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Stipend or salary? Delhi HC verdict costs doctor his EWS seat at Aiims

Delhi High Court said that a junior resident doctor's stipend qualifies as income for EWS eligibility, stressing that the true nature of a payment must be judged by its substance, not its nomenclature

Meet Ritu Tawde, three-term BJP corporator now Mumbai's 78th mayor

Ritu Tawde, a BJP corporator from Ghatkopar, was elected unopposed as Mumbai's 78th mayor, marking the party's return to the top post in the BMC after 44 years

SC to examine challenge to I-T law allowing searches of digital devices

Petition questions Section 247 of Income Tax Act, 2025, saying expanded powers to access digital devices and virtual space violate privacy and lack safeguards

LS Speaker Birla steps in to rectify flaws in Oppn notice to remove him

As many as 118 opposition MPs had signed the notice submitted to Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh on Tuesday afternoon

16 schools in Punjab's Mohali recieve bomb threats, students evacuated

School authorities sent messages to parents, declaring a holiday. Students on their way to school were sent back home

'Govt sold Bharat Mata, wholesale surrender': Rahul on India-US trade deal

Gandhi said the interests of the farmers have been compromised

Magenta Line to become longest Metro corridor with maximum interchanges

The line will run from Botanical Garden to Inderlok and will function entirely as a driverless metro corridor once fully operational

HC lists on Feb 17 hearing of Kuldeep Sengar's appeal in Unnao rape case

The counsel for Sengar submitted that in view of the top court's order, the survivor ought to file a plea for early hearing in the plea for enhancement of sentence

Bharat Bandh on Feb 12: What's open, what's closed during strike tomorrow?

Trade unions and farmers have called a Bharat Bandh on February 12 to protest labour codes and the India-US trade deal; banking, transport and markets may see disruptions in several states

SC cuts ₹2 cr payout to ₹25 lakh awarded to woman for 'faulty haircut'

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission initially awarded her ₹2 crore in compensation

Death by negligence case filed after man falls to death in drain in Rohini

A case under sections 285 and 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered in connection with the case

Uttar Pradesh presents ₹9.13 trillion Budget for 2026-27, outlay up 12.2%

Tabling the Budget before the assembly, UP FM Khanna said the state government is always fully committed to fiscal management and debt control

Delhi police issues notice to Penguin over ex-Army Chief Naravane's book

According to police, the Special Cell has formally approached the publishing house through the notice, posing multiple queries and seeking detailed responses

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to two accused in biker's death case

The case pertains to the tragic death of a biker who fell into a pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board in the Janak Puri area last week

A 'smog season' discount is another threat to Indian companies' earnings

The total economic cost of air pollution in India could have been as much as $260 billion in 2024, according to an analysis by Dalberg Advisors, which included impacts of reduced worker productivity

Delhi air quality remains poor; IMD forecasts rise in minimum temperature

Delhi's overall AQI recorded at 295 in the poor category; IMD forecasts a rise in minimum temperature with mainly clear skies and misty conditions during morning hours in the national capital

RailTel secures ₹455 crore Kavach project from West Central Railway

RailTel has a project valued at ₹454.95 crore for Survey, Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Trackside Kavach Systems across key routes of the Jabalpur Division of WCR

'No deal but US steal': Congress' dig at govt over Indo-US trade agreement

Jairam Ramesh claimed that the US has extracted more from India than it has conceded in the trade deal

Govt mandates 6-stanza version of Vande Mataram at official events

The National Song must be played during the unfurling of the Tricolour, the arrival and departure of the President at formal state functions, and before and after the President addresses, among others

Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes Bay of Bengal, says NCS

The tremor occurred at 05:12 IST on February 11, at a depth of 10 kilometres and the epicentre was located at 14.94° N latitude and 90.18° E longitude