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The Index of Core Industries (ICI) has finally joined the country’s other economic metrics in becoming up-to-date and representative of the economy. The other metrics such as the national accounts, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) were updated earlier this year, although even those were after…
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Three days after several videos of police using disproportionate force, including pellet guns, against unarmed men and women during the July 20 march to Parliament emerged on social media, the Delhi Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had yet to issue a statement or clarify their position. Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…
The Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretariat took exception to the stand of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on the Waqf issue. The reconstitution of the Board by including two non-Muslims had grown into a conflict issue between the Kerala Waqf Board and the State government. The Board had criticised the government for its reported…
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Sonam Wangchuk broke his fast in the presence of two Union Ministers, says the co-convenor of the Leh Apex Body. Photo: Special Arrangement Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET irregularities, ended his fast late on Thursday (July 24, 2026) night….
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The gap between the police barricades and the swelling line of protesters became all too stark on Thursday with both sides zealously guarding their end of Sansad Marg. While thousands of protesters continued to occupy a stretch of the Sansad Marg – leading from Connaught Place to Tolstoy Marg – security forces and riot control…
With a nationwide protest call on Friday, Delhi University on Thursday evening asked its students to “stay away from Jantar Mantar” and prioritise safety and compliance with the law. The advisory comes amid criticism from students and teachers after the university and some colleges backed the government’s actions. In a post on X, the university…
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In an unprecedented move, shops, offices and restaurants in Connaught Place (CP) shut by 6.30 p.m. on Thursday following an advisory issued by the New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA), citing the prevailing situation in and around the area. Hundreds of people have been gathering near Jantar Mantar since July 20 over the NEET paper leak…
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Sonam Wangchuk broke his fast in the presence of two Union Ministers, says the co-convenor of the Leh Apex Body. Photo: Special Arrangement Sonam Wangchuk broke his fast on Friday (July 24, 2026), said Cherring Dorjay Lakruk, co-convenor of the Leh Apex Body. He broke the fast in the presence of two Union Ministers, Mr….
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A team of neonatologists at Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals, Chetpet, treated an extremely premature baby, born at 24 weeks of gestation and weighing 530 grams at birth. A press release said the baby was discharged after spending 97 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, weighing 1.6 kg at the time. The mother, admitted to the…
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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (July 23, 2026) said it did not find any evidence establishing the complicity of Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev Mukhiya in the NEET-UG 2024 case. He is an accused in certain other cases being investigated by the Bihar police….
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