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Wealthy families now embrace a “family constitution” that not only regulates money matters but also a value system

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Wealthy families now embrace a "family constitution" that not only regulates money matters but also a value system

MUMBAI: A growing number of India’s wealthy families, driven by their younger members, are adopting a “family constitution” that sets out principles that govern wealth creation, philanthropy, succession planning and the family’s larger goals. Part legal blueprint, part moral compass, these charters attempt to codify not just money matters but the family’s value system. Many … Read more

Government may grant legislative powers to Ladakh local bodies in talks on May 22

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Government may grant legislative powers to Ladakh local bodies in talks on May 22

New Delhi: The next round of discussions between the home ministry and Ladakh representatives on safeguards in the region will resume on May 22, as Ladakh LG VK Saxena announced in a post on Sunday. The discussions are likely to explore how to strengthen the legislative powers of elected local bodies and provide further safeguards … Read more

PM woos Matua community, vows fast track to citizenship

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PM woos Matua community, vows fast track to citizenship

In a screenshot of a video posted on April 26, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for the West Bengal Assembly elections at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas. (@NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a bid to strengthen the BJP’s outreach to the Matua community in the final phase of Bengal … Read more

Rahul: What prevails in Bengal is not democracy, but TMC’s reign of terror

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Rahul: What prevails in Bengal is not democracy, but TMC’s reign of terror

Rahul Gandhi (file photo) New Delhi: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that what prevails in West Bengal today is not democracy but the “TMC’s reign of terror”. “Post-poll intimidation, attacks and elimination of opposition voices – this has become the defining feature of the TMC,” he said ahead of the second phase of assembly … Read more

Mamata cites ‘load shedding’, warns against ‘EVM trapping’

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Mamata cites 'load shedