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SC drops Centre's call to revive ₹363 crore Vodafone GST demand

The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court ruling that quashed GST proceedings against Vodafone Mobile Services, which had ceased to exist after merger

Govt keeps PSB employees' FY26 PLI scheme in abeyance after union plea

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met a delegation of bank employees representing different PSBs, which raised several issues concerning the banking sector and employees

Datanomics: Nearly 50% of rape cases in last 50 yrs reported post-Nirbhaya

Between 1971 and 2025, India registered 927,831 rape cases, with 47.2 per cent of them recorded between 2013 and 2025.

Bengal needs incentives, big businesses to break investment jinx: Experts

Business leaders and economists called for competitive incentives, easier land acquisition and stronger industrial ecosystems to attract investment and help MSMEs scale up

States' capex utilisation climbed to three-year high in April-July

Capital spending continued to trail their combined revenue expenditure

Law minister seeks suggestions to strengthen National Tribunal Commission

Arjun Ram Meghwal sought stakeholder inputs on the proposed National Tribunal Commission framework while inaugurating the new premises of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Kolkata

SC sets November 30 deadline for expert panel report on Aravalli Hills

The Supreme Court rejected the expert panel's request for an extension until February, making it clear that no further time would be granted beyond November 30

India poised to be global hub for small satellites, in-orbit manufacturing

Isro is pursuing around 2,000 R&D projects as India seeks to raise its share of the global space economy and scale up private-sector participation and manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh seeks investments from Russia, Ethiopia, UAE at Dubai meet

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav held talks with leaders from Tatarstan, Ethiopia and the UAE, seeking investments and inviting them to the Global Investors Summit 2027

Centre to open applications for ₹37,500-cr coal gasification scheme

Opening of applications will offer the first indication of industry participation in the Centre's scheme aimed at scaling up domestic coal and lignite gasification

MCD suspends 5 officials after 7 killed in Satya Niketan building collapse

The action comes after a decades-old five-storey building housing a boys' hostel collapsed in Satya Niketan on Sunday

Bihar floods affect 2.7 million people as rivers swell across 13 districts

At Gandhi Ghat in Patna, the Ganga was flowing at 50.41 metres at 6 am on Monday, which is 1.57 metres above the danger level

SC rejects Aravalli panel's request for 6-month extension on final report

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the panel to submit its report by November 30, and warned that in case of failure it will reconstitute the committee

MPSC exam paper leak: Aspirants protest in Pune; Oppn extends support

MPSC aspirants marched to the Pune District Collectorate demanding transparency in recruitment, action over alleged paper leaks and probes into irregularities in multiple examinations

Delhi building collapse: Owner apprehended from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi

Owner Hariram Gupta has been apprehended from Bhiwadi

Delhi building collapse: Death toll rises to 7, rescue ops enter day 2

The building, which housed a boys' paying guest accommodation near Delhi University's South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 pm on Sunday while repair work was underway

SC seeks status reports from states on old-age homes for senior citizens

The bench was hearing a long-pending PIL, filed in 2016, seeking effective implementation of measures for the welfare and protection of the elderly

Delhi HC allows urgent listing of PIL on Satya Niketan building collapse

The building, which housed a boys' paying guest accommodation near Delhi University's South Campus, collapsed on Sunday while repair work was underway

'Life is precious': HC commutes death sentence in child assault-murder case

Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted a death sentence to life imprisonment, saying the convict's 'social ostracisation' and 'lack of prior criminal record' did not warrant the 'rarest of rare' penalty

Old Monk cannot be sold as 'Rum' under current label: FSSAI tells Bombay HC

The FSSAI said that Old Monk's label lists artificial and nature-identical rum flavouring substances that alter its natural characteristics