New Delhi’s government deregistered over 59 lakh vehicles, mainly targeting diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles exceeding 15 years. With two-wheelers forming the majority, 39 lakh out of the total vehicles were two-wheelers. The move follows a Supreme Court directive to enforce the NGT order on deregistering overaged vehicles. Read More
BJP replaced its long-time Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini, an OBC leader, ahead of the Haryana assembly elections. This move led to a significant consolidation of non-Jat votes, resulting in BJP’s highest seat tally and vote share of 39.9%. Congress’s internal divisions and BJP’s strategic campaigning aided this historic third... Read More
The term ‘Aya Ram Gaya Ram’ originated in Haryana in 1967 due to an Independent MLA, Gaya Lal, switching parties multiple times in a day. Coined by former CM Rao Birender Singh, the phrase symbolizes political defection and continues to be relevant even after anti-defection laws were enacted. Read More
SpiceJet, after securing Rs 3,000 crore in funding, plans to restore all its grounded planes within 18-24 months, allocating Rs 400 crore for spares and maintenance. Meanwhile, it will wet-lease aircraft to enhance capacity, aiming for a 100-aircraft fleet by the end of 2026. Read More
India’s elephant population has decreased by almost 20% from 19,825 in 2017 to 15,887, as shown by the latest estimation conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India and state forest departments. This significant drop is attributed to the change in counting methods, from a headcount in 2017 to DNA analysis in 2022-23. Read More
Dushyant Chautala’s JJP faced a massive defeat in the state polls, failing to win a single seat and seeing a drastic drop in vote share from 15% to less than 1%. Despite this, prominent political families including Chautala’s still secured seats in the assembly. Read More
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio urges EAM S Jaishankar to stop a UK auction of a 19th-century Naga human skull, calling it dehumanizing and colonial violence. The skull was withdrawn from the auction at Pitt Rivers Museum’s intervention, but its cancellation remains uncertain. A Naga professor highlighted ongoing issues with ancestral remains in private collections. Read More
