The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) finalised a panel of three IPS officers fit for appointment as Director-General of Police/Head of Police Force of Tamil Nadu police. The UPSC had convened the Empanelment Committee Meeting in Delhi last Friday to shortlist the panel of three DGP-rank officers for the top post. The State was represented … Read more
The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the provisions in the new Bill empowering tax officials to access, forcibly if necessary, the social media and private emails of people they are conducting search and seizure operations on. The Income Tax Bill 2025 was … Read more
The history section of the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for students in the current 2025-26 academic year portrays Mughal rulers, especially Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb, as “intellectuals” who also “plundered” the Indian population. The second chapter of the textbook, titled ‘Reshaping India’s … Read more
The house of an alleged drug smuggler being razed in Bathinda on June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Even as the Punjab Cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval for the constitution of the high-powered cabinet sub-committee to intensify the ‘War on Drugs’ program, the Congress party came down heavily on the ruling Aam Aadmi … Read more
The State government will form a committee headed by the Chief Secretary to discuss the alignment of the proposed metro rail in Thiruvananthapuram. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday. The committee will examine the issues related to the proper alignment and submit recommendations. The committee will … Read more
Residents of Dhulian take refuge at a school in Malda district. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate alleged molestation and displacement of women during the recent communal violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, an official statement said on Wednesday (April 16, 2025). … Read more
The new and old Pamban rail bridges. File | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar The five-member high-level committee appointed by the Ministry of Railways to study the stability of the newly constructed Pamban rail bridge has cleared its design, certifying that the 2.08-km-long bridge is structurally safe. The committee comprising Principal Executive Director (PED), Bridges; PED, … Read more
The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for determining the ‘per-child’ expenditure to be met by the government for students admitted to private schools under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY_C The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for … Read more
The judicial commission, headed by retired high court judge CR Dash, probing the alleged torture of an Army officer and sexual assault of his fiancée at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar last year, concluded its inquiry on Wednesday, an official said. The commission completed its inquiry as it is mandated to submit the report by … Read more
Members of a six-member delegation during their visit to probe the vandalism of BR Ambedkar’s statue situated on Heritage Street, in Amritsar, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A six-member panel formed by the BJP visited Amritsar on Sunday (February 2, 2025) to probe the recent Ambedkar statue vandalisation bid. Panel members, including … Read more