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Sanskrit Studies Back in Pakistani Classroom! Scholars Hope Languages to Become Bridges, not Barriers

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Sounds strange, but for the first time since partition of the country, Sanskrit surprisingly has made its way back into classrooms in Pakistan. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has launched a four-credit course in the classical language, an initiative that grew out of a three-month weekend workshop which saw […]

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Framework Strengthened to Check Fake News, Deepfakes in Media

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: The government has strengthened the framework to combat fake news and deepfakes across media platforms, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. In response to the questions asked by Mohammed Nadimul Haque (Trinamool Congress), the Union Minister said free speech was protected under […]

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Union Cabinet Approves Bill to Set up Higher Education Regulator

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: A bill to set up a higher education regulator which will replace bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), was approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday, officials said. The proposed legislation which was earlier […]

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Original Owner Claims Land Use of Fire-Ravaged Nightclub Changed by Government Without his Knowledge

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 12: A man, who claims to be the original owner of the land on which fire-ravaged ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ stood in Goa, has alleged large scale corruption claiming that a portion of his property was converted from a salt pan to a settlement zone without his knowledge, to benefit […]

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Union Cabinet Approves over Rs 11,000 Crores Allocations for Census 2027

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 12: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved an allocation of Rs 11,718 crores against the proposal for conducting Census operations in 2027 to enumerate the population in the country. A statement issued by the government to this effect, however, did not mention a separate budgetary allocation for updating the National […]

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IndiGo Operations Reaching Near-Normalcy, DGCA Sacks 4 Flight Operation Inspectors

December 12, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 12: The crisis-ridden India’s largest carrier IndiGo on Friday claimed to have reached near-normalcy in its services having operated over 2,000 flights after over 10 days of cancellation chaos that left thousands of passengers high and dry at the airports across the country. The airlines also appointed a US-based consultation […]

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Modi – Trump Telephonic Talks Discussing Expanding Cooperation

December 11, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Dec 11: As speculation about an imminent trade deal between the two countries gather steam, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United States President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday and discussed expanding cooperation between the two countries in various areas. A statement said the two leaders reviewed progress in […]

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US to Deny Tourist Visa if Planned only for Delivery on its Soil

December 11, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Dc 11: The United States on Thursday clarified that tourist visa applications would be denied if officers believe the primary purpose of the travel is to give birth in the United States in a bid to obtain US citizenship for the child. This is not permitted, the US embassy in India wrote on […]

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Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections on February 12

December 11, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Bangladesh will hold the 13th Parliamentary elections on February 12, Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin announced on Thursday. A referendum on a landmark democratic reform charter will also be held on the same day, the CEC said in a television broadcast to the nation. This will be the first election […]

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Luthra Brothers Arrested in Thailand, Awaiting Deportation to India

December 11, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 11: The Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra brothers, the co-owners of the fire-ravaged Goa nightclub facing culpable homicide charges over the death of 25 people in the blaze, were placed under arrest by the Thailand police on Thursday morning after India ordered suspension of their passports. The Luthra brothers were also […]