A golden passport is a facility offered by certain countries where foreigners can get citizenship through significant investments or property purchase. For Indian business people, obtaining a higher-ranked passport can greatly facilitate business operations.
Read MoreThe high-level committee on one nation, one election, chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, has accepted the resignation of leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the panel. The committee, which includes members such as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, received a presentation on...
Read MoreThe consumer affairs ministry in India has expressed concerns over unfair trade practices by airlines and online travel aggregators. These practices include misleading claims of “free mandatory web check-in” and denying boarding to customers with confirmed tickets. The ministry has flagged the issue of airlines designing online interfaces to manipulate consumer decision-making. These practices...
Read MoreThe first women’s police station in India, inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1973, may actually be the world’s first of its kind. The station in Kozhikode, Kerala, was established to provide a safe and accessible space for women to file complaints, especially related to family issues and domestic violence. The current in-charge...
Read MoreAround 600 chemical-laced decorative phuchkas, a popular street food in Kolkata, went missing from a Durga Puja pandal’s decor. The organizers alerted the police due to concerns that people who consumed them may be harmed. The phuchkas were treated with resin and a hardener to preserve their appearance. Visitors were warned not to eat...
Read MoreThe Allahabad High Court in India has dismissed a plea by an interfaith live-in couple seeking police protection, stating that such relationships are often driven by infatuation and result in temporary and fragile arrangements. While acknowledging that the Supreme Court has validated live-in relationships in the past, the division bench of Justices Rahul Chaturvedi...
Read MoreThe parliamentary panel examining the three criminal justice bills is likely to recommend that the alternative punishment for murder by mob lynching on grounds of caste or community – proposed as not less than seven years in Clause 101(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNS) – be dropped and brought on par with punishment...
Read MoreThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) panel in India has approved a proposal to change the way the country is referred to in school textbooks. The proposal suggests replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ and introducing ‘classical history’ instead of ‘ancient history’. The committee also recommended including the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in...
Read MoreAustralia’s Glenn Maxwell on Wednesday hit the fastest World Cup century off just 40 balls in the match against the Netherlands in New Delhi. Maxwell’s knock, laced with eight fours and eight sixes, bettered the record of South Africa’s Aiden Markram who blasted a century off 49 balls against Sri Lanka earlier in the...
Read MoreResearchers have discovered eight new never-before-seen viruses, including one belonging to the same category as Covid, on Hainan island in China, the Daily Mail reported. According to the experts, these viruses have a “high probability” of infecting humans if the diseases cross the species barrier. Covid-19, which caused widespread devastation across the world, is...
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