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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to formally launch the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) in Gujarat on February 21. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel performed the ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ for the institute on Friday. The construction of this ₹150 crore state-of-the-art campus near Gujarat Biotechnology University in GIFT city is expected to be completed...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested the president to grant prosecution permissions against former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain. The ministry has sought sanction against Jain under section 218 of Bharathi Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. The request for sanction was made on the basis of an enforcement directorate...

Coca-Cola company’s chief executive, James Quincey, said that they may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles if US president Donald Trump ended up making aluminium cans more expensive. During a call with the investors, the beverage company chief said “If one package suffers some increase in input costs, we continue to have...

United Nations Human Rights released a report of a fact-finding mission inside Bangladesh’s political turmoil in the past two years. According to the unnerving findings of the report, former government and security officials systematically committed serious human rights violations against the protesting masses of Bangladesh, last summer. The high Commissioner for human rights, Volkar...

Flames have engulfed the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the Southern Indian Ocean for nearly a month now. The islands are located about halfway between Australia, Antarctica and Madagascar. Up till now, about 55% of its 54 km sqr. area has been burnt down. The island does not have any permanent population, but the...

TMC party leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, criticised the ‘archaic’ exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The parliamentarian further explained that such incorrect exceptions in the law can send a dangerous message to the masses that a woman’s right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into...

The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission of India to ensure that polling data is not deleted from the election voting machines till they are being verified. The bench consisting of Chief Justice of India, Sanjeev Khanna, and Justice Dipankar Dutta said this while seeking the ECI’s response to a plea by NGLO Association...

After a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs, India’s top security agencies have collaborated together a list of 12 gangsters based in the US, as reported by an Indian daily newspaper. According to the report published in the newspaper, the list could be shared with relevant authorities even in Washington on the sidelines of...

United States President Donald Trump signed an order to halt the prosecution of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials with overseas business. The order aims to provide relief to US citizens. However, it will also come as a problem-solving breather for chief executives of the Adani group, who currently face bribery charges in...

On Monday, the Bhopal district collector issued an order that completely banned begging in all public places within the district’s jurisdiction. This move came after Indore, another city in Madhya Pradesh, banned begging and introduced stringent measures against the violators from January 1, 2025. The authorities in Indore implemented a strict ban on both...

The Indian economy is made up of several small trade units. According to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses occupy about 30% of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Moreover, the Press Information Bureau states that they also employ over 11 million people.  However, one of the biggest challenges these...

The Kerala government participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland. The gathering, held between January 20 and January 24, saw participation from Kerala after 19 years. It was also the first time that a Left Democratic Front (LDF) government attended the event. Every year, global elites gather at the WEF...