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Patna: The outgoing Bihar legislative assembly met for a total of 146 days between Nov 2020 and July 2025, marking the lowest number of days in all its five-year terms, according to an analysis by PRS Legislative Research on Wednesday.The outgoing 17th assembly met for an average of 29 days each year and, on those days, functioned for an average of three hours. In 2024, assemblies across all states met for an average of five hours on sitting days, the analysis said.According to the analysis, the 17th assembly passed 78 bills, all of which were enacted on the day of their introduction. None of the bills were referred to any committee for further deliberation.Of the bills passed during this term, the majority were related to education, finance and taxation, and administration.Some of these bills included the Bihar Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, the Bihar Control of Crimes Bill, 2024, and the Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Safety and Welfare) Bill, 2025.In 2023, the assembly passed two bills to increase reservation in govt jobs and educational institutions. However, these were struck down by the Patna high court in June 2024.Other than general discussions on the annual budget, the legislators also discussed expenditures of the major ministries during the term.In the five years since Nov 2020, the assembly discussed ministry expenditures for an average of nine days, the analysis said.
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, within 24 hours, an official said. ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 6 (ANI): The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign of the electoral rolls in Bihar is progressing rapidly and recognizing the efforts of the Polling station officials, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar has announced a special incentive of Rs 6,000 for each. This additional honorarium is aimed at acknowledging their hard work and commitment during the intensive revision process. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi, Argentine President Javier Milei Agree to Diversify India-Argentina Trade Basket, Vows to Expand Cooperation in Defence, Security and Mine ...Read More >
Leh, July 2: Pursuant to putting in place a comprehensive legal framework to ensure fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment to public services, the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has initiated a large-scale recruitment drive for 359 Gazetted posts through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This marks the first-ever recruitment of Gazetted posts through UPSC since the formation of the Union Territory. This milestone follows the establishment of a unique and dedicated legal framework specifically designed for Ladakh. The framework ensures maximum local representat ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhishek Kumar (23), who is from Shanti Nagar in Sector 11, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has approved the rollout of four-year undergraduate programmes, introducing honours and honours with research degrees from the 2026-27 academic year in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision aims to bring uniformity and ensure effective implementation of the revised four-year undergraduate structure across all public universities, and affiliated as well as autonomous colleges in the state. According to a government resolution (GR) issued on Monday, the four-year undergraduate programme will be structured into eight seme ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK government of Tamil Nadu, saying that they pushed backwards due to corruption and poor governance. Addressing the media here, he further claimed that drug abuse has adversely affected the youth and accused the government of enabling a deteriorating administrative environment compared to the tenure of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. He alleged that the government relies heavily on YouTubers and social media for functioning and accuse ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): As the Digital India Mission completed 10 years on Tuesday, BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari drew contrast between the BJP and the opposition bloc and said that while the INDI Alliance is associated with 'corruption and nepotism,' the Modi government is associated with the model of development. The BJP leader praised the central government for the success of Digital India and stated that the country now accounts for 50 per cent of global financial transactions, a testament to Prime Minister Modi's development model. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, P ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The second half of the Budget session of Parliament that saw the passage of some key legislations despite opposition uproar got an unusual extension with the government reconvening both the houses on April 16. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned Thursday and will again meet on April 16 for three days for taking up key legislations to implement women's reservation by increasing Lok Sabha seats from the current 543 to 816. The second half of the budget session that started on March 9 was to end on April 2, but both the houses were not adjourned sine die after the co ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: In a major step aimed at ensuring social justice, the Telangana Cabinet on Thursday approved 42% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections. To facilitate this, the Cabinet cleared an amendment to the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018. The state government will send the amended Act to the Governor, who is expected to promulgate an Ordinance. The Telangana High Court had earlier directed the state government to take a decision on the reservation issue within a month. To enable the issuance of the Ordinance, the Budget session of the Assembly was prorogued on Thu ...Read More >
Patna: Protests erupted across Bihar on Wednesday against the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls even as the Supreme Court agreed to hear one more plea challenging the poll panel's move. Top leaders of the Opposition Mahagathbandhan, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, converged in Patna for the protests. Burning tyres were seen on highways in several parts of Bihar, throwing traffic out of gear in districts such as Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Arwal, Jehanabad and Darbhanga. In many of these districts, the demonstrations were led by local M ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has approved the rollout of four-year undergraduate programmes, introducing honours and honours with research degrees from the 2026-27 academic year in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision aims to bring uniformity and ensure effective implementation of the revised four-year undergraduate structure across all public universities, and affiliated as well as autonomous colleges in the state. According to a government resolution (GR) issued on Monday, the four-year undergraduate programme will be structured into eight seme ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the completion of eight years, implementing the goods and services tax (GST) -- one of the country's biggest tax reforms, India has broken all the stereotypes by showcasing a perfect balance between Centre and state administrations and coming together to make decisions and resolve issues as well. Back on July 1, 2017, the GST was rolled out with a promise that the country will bring 'one nation, one tax' by merging various indirect taxes under one umbrella. As of today, it is part of every common man's daily lives; from a cup of tea to a car almost everything he/she buys has a ...Read More >
