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No French, No civic test: France’s exam‑free Visiteur visa Indian HNIs are quietly using as a first step to EU residencyFrance's 2026 immigration reforms, including civic exams and language tests, have caused concern for many. However, the financially indepen...
“How is this okay?” Deepika Padukone slams Mumbai air pollution, asks authorities to interveneBollywood star Deepika Padukone has voiced serious concerns about Mumbai's air quality. She stated that residents, particularly children, a...
Delhi pollution: From remote PUC checks to vehicle phasing out, what CAQM suggested to clean up national capital's airThe Commission for Air Quality Management informed the Supreme Court that vehicular emissions and dust are major polluters in Delhi-NCR. Th...
Civic polls: Rapid urban growth, strained services key voter issues in Mumbai regionNine municipal corporations in Maharashtra's Mumbai Metropolitan Region are heading to polls. Core civic issues like pollution, housing, wa...
Lolling on Saturday: Spend to Ascend policy leaves nation drowning in bluetooth forks, broken marriagesThe Ministry of Economic Stimulation introduced 'Spend to Ascend', a policy rewarding consumer spending with social status. This led to a b...
Why the constant negativity? Minister Priyank Kharge responds to Mohandas Pai’s criticism of Bengaluru roadsIT Minister Priyank Kharge defends the Karnataka government against former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai's criticism on Bengaluru's infrastructu...
Infrastructure projects worth Rs 8 lakh crore under execution in Maharashtra: CM ShindeShinde promised to make Mumbai roads free of potholes in the next two years. Speaking on the occasion of the dedication of the newly-constr...
A year since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, sanguine X CEO Linda Yaccarino says the ‘future is bright’Sharing a progress report, she claimed that X is working to consistently enforce rules in areas such as hate speech, platform manipulation,...
Road map in the works to ease Delhi, Bengaluru trafficThe Indian government is developing a multi-modal transport infrastructure plan to alleviate traffic congestion in Bengaluru and New Delhi....
Karnataka Assembly Polls: 50 kg drugs worth Rs 25 lakh seized in BengaluruThe ganja was seized off one person in Pulakeshinagara constituency in Bengaluru East, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Venkatesh Kumar R...
For the first time in 62 years, the Academy rolls out champagne-coloured Oscars carpetSince 1961, the hues of the carpet have always been in some shade of red.
In a first since 1961, the Oscars carpet will not be redOn Wednesday outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, workers unspooled a champagne-coloured carpet as Jimmy Kimmel, who is hosting the 95th...
Prince William apparently felt relieved when Prince Harry moved. Here's whyThere have been many theories about why Prince William was allegedly relieved when Prince Harry was born.
SC asks Centre to hold emergency meeting on pollution crisis; says 'hue and cry' over stubble burning without basisThe Supreme Court pulled up the city government for making 'lame excuses' and passing the buck to civic bodies for not taking emergent meas...
India most reliable regional partner of Afghanistan: PentagonThis assistance includes civil development projects such as the Afghanistan-India Friendship Dam and the Afghan parliament building, a repo...
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw explains which road Karnataka should now take"To maintain growth rate, the new government should ensure that key infrastructure development projects, cleared by the former government, ...
Chickpet: Bengaluru's original business district is congested, dirtyChickpet faces civic issues that are as a result of the locality’s commercial activities exploding out of proportion.
Just Rs 325 crore to Delhi? HC seeks Centre's replyDelhi government informed HC that it receives just Rs 325 crore from the Centre despite generating over Rs 91,000 crore in tax revenue.
Government woos non-resident Goans for infrastructure investmentGoa Government has invited non- resident Goans, including those living abroad, to invest in creation of infrastructure facilities at villag...
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Grassroots activism can make a difference. Here's how men and women in four South Asian countries did it