India’s desi gaming startups tap culture and storytelling to break China’s grip on toy and board game marketIn the vibrant world of play, Indian board games and toys are experiencing a renaissance. Consumers are leaning towards locally inspired op...
24 May, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Salary hike this appraisal season? New labour codes and tax rules may change your real take-home payAppraisal season this year saw companies begin aligning salary structures with new labour codes and updated income tax rules. While some fi...
18 May, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Quote of the Day by famous Romantic poet Lord Byron: “The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain” – Inspiring quote on human existence, suffering and true meaning of life by the world’s first modern literary celebrityQuote of the Day by Lord Byron: Lord Byron’s thought-provoking quote explores the deeper meaning of life, human existence and emotional exp...
14 May, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Neanderthal babies may have grown at surprisingly rapid speeds compared with modern humansScientists unearthed a Neanderthal infant, Amud 7, in Israel. Its bones and brain were larger than expected for its age. This suggests Nean...
08 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Mumbai watermelon case update: Stunning twist as no additives found in fruit by FDA, focus shifts to poison angleMumbai watermelon case: Investigations into the deaths of a Mumbai family have ruled out food adulteration, with FDA tests finding no conta...
02 May, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
ET Awards: Chandrababu Naidu sees no threat to South, asks why oppose women’s reservationAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu advocates for a 'population management policy,' encouraging couples to have at least two ...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
SC upholds Rajasthan's two-child norm for govt jobsA bench headed by Justice Surya Kant held that Rule 24(4) of the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989, which says "no candidate...
29 Feb, 2024, 03.34 PM IST
UP Bill on '2-child norm' proposes cash benefits for 1-child couplesThe bill has added a new disincentive for those who will breach the two-child norm — they will be made ineligible for being nominated or ap...
16 Aug, 2021, 11.48 PM IST
Assam government to link some government schemes to two-child normsChief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said, “While Uttar Pradesh has taken a legislation route to bring in population control mea...
10 Jul, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
Assam to gradually implement two-child norm for availing benefits under some schemes: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaThe proposed population control policy will, however, not be applicable in all the schemes in Assam immediately as many of the benefits are...
19 Jun, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Sena MP moves bill to promote 2-child normPrivate member’s bills rarely proceed beyond discussion and it is unclear how Sena’s new allies Congress and NCP will view the subject of D...
13 Feb, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
Assam cabinet prescribes two child norm and educational qualification for the GMCAssam cabinet meeting on Monday resolved that the number of ward members of GMC will be increased to 60 from the present 31.
23 Jul, 2019, 07.58 PM IST
With a set of incentives and disincentives Assam assembly adopts two child norm policyThe policy seeks to bar those having more than two children from being elected or nominated to panchayat and other local bodies’ elections ...
15 Sep, 2017, 08.58 PM IST
Pravin Togadia demands two child norm across the countryVHP cited the Census figure to allege that the "extinction" of Hindus could happen due to the "population jihad" of Muslims.
30 Aug, 2015, 08.23 PM IST
- No question of withdrawing two-child norm recommendation: Former Supreme Court judge Justice V R Krishna Iyer
Justice V R Krishna Iyer has said there was no question of withdrawing a two child norm recommended by a commission headed by him.
29 Sep, 2011, 02.43 PM IST
- Panel recommends incentives for promoting two-child norm
A panel has suggested that Rs 50,000 should be paid to women from the BPL category, who marry after the age of 19 and have their first chil...
25 Sep, 2011, 06.03 PM IST
- SC upholds two-child norm for Haryana Sarpanchs
The family planning norms could soon return to haunt legislators, as the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Haryana legislation barring a ...
30 Jul, 2003, 01.30 PM IST