Rohtak (Haryana): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday asserted that the goal has been set to fully implement the new National Education Policy in the state by 2025. The Chief Minister inaugurated Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Shiksha Sadan in Rohtak. He said that to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of making India a developed nation by 2047, the education system in the state is being strengthened. The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to making Haryana a leading state in the field of education. Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's Statement "The govern ...Read More >
Akhilesh Yadav promised journalists that even cases against them would also be withdrawn when the SP government comes to power and added, "We would even help you with Income Tax and ED cases as well." Announcing Azam Khan's release from Sitapur jail, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday said cases against the leader would be withdrawn when the party comes to power. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Amid speculations about Khan joining the Bahujan Samaj Party, Akhilesh called him the main f ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The recruitment of police inspectors will now be conducted along the lines of the Public Service Commission (PSC) framework by the Employees Selection Board (ESB), which will conduct the exam, officials said. The last recruitment for sub-inspector (SI) posts was conducted by the then recruitment agency Vyapam in 2018. Officials said that earlier, the plan was to engage PSC in conducting the exam, but due to technical reasons, it was decided that the ESB would handle the recruitment process. ADG recruitment and selection, Sonali Mishra, told Free Press that recruitmen ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries, India's largest company in terms of market value, reported a 76% increase in quarterly profit to Rs 30,681 crore on Friday, led by gains from the sale of some of its listed investments and strong growth across its key businesses. Other income surged 280% to Rs 15,119 crore due to profit (Rs 8,924 crore) on sale of its stake in Asian Paints. Excluding the Rs 8,924 crore gain, profit was higher by 25%. Earnings was also driven by a rebound in its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business, which saw better refining margins, and strong performance by its retail and digital servi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi as judges of the apex court. "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts, as Judges in the Supreme Court: (i) Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay (PHC: High Court of Madhya Pradesh) (ii) Mr. Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Chief Justice, High Court of Judicature at ...Read More >
Kohima, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Defying government appeal, thousands of tribal people belonging to five Naga organisations on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Nagaland Civil Secretariat here demanding a review of the state's job reservation policy. Under the banner of the 5-Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CoRRP), the demonstrators demanded either to scrap the existing job reservation policy, which has been in effect since 1977, or to reallocate the unfilled reserved positions specifically to these five major tribes. The five tribes CoRRP comprises five Naga tribe orga ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances of EVM counting being completed before postal ballot counting. INDIA bloc had, during the 2024 elec ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Sanjay Malhotra, a career civil servant, became India's new central bank governor on Wednesday as the country's economic growth slows and inflation is rising. The Reserve Bank of India said Malhotra, a former revenue secretary, will formulate India's monetary policy for the next three years. He succeeds Shaktikanta Das, who retired as RBI governor after an extended six-year term. GDP growth slowed to 5.4% in the quarter ending in September, the weakest level in seven quarters ...Read More >
Bhopal: A search by the Meghalaya police in a flat of father-in-law of Shalom James, an Indore-based property dealer arrested on charges of destroying evidence in the killing of Raja Raghuvamsi allegedly by his wife Sonam during their honeymoon in Shillong last month, in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, has yielded a laptop, a pen drive, jewelry and incriminating documents, believed to be belonging to the couple, sources said on Monday. The search was conducted in the flat of Manoj Gupta, father-in-law of James, on Sunday following inputs received during the interrogation of the latter, a crime bran ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as the tax reductions on essential items of daily use will bring a noticeable drop in prices. He furthe ...Read More >
Kohima, Jun 5 (PTI) Nagaland's lone Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir on Thursday voiced his support for a review of the state's job reservation policy, calling for equal opportunities for all communities. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of launching the 'Clean & Green Nagaland' campaign through his MPLADS funds on the occasion of World Environment Day here, Jamir acknowledged the concerns raised by five major tribal bodies of the state regarding the "outdated" nature of the current reservation framework. "The five tribes stated that the policy has not been reviewed for more than 40 ye ...Read More >
Mumbai: The BMC is set to begin structural strengthening work on the Parel TT flyover in October this year. To minimise traffic inconvenience, the repairs will be carried out in phases by closing one lane at a time. The repair work was originally planned two years ago but was deferred as the Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel was still under reconstruction at the time. Undertaking both projects simultaneously would have worsened traffic congestion in central Mumbai. Constructed in 1980, the Parel TT flyover plays a vital role in easing traffic congestion on Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road at a k ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has approved the rollout of four-year undergraduate programmes, introducing honours and honours with research degrees from the 2026-27 academic year in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision aims to bring uniformity and ensure effective implementation of the revised four-year undergraduate structure across all public universities, and affiliated as well as autonomous colleges in the state. According to a government resolut ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: More than 30 years after it mandated a 200-point-roster system for earmarking posts for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates in direct recruitments, the Supreme Court has now identified staff posts reserved for SC and ST candidates but provided no quota for OBC candidates.The judgment in R K Sabharwal case was delivered by a five-judge bench on Feb 10, 1995, during the tenure of 26th CJI A M Ahmadi, but it will be implemented now during the tenure of 52nd CJI in Justice B R Gavai, the second Dalit to head judiciary after Justice K G Balakrishnan.CJI Gavai told TOI, "The ju ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stated that the police have recorded his statements in the case. Additionally, they said that Raj Kundra ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, honouring the former Deputy Prime Minister for dedicating his life to equality and social justice. Jagjivan Ram, born April 5, 1908, was a Dalit leader, freedom fighter, and key political figure whose birth date is observed as Samata Diwas in parts of India. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Humble salutations to former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram Ji on his birth anniversary. He dedicated his life to equality and social justice. His invaluable contrib ...Read More >