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In the two months since textile baron SP Oswal lost Rs 7 crore to scammers posing as CBI sleuths, the Ludhiana police have identified the “mastermind”, arrested 15 suspects, recovered Rs 4 crore, and claimed to have uncovered a network of scammers spread across Assam, West Bengal, and the Delhi-NCR.

Mahesh Langa, a senior assistant editor at The Hindu, who has been in judicial custody in a case of alleged GST evasion since October 8, has now been booked for possession of documents related to the Gujarat Maritime Board, Indian Express reported. 

बहराइच में हुए सांप्रदायिक दंगे से जुड़ी नई-नई खबरें सामने आ रही हैं. बहराइच पुलिस ने मृतक रामगोपाल मिश्रा की गोली मारकर हत्या करने वाले पांच में से दो आरोपियों को एक मुठभेड़ के बाद गिरफ्तार किया है. पुलिस की कहानी दिलचस्प है. जब पुलिस टीम हत्या के लिए इस्तेमाल…

About two decades ago, a grassroots movement in the backward area of Beawar in Rajasthan led to the formation of the Right to Information Act in 2005. In the lead-up to the landmark legislation aimed at countering corruption, activists Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, and Shankar Singh led a sit-in protest…

The US election – a high-stakes battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – is being perceived as critical for the future of democracy in America.  

साल 1996, तब राजस्थान का ब्यावर एक पिछड़ा इलाका था. यह जिला भी नहीं बना था. तभी अरुणा रॉय, निखिल डे और शंकर सिंह के नेतृत्व में यहां सूचना के अधिकार (आरटीआई) को लेकर आंदोलन शुरू हुआ. यह आंदोलन मज़दूर किसान शक्ति संगठन ने किया था. 

The progressive current within the Mudiliar community is critical for Brahmins. The foundation of secular education in Karnataka, activism, and tenets of the constitution have further cemented it. Meanwhile, organisations such as the Alternative Law Forum have also furthered the cause of human rights and political organising. But is such…

US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump delivered a significant economic policy speech in Detroit this month where he singled out India as the “biggest charger of all.”

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao’s criticised the Congress government on Sunday for spending public money on a trip organised by the government to take journalists to Seoul in South Korea for the Musi rejuvenation project.

“October 7 was horrible. Nothing of what happened after October 7 justifies what Israel has done ever since then,” says Israeli journalist and Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy, in an exclusive conversation with Sreenivasan Jain.

The oath ceremony last week in Jammu and Kashmir was a crucial moment for the region’s press. It had come after a poll campaign featuring promises on press freedom, increased restrictions on the media, and after a decade of political turmoil.