AMARTYA SEN HITS OUT AT SIR PROCESS IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI,24 Jan 2026 : Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced deep unease over the SIR process in West Bengal, warning that the exercise is being conducted with “undue haste” and may jeopardise democratic participation, particularly with the assembly elections approaching in a few months. The economist, speaking from Boston, reflected on the democratic value […]
UP’S NATIONAL HIGHWAY NETWORK JUMPS 34% IN A DECADE
NEW DELHI, 24 Jan 2026 : Uttar Pradesh has recorded a sharp expansion of its National Highway network over the last decade, growing by 34 percent and crossing the 10,700-km mark, official data shows. Sources in the Uttar Pradesh government said the milestone was reached on Uttar Pradesh Diwas, marked on January 24 every year. […]
Echoes of a Golden Era: A Masterpiece Reborn at the Mumbai’s NMACC’s Grand Theatre
There is a certain audacity required to adapt a cinematic monument like K. Asif’s 1960 magnum opus, Mughal-E-Azam, for the stage. To tamper with a legacy defined by Dilip Kumar’s brooding intensity and Madhubala’s ethereal defiance is a Herculean task. Yet, as the curtains rose at the Grand Theatre, Nita Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in […]
PM MODI HANDS OVER 61,000 GOVT JOB LETTERS
NEW DELHI,24 Jan 2026 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today handed over more than 61,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates across government departments at the 18th edition of the Rozgar Mela, underlining the Centre’s focus on employment generation and youth-led growth. Addressing the appointees, the Prime Minister said India is among the youngest nations […]
THAROOR RECOMMENDS CANADIAN PM’S CALL FOR SURVIVAL
NEW DELHI,24 Jan 2026 : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday suggested that India should copy the Canadian Prime Minister’s call for survival in the current economic situation. He said: “In the frost-bitten landscape of Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech that was less diplomatic routine and more clarion call. […]
CONG SLAMS BJP GOVTS VINDICTIVE IN TRANSFERRING JUDGES
NEW DELHI,24 Jan 2026 : The Congress on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for its governments punishing the judges by transfers or threats and said the latest example was transfer of Sambhal Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer who was transferred from Agra only five months ago on September 18, 2025. His crime was that […]
