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New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said a nine-judge bench will on April 7 commence the final hearing on petitions relating to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala Temple, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. In September 2018, a five-judge Constitution bench, by a 4:1 majority verdict, had lifted the ban that prevented females between the ages of 10 and 50 from entering the Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala ...Read More >
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill, 2025, proposing to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100%. The bill aims to provide insurance to all by 2047, amending key insurance laws and establishing a policyholder protection fund. This move seeks to accelerate sector growth and enhance policyholder security. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 in Lok Sab ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): India has emerged from economic stress and global disruptions with renewed strength, setting the stage for sustained long-term growth, Chairman, Jio Financial Services, KV Kamath said, crediting the Indian industry for rapidly repairing balance sheets and rebuilding confidence after the COVID-19 pandemic shock. Speaking at a leadership forum, titled 'Holistic Leadership for an Inclusive World' organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) o ...Read More >

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the insurance reforms brought in through a bill in Parliament will grant greater access to insurance for the people, have better regulatory oversight and ensure ease of compliance. Moving the 'The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025' for consideration of the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the draft legislation was aimed at bringing transparency, ease of compliance mandates and increasing foreign direct invest ...Read More >

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Communist Party of India on Tuesday opposed the new VB-G RAM G Bill that is set to replace the flagship rural employment scheme MGNREGA, and accused the Union government of dismantling a rights-based law and converting it into a discretionary scheme. In an X post, CPI General Secretary D Raja said the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the Bill confirms that the BJP and its ideological mentors are "disciples of Godse". "The CPI strongly opposes the Union governme ...Read More >

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Several opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday over the VB-G RAM G Bill that has become a new flashpoint with the government, as they accused the BJP-led NDA dispensation of "insulting" Mahatma Gandhi by renaming MGNREGA scheme and demanded the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. Soon after the government introduced the bill in Lok Sabha seeking to replace MGNREGA, Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK ...Read More >

Pfizer issued its 2026 guidance, expecting its adjusted earnings per share to come in below this year's figures, and revised its 2025 revenue outlook. The company reiterated its 2025 adjusted earnings guidance of $3 to $3.15 a share. It guided for 2025 revenue of $62 billion, compared with its previous forecast of $61 billion to $64 billion. Analysts see adjusted earnings of $3.13 a share and revenue of $62.5 billion, according to FactSet. Pfizer expects 2026 revenue of $59.5 billion to $62.5 ...Read More >

New Delhi: A bill seeking to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent was on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha amid strong protest from the Opposition. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, seeks to amend Insurance Act, 1938, Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, as per the bill circulated to members of Parliament. Introducing the bill, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the commo ...Read More >

New Delhi: A bill seeking to raise Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India's insurance sector to 100 percent was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, sparking protests from opposition parties. The bill, titled Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, aims to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, LIC Act, 1956, and IRDAI Act, 1999. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has always focused on providing insurance for common people, including marginal sec ...Read More >

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A bill seeking to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent was on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha amid strong protest from the Opposition. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, seeks to amend Insurance Act, 1938, Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, as per the bill circulated to members of Parliament. Introducing the bill, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ...Read More >

Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday paid rich tributes to senior legislator Shamanur Shivashankarappa, stating that the late leader played a pivotal role in the social, economic and educational development of Davanagere district. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly while supporting the condolence resolution moved in the House following Shivashankarappa's demise, the Chief Minister recalled his long and impactful public life. Shivashankarappa entered the Legislative Assembly at t ...Read More >

Pune: After nearly nine years -- almost four of them without elected representatives -- all major political parties are set to contest the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, turning the spotlight on control of the civic body's ₹12,618-crore budget. Crucial for citizens as they expect basic amenities from the local government, the polls will also give residents of 23 villages, merged into PMC limits, their first opportunity to elect local representatives and press for long-pending infras ...Read More >

The government has sought Parliament's approval for Rs 18,525 crore towards fertiliser and related subsidies in the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for FY26 The Union government on December 15 assured that there would be no fertiliser shortage during the ongoing rabi season, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying urea stocks were sharply increased within a month through calibrated imports and close monitoring of supplies across states. Replying in the Lok Sabha d ...Read More >

New Delhi: India's economy has moved from a state of fragility in 2013 to become the fastest growing major economy for multiple years now, showing its transition from external vulnerability to external resilience, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Parliament on Monday. Replying to the debate on the first supplementary demands for grants in the Lok Sabha, the minister also said that collective work was needed to reduce debt at central and state levels. Sitharaman told the House that ...Read More >

New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the global growth is 3.2 per cent, India is growing at 8.2 per cent, becoming the fastest growing major economy and every global institution is raising their growth outlook for the country in current fiscal (FY26), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday. Stressing that no "dead economy gets a credit rating upgrade," she further stated that India got rating upgrades from three major global agencies -- Morningstar DBRS, S&P and R&I. ...Read More >
Andhra Pradesh records the highest petrol and diesel prices due to its elevated VAT, while Andaman & Nicobar Islands offer the lowest fuel costs. This disparity arises from varying state VAT rates and freight charges, as highlighted by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas. For millions of working Indians, the cost of petrol and diesel decides far more than weekend plans. It determines how expensive the daily office commute is, how much a delivery costs, and how quickly household ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Expressing dismay over the Madhya Pradesh high court order condoning delay of over four years on the state govt's part to file an appeal, the Supreme Court has said it "wonders" whether the high court was aware about law laid down by the apex court on condonation of delay, and quashed the order.The Limitation Act states that appeals must be filed within specific timeframes, and if not, a petitioner would have to request condonation, or pardon, for the delay before the court concerned ...Read More >

New Delhi: The dreaded days of COVID-19 seem to be returning to our national Capital. Not because the deadly virus has made a comeback, but due to a 'killer' of a different nature. With Delhi reeling under dangerously high air pollution levels, the Rekha Gupta-helmed government directed schools to move from a hybrid system to fully online classes for students up to class V. The government order comes a day after authorities announced strict anti-pollution curbs under Stage 4 of the Graded Resp ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party over introducing a bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA), alleging that the central government's move is motivated to "claim others' work as its own." Speaking to reporters, Akhilesh Yadav said that it is an "old habit" of the BJP to change the name. "The BJP's culture of changing names is very old... In this double-engine gove ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Large-cap stocks in India are likely to outperform in the medium term, supported by stronger balance sheets and higher institutional ownership, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. By definition, the top 100 companies listed on stock exchanges by market capitalisation are classified as large-cap companies. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today, December 15, 2025: Kolkata FF Live Winning Numbers Released, Know When and Where To ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Large-cap stocks in India are likely to outperform in the medium term, supported by stronger balance sheets and higher institutional ownership, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. By definition, the top 100 companies listed on stock exchanges by market capitalisation are classified as large-cap companies. The combination of rising financialisation, expanding equity ownership and stronger corporate profitability is creating a mult ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Sudden deaths are no longer confined to old age. An AIIMS study has found that more than half of all sudden deaths examined over a year occurred in people under 45 -- many of them apparently healthy, who collapsed without warning at home or while travelling.Published this month in Indian Journal of Medical Research as part of an ongoing Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) project, the cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2023 and April 2024 at the departments of patho ...Read More >

New Delhi, December 14: Coronary artery disease continues to be the leading cause of sudden death among young adults in India, while a significant proportion of cases remain unexplained, underscoring the need for targeted public health strategies and broader use of advanced post-mortem investigations, according to a recent study by a scientific scholar. But a rigorous, one-year autopsy-based study conducted at AIIMS, New Delhi, has found no scientific evidence linking Covid-19 vaccination with s ...Read More >

New Delhi: A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi on Sunday found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults -- reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective. The study, titled 'Burden of Sudden Death in Young Adults: A One-Year Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in India', has been published in the 'Indian Journal of Medical Research', the flagship journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research. Researche ...Read More >

New Delhi: A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi on Sunday found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults -- reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective. The study, titled 'Burden of Sudden Death in Young Adults: A One-Year Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in India', has been published in the 'Indian Journal of Medical Research', the flagship journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research. Researche ...Read More >

New Delhi, Dec 14: A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi, on Sunday, found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults, reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective. The study, titled "Burden of Sudden Death in Young Adults: A One-Year Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in India", has been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, the flagship journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research. Res ...Read More >

New Delhi: A hearing on the toxic air in Delhi-NCR was held today, December 1, in the Supreme Court before CJI Surya Kant. The CJI's bench clearly stated that this is not a seasonal dispute but an issue requiring continuous monitoring. The central government was asked, when farmers burned stubble even during COVID-19, why the sky remained blue. The court stated that this matter will no longer be raised only in October and November, but will be listed regularly so that governments do not have to ...Read More >

Bhubaneswar: In a heartbreaking display of duty and courage, an Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) driver saved the lives of 25 passengers before succumbing to a massive heart attack in the early hours of Thursday. The driver, identified as P Saikrishna, used the last moments of his life to ensure that those in his care remained safe. The bus, travelling from Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh to Malkangiri in Odisha, had crossed Kunduli around 2.30 am when Saikrishna began experiencin ...Read More >

Sonipat (Haryana) [India], November 20: Following a competitive bidding process, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has been selected to host the 2026 STAR Scholars Network Global Conference from 10-14 December 2026. This was announced during the 2025 STAR Global Conference hosted last month by Istanbul Aydin University in Turkiye. Also Read | Mahit Sandhu Wins Silver in 50M Rifle Prone, Her Third Medal at Summer Deaflympics 2025 . O.P. Jindal Global University will convene the conference for ...Read More >
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