CBSE promotes Tele-MANAS for student mental health support in all schools. (AI Image) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all its affiliated schools to actively implement and promote the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele-MANAS) within school campuses. This move is aimed at ensuring that students across CBSE schools have round-the-clock access…
Abhinav Bindra (Photo by George Mattock/Getty Images) Abhinav Bindra, an Olympic champion, has voiced his support for the National Sports Governance Act, emphasising its benefits for sports development in India. The National Sport Governance Bill, 2025 received approval from the Lok Sabha on August 11, with the Rajya Sabha following suit the next day after…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025 — which seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Ports Act, 1908 and provides for regulating of port operations with quality effort, sustainability and cooperative federalism, so as to make India a global maritime leader by the year 2047— but only after the…
Corbin Bosch celebrates after taking the wicket of Ben Dwarshuis of Australia during game two in the T20 International series (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) South Africa all-rounder Corbin Bosch has been handed a penalty for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Australia in Darwin on Tuesday. The incident occurred…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the updated version of the I-T bill to Parliament. The New Income Tax Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha, marking a significant reform to modernise the longstanding income tax legislation for both individuals and corporations. The New Income Tax Bill 2025 aims to simplify tax procedures and reduce…
Now the US launches sweeping investigation into Harvard patents worth hundreds of millions in federal research funding The US Department of Commerce has initiated a wide-ranging investigation into Harvard University’s management of patents derived from federally funded research. The inquiry could potentially impact intellectual property assets valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars and…
US President Donald Trump said that the United States will begin imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia in 10 days unless Moscow takes steps toward ending the conflict in Ukraine. The president, who had previously set a 50-day deadline, announced earlier this week that he was shortening the timeline due to a lack of…
File photo: Defense minister Rajnath Singh (Picture credit: IANS) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India is ready to assist Pakistan in combating terrorism, asserting that Indian forces are capable of tackling terror threats across the border as well. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Singh…
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the “GENIUS Act,” a new law aimed at regulating payment stablecoins, marking a significant step toward bringing legitimacy and oversight to the cryptocurrency industry. The law, officially titled “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins,” represents a major policy shift for digital assets in the US. The…
NEW DELHI: Indicating that an offence cannot be said to be a terror act only if an accused is convicted under an anti-terror law, Supreme Court on Tuesday said creating an atmosphere of fear to prevent people from taking the side of law by killing an army informer is also a terrorist act despite anti-terror…