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For India, the biggest benefit of the proposal is the possibility of developing a domestic ecosystem for fighter-engine technology. Aircraft engines are among the most technically demanding components of a modern fighter jet.
Delivering his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech, PM Modi called for a stronger, modern, and vibrant network of Civil Defence.
The Economist vilifies BJP as anti-Muslim for introducing the UCC in Uttarakhand and other states.
The real question is not why Zoya Hasans Independence Day appearance was cancelled, but why Sardar Patel Vidyalaya invited her in the first place despite her record of opposing the CAA, advocating for the Palestinian cause, and defending a controversial textbook cartoon involving Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
As Muslim parents we try to protect our children from the rubbish that western society encourages, Ahmed stated.
More than 69 lakh CyberTips had been shared with States and Union Territories by March 2025, yet no consolidated national data shows how many became FIRs, convictions or led investigators to identify and rescue children.
The British drew a border in haste, divided a civilisation with a ruler, and left behind a fractured subcontinent, while much of the truth about how the line was drawn went up in flames with Radcliffes papers.
An Indian company that writes brilliant software for a foreign platform gets paid well for the work. It almost never owns a slice of what that platform eventually becomes worth. This is the exact distinction Naorojis arithmetic always hinged on, not whether India earns money, but what kind of money it earns, and what kind slips past it entirely.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day honours the millions uprooted, displaced and scarred by Partition while preserving their stories as a solemn reminder of the human cost of division.
Addressing the Minorities Excellence Summit, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy said he is proud that while people used to say that residents of Old City do not pay electricity bills or steal power, Muslim minorities are now the biggest beneficiaries of the Congress governments Gruha Jyothi social welfare scheme under which 200-unit free electricity is provided.
The JPSC scam is a textbook illustration of how bureaucratic inefficiency and corruption allow the infestation of multilayered networks of exam mafia and shady private firms wrapped like a parasite around the very machinery that is tasked with selecting the officers and staff for running the government.
Their public stances, actions, and key political associations unequivocally suggest that they act in close alignment with pro-Khalistani supporters and regional separatist interests
The Maran telephone exchange case became a long-running test of political influence, investigative independence, judicial scrutiny and constitutional accountability.
Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the recruitment of Pharmacy Officers and a selection process under the Punjab State Rural Livelihoods Mission (PSRLM).
Pro-Kannada groups called a 12-hour bandh in Karnataka on 13th August against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Police detained several protesters near the border, while essential services, schools, and public transport ensured life remained largely normal in Bengaluru.
The CAG report highlighted that capital expenditure in Delhi plummeted over the years, being reduced to less than half. The data shows that in 2021-22, 8,311 crore was spent on capital projects in Delhi, but by 2024-25, the amount registered a sharp fall to 3,695 crore.
Saurav Das linked Union Home Minister Amit Shahs recent visit to Pudduchery to the polices visit to his family home. He claimed that Shah met Pondicherry Home Minister and Lieutenant Governor and planned the intimidation tactic.
Dadabhai Naoroji wasnt just saying the British took Indias money. He was showing, with the actual records, how an entire monetary system could make a growing, trading economy poorer with every transaction, legally, quietly, and year after year.
Floral showers by state officials only signify respect and are cultural symbolism; this gesture is deification of Kanwariyas.
Unverified claims by US-based Pakistani journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan suggest three military sources believe jailed former PM Imran Khan may have died in prison. With family and doctors denied access, the rumour has sparked massive concern, though no official confirmation exists.
By pushing young individuals to view their parents not as caretakers, but as symbols of oppressive structures or eactionary politics, far-left ideologies break these foundational emotional bonds.
Amit Shah challenged Congress to a 24-hour debate on student protests, but Rahul Gandhi rejected the offer, demanding answers over the police action against left activists masquerading as students during July 20 march.
The Himachal Pradesh government has imposed a 60 paise per litre Widow and Orphan Cess on petrol and diesel to fund welfare schemes. Charged at the first point of sale, the new levy highlights the cash-strapped state's growing reliance on additional public taxes.
However, the claim made by Prakash Raj that his name was arbitrarily deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll during the SIR exercise does not hold up against official verification.
India has cracked one of aerospaces hardest problems producing single-crystal turbine blades that can survive the extreme heat inside a jet engine.
The story of Indian aerospace propulsion is no longer confined to PSUs. Across the country, a quiet revolution is underway as private companies are manufacturing their own jet engines from scratch.
Amidst the criticism, speculations and politics around the alleged Chanda Chori, an external audit has found that Rs 3,300 crore of the donations made by devotees to Ram Mandir are fully accounted for.
Air Indias Phuket-Delhi turbulence scare has taken a serious turn after the Pilot-in-Command failed a second confirmatory drug test, intensifying regulatory scrutiny and raising fresh questions over flight safety and crew fitness.
While everyone talks only about Kaveri engine, Indian defence sector is developing several other jet engines to become Atmanirbhar in jet propulsion.
The Wire claimed that a Muslim mini-truck driver Mohammad Azeem (24) died at a hospital due to injuries caused during an attack on 31st July by Kanwariyas in Uttar Pradeshs Hapur.
A single abusive file can generate thousands of detections as it circulates online, while platform flags remain only a starting point and cannot by themselves identify victims, offenders or establish criminal responsibility in India independently.
According to the police, the accused made claims that illnesses could be cured and rainfall could occur by invoking the name of Jesus.
In several states, schools with very few students have been merged with larger institutions so that teachers, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, sports facilities and other resources can be used more effectively.
Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan in Kerala said, Even if Narendra Modi threatens to shoot us, Vande Mataram will not be sung in full.
A criminal complaint filed with Delhi Police alleges serious irregularities in Jamia Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvis appointment, citing discrepancies in his qualifications, experience and recruitment records.
A monsoon that sustains more than a billion people is being rewritten, one melting season at a time, in a sea most Indians will never see. That isnt a metaphor. Its a data point. It means Indias Arctic stake isnt mainly about trade or minerals. At its core, its also existential, in a way no allys is.
The revelations of workplace harassment and abusive culture at Newslaundry expose a deeper crisis in Indian journalism: when principles become ideological weapons, accountability becomes selective.
From supporting the Supreme Court Collegium to now casting aspersions on its integrity, AAP and Arvind Kejriwal have weaved alarmist narratives around the judiciary to lend credence to their conspiracy theory that the Modi government is somehow taking over the judiciary
Arfa Khanum Sherwanis reaction to Rahul Gandhi exposes the Lefts selective outrage and its willingness to overlook student suffering when political allies are in the dock.
Adding small extra payments whenever possible can help you reduce your loan burden faster. However, ensure that prepayments do not affect your emergency savings or essential expenses. A balanced approach allows you to lower interest costs while maintaining financial stability.
As the student protest intensifies in Jharkhand, the Ranchi Police has said that it will use pellet guns against student protestors in case of emergency.
Paper leak incidents have turned Indias high-stakes examinations into a marketplace where money and connections routinely triumph over years of honest effort.
The blurring of foundational categories of a society is a classic trait of the identitarian left, of which the trans ideology is a sub-part. The ideology treats all categorical boundaries such as man-woman, adult-child and even victim-perpetrator as an artificial construct imposed by a repressive society.
Over the years, the government has taken action against several organisations after investigations or inspections exposed financial irregularities, misuse of foreign contributions, violation of FCRA rules or activities beyond their declared objectives.
The apology by Newslaundry and Abhinandan Sekhri are a scam and a lie - They defended Tarun Tejpal with the article and tweet being live hours after rape conviction
The request for the booking submitted to the university omitted to mention that the proposed discussion was about Khalid's book.
In November 2013, when the sexual assault case against Tejpal was dominating headlines, Sibal told The Sunday Express that he had donated Rs 5 lakh to Tejpal in 2003, when Tehelka was starting its print edition.
For 3 years, the ASHA workers were asked to stay back after government work and official health-related meetings were over. They were then spoken to about Christianity, encouraged to read the Bible and told that idol worship practised in Hinduism was wrong.
Concurring with Thapar, D'Souza claimed that if the Bill is passed, it would enable what he termed as he legalised loot of the Indian Christian community and the global Christian community.
While 'The Indian Express' has been able to prove nothing, it did win the narrative war temporarily. Their clickbait headline convinced amateur political enthusiasts that a scandal exists where it doesn't.

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