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The bill seeks to earmark a minimum 50% IG-level posts, 67% ADG-level posts and all DG and special DG-level posts in CAPFs for deputation (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Citing the need to retain deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the Central armed police forces (CAPFs) for operational efficiency through better Centre-state coordination, the…
Panaji: The Goa Queer and Trans Collective will protest at Azad Maidan, Panaji, on March 22 against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 presented in the Lok Sabha. They called it a regressive law that bases itself on transmedicalism (the idea that gender identity must be validated through medical or biological criteria)…
US President Donald Trump threatened to put ICE agents to the airports if congressional Democrats don’t immediately agree to fund airport safety.In a post on Truth Social, Trump slammed immigrants from Somalia and said they entered after the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota.“If…
Billionaire Peter Thiel has said that The Giving Pledge – philanthropic initiative started by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in 2010, has fallen out of style. The campaign encourages world’s wealthiest individuals to donate majority of their wealth to charitable causes and has Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett as key…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra govt on Friday introduced a bill with stringent provisions to prevent religious conversions through coercion, fraud, or marriage if it involves inducement, coercion or deceit, joining other BJP-governed states that have enacted ‘freedom of religion’ laws. The Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, tabled in the legislative assembly for debate sets a prison term…
The summer sun in India doesn’t just warm the air but scorches it. Houses heat up. Rooms turn into ovens. And suddenly the AC feels less like a luxury and more like a necessity. But here’s the tricky part. A poorly used air conditioner can send the electricity bill through the roof. It can make…
The United States has spent at least $11.3 billion in the first week of its military campaign against Iran, according to a Pentagon estimate shared with Congress, The New York Times reported on Thursday.The figure marks the most detailed assessment so far of the financial cost of the conflict, which entered its 13th day with…
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has questioned his ranking in Forbes’ latest global rich list. This comes after the Forbes Billionaires Index annual list placed the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In the publication’s 2026 billionaire list, Zhao, also known as CZ, was ranked 17th with an estimated…
A new bill aimed at reversing controversial restrictions on the H-1B visa program has been introduced in the US Congress by Bonnie Watson Coleman. The new legislation, named the Welcoming International Success Act, aims to rescind a presidential proclamation issued in September 2025 that tightened the standards for employers sponsoring H-1B workers. The earlier rule…
Pakistan could see its monthly oil import bill jump to $600 million as tensions in West Asia escalate, country’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned. These comments come at a time when global oil markets are reacting sharply to the ongoing crisis, with prices surging past the $100 mark on Monday. Brent crude, the international…
