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
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years, … Read more
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years, … Read more
Recently, in village in Bhojpur district, Bihar, which is dominated by Most Backward Castes (MBC), I heard a sohar (birth song) sung by a few unlettered women. It goes, “Babua hamar DM hoyihe, okara upar CM hoyihe (My son will become a District Magistrate and he will also become Chief Minister)”. I also heard a … Read more
H. Venkatesh Dodderi, BJP State spokesperson, on Monday filed a complaint with the North Division cyber crime police against a person for posting objectionable comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Dodderi, in his complaint, said that the accused, identified as Hadimani T.F., posted on his social media account content demeaning the Prime Minister and … Read more
Footwear lying outside Chinnaswamy stadium after a stampede in which 11 persons died during Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)‘s victory celebrations, in Bengaluru on June 4, 2025. Bengaluru Of the many things that went wrong on June 4, when the stampede occurred during the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), tragically killing 11 persons, the … Read more
A failure to fix England’s social care system is costing the country in financial and human terms, cross-party MPs have warned. Doing nothing to reform social care for older and disabled adults is an “active” and “untenable” decision, according to a report from Health and Social Care Select Committee. It says successive governments have put … Read more
K. Raju, a permanent invitee to the CWC. Photo: X/@KRajuINC The differences within the Karnataka Government over the implementation of the caste survey reflects the larger divide on the issue within the party. Both the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and former party chief Rahul Gandhi have laid down the party position in arguing for the … Read more
