 18-year-old from Chennai who marked his arrival as a force to reckon with seeks a sponsor, and hopes to cross the 2700 Elo mark this year
3 mins
Saif Ali Khan resumes work, spotted shooting in Pataudi
Actor Saif Ali Khan is back at work. After the actor was spotted in Delhi, reports suggested that he was in the Capital for a shoot.
1 min
Ranveer Apologises, Vows to 'Think Before Speaking' After IGL Row
A day after content creators Ranveer Allahbadia and Apporva Mukhija appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in connection to \"indecent\" remarks made on the YouTube show India's Got Latent, panel chief Vijaya Rahatkar revealed that the two had submitted written apologies for the same.
1 min
Adarsh credits Samantha as the reason behind his Telugu debut
After making an impression in both Hindi and English cinema, Adarsh Gourav is set to make his Telugu debut with a yet-untitled film.
1 min
Pure coincidence, says Pritam on plagiarism row
Earlier this week, K-pop singer and BLACKPINK member Jennie Kim found herself in the middle of an outcry after Indian fans pointed out that a snippet from her new song Like JENNIE sounded a little too similar to Rani's (Alia Bhatt) theme in the 2023 film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (RARKPK).
1 min
ADNAN SAYS WORK IS NEVER A REASON TO SKIP RAMADAN FASTS
It might be the season of fasting, but for actor Adnan Khan, it is also the season to bond over group iftars.
1 min
Manthan Heads to Academy Museum in Los Angeles for World Premiere
Amul's iconic feature film Manthan, helmed by the late filmmaker Shyam Benegal and produced by 5 lakh dairy farmers of Gujarat in 1976, is making its way to Los Angeles (US) for a world premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
1 min
Wanted to keep it real in my next, why burden it with a star: Kabir
Immigrants and refugees should not be seen with \"just one perspective\", says filmmaker Kabir Khan, whose upcoming story in the anthology film My Melbourne follows a young Afghan woman who reconstructs her life in Australia after fleeing the Taliban.
1 min
Heritage Jewellery Is Having A Moment
Traditional craftsmanship rises in demand as more people seek meaning and cultural identity in their fashion
1 min
Lady Gaga Had an 'Amazing Time' Shooting for Wednesday 2 with Jenna
Grammy Award-winning singer-actor Lady Gaga has spoken for the first time about sharing the screen with actor Jenna Ortega in the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday.
1 min
Robert 'immersed' in preparation for new villain role in Avengers: Doomsday
Actor Robert Downey Jr is taking his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) very seriously, according to Avengers: Doomsday co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
1 min
Rick to return as Louis Litt in Suits spin-off series
American actor Rick Hoffman is set to reprise his role as Louis Litt in Suits LA, the upcoming spin-off of the legal drama Suits.
1 min
Pamela Anderson finally feels like an actress, 32 years after Baywatch
After winning rave reviews for her turn in the film The Last Showgirl (2024), actor Pamela Anderson is now dreaming of doing theatre as the 1990s glamour model seeks to reinvent herself again.
1 min
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