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State borrowings must focus on asset creation, not just revenue expenditure: FM Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged state governments to invest borrowed funds in long-term assets like schools and hospitals, ...- India-UK FTA sparks partnership rush among boutique law firmsIndian law firms are actively seeking UK partnerships ahead of a free trade agreement, anticipating a surge in cross-border legal work. Thi...
- Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance call for strike on Ladakh on June 23, warn administration of any misadventureLadakh's Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance have announced a region-wide strike for June 23. They accuse the Home Ministry and UT...
- Paschimbanga Divas revives debate over Bengal's birth, identity and historical memoryWest Bengal's June 20, marking its partition-era birth, has become a potent political symbol. The BJP government's official observance of P...
- Centuries ago, he came to Mumbai on a bullock cart. His stall-turned restaurant later became popular among Bollywood stars Rajesh Khanna, Nargis DuttMumbai's iconic Pancham Puriwala, a 178-year-old eatery, continues to delight generations with its signature pani-puri thalis. Tracing its ...
- Today in History: On This Day, June 20, Queen Victoria ascends, Morse patents telegraph, Jaws premieres and shipwreck revealedOn This Day in History, June 20 saw Queen Victoria ascend the British throne, Samuel Morse receive a telegraph patent, Jaws redefine Hollyw...
- A Greenland ice core reads back almost 12,000 years of mercury fallout; humans were leaving traces thousands of years before the first factoriesGreenland's ice sheet reveals a 12,000-year mercury record, showing human contamination far predates industrial eras. Early Bronze Age smel...
- On This Day in History, June 15: Magna Carta sealed, first blood transfusion experiment, Batman Begins released and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 15 features landmark moments spanning law, science, war and culture. From the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 a...
- Indian Army Uniforms 2026 Manual: From new winter dress to Bandi jackets and tattoo regulations, all about Army's new dress rulesThe Indian Army has unveiled "Army Uniforms-2026," a new dress code manual introducing a winter uniform, allowing bandi jackets for officer...
- On This Day in History, June 14: Anne Frank writes diary, Auschwitz opens, first woman in space, first US flag approved, Falklands War ends and moreOn This Day in History, June 14 witnessed the beginning of Anne Frank's diary, the opening of Auschwitz, the launch of the Vostok mission t...
- Quote of the day by Jean-Paul Sartre: ‘Commitment is an act, not a word. Every word has consequences. Every silence, too. ’ - French philosopher on the importance of actions over promisesJean-Paul Sartre's words highlight that commitment is action, not just talk. Every word and silence has consequences. In today's world, thi...
- Never burn out, never complain, never quit: Solomon the Great said study ants to get wise; here are the 7 life lessons he meantAnts, though small in size, offer surprisingly powerful lessons for human life. This article highlights the wisdom found in observing their...
- On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
- In 2022, archaeologists at Maryland's first fort finally excavated a grave they'd found 30 years earlier, and identified a teenage boy buried in the 1630s, one of the colony's oldest known deadArchaeologists unearthed a teenage boy's grave at St. Mary's Fort, Maryland's first English colony. This discovery, dating back to the 1630...
- To Russia, with love: Indian contemporary art arrives at the Hermitage that houses masterpieces by Rembrandt and RaphaelThe State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is thrilled to unveil 'Sediments of Becoming', an exhibition that introduces the dynamic lands...
- Why are newspapers so big? Industrialist Harsh Goenka shares a surprising 300-year-old secret you may not knowA British tax law from over 300 years ago shaped the large size of newspapers. Publishers printed on bigger sheets to pay less tax. Even af...
- Quote of the Day by Queen Elizabeth II: ‘Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves, from our…’Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, guided her nation through decades of change. Her steadfast duty made her a symbol o...
- In era of AI, deepfake, credibility crisis looms largest: Jyotiraditya Scindia on challenges for journalismUnion minister Jyotiraditya Scindia highlighted journalism's evolution. He noted past struggles with censorship and limited resources. Toda...
- British-era heritage sites need preservation, states should work on it with more seriousness: ShekhawatUnion Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has called for greater seriousness from states in preserving British-era public assets. The...
- 254-0 French Parliament votes to repeal law from slavery eraFrance's Parliament has voted to abolish the Black Code. This colonial law, enacted in 1685, treated enslaved people as property. For nearl...
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