India must expand steel production to achieve 'zero import & net export' goal: PM Modi

Caste count goes official: BJP seizes agenda; INDIA bloc faces strategic recalibration

In a landmark decision with far-reaching social and political implications, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in the upcoming national Census. The announcement, made by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday, comes amid growing political momentum around caste data and its role in public policy. Apr 30, 2025
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Farm and rural workers get respite as inflation burden eases further in March

The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for March this year eased to 3.73 per cent and 3.86 per cent, respectively -- compared to 7.15 per cent and 7.08 per cent in March 2024 -- bringing respite to poor households, according to figures released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday. Apr 30, 2025
FIR against Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain in classroom construction scam

FIR lodged against Sisodia, Jain in classroom construction case

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered a case against former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia, and former Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satyendar Jain, in connection with an alleged scam in the construction of classrooms at exorbitant costs during the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's tenure. Apr 30, 2025