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Do not make Aadhaar must for NREGS payment

THE Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry's Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System for making payments under MGNREGS should not be made compulsory.

Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah

UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.

NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone

In a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.

From Madurai to Mumbai Indians via KL: Kamalini story

ON Sunday, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, G Kamalini was having the time of her life behind the stumps.

Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money

PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.

Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona

LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.

Niggle trouble for Siraj as pacer continues to struggle

IT was the 37th over of the Australian innings on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj, having bowled the first two balls, called on the physio.

Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight

'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'

LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru

LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.

Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains

IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2020 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.

Pvt sector output index rises to 60.7 in Dec

Services providers led rise in sales

Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr

METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.

New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country

US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.

European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab

BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.

Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo

A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.

LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm

Post-public offer, promoter's shareholding will come down by 15%

Rescuers race against time as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte's worst cyclone

FRANCE was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.

B'desh election in 2025-end or early '26: Yunus

Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections

Gaza hostage deal closer than ever: Def minister

DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is \"closer than ever\" to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks, The Times of Israel reported.

5 held, booked under Pocso for gang-raping teen

TRIPURA police arrested five people for alleged gang-rape of a minor girl.

Gehlot ex-aide pardoned in phone tap case

DELHI'S Patiala House Court has granted a conditional pardon to Lokesh Sharma, the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan's ex-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the illegal phone tapping case.

Students stir over paper leak, Bihar exam put off

THE Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday cancelled the 70th combined preliminary examination conducted by the commission at Bapu Bhawan examination centre in the state capital on December 13.

SP smells BJP plot in Sambhal violence, ruckus in UP House

THE winter session of the UP legislature took off on a fiery note on Monday with the belligerent opposition raising Sambhal violence in which five people lost their lives during the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24.

Alarming groundwater contamination across Gujarat districts, Lok Sabha told

The Government of India, in a concerning update to the Rajya Sabha, has flagged an alarming situation regarding groundwater pollution in Gujarat.

Shah meets families hit by Maoist violence in Bastar, pledges support

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of jawans killed in Maoist attacks and the civilians affected by violence in the strife-torn region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.

Lathicharge on students seeking exam cancellation

THE Jharkhand police resorted to lathi-charge on Monday to disperse students, who were protesting near Jharkhand Staff Service Commission (JSSC) against alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL recruitment examination held in September.

PMML Society seeks Nehru letters from Rahul

Historian says records on first PM, including his letters to Lady Mountbatten, withdrawn on orders of Sonia Gandhi

Persons with political and religious prejudices mustn't be made judges

In the wake of uproar over Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's recent comments on Uniform Civil Code and that India will be run by the majority at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) function, retired Supreme Court judge Justice A K Pattnaik tells Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty that a judge shouldn't express views on political matters at a public forum.

₹1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for farmers launched

The Centre on Monday unveiled a credit guarantee scheme (CGS) to help small farmers who engage in distress selling.

21 fake univs in country, 8 in Delhi; Centre says will protect students

Stringent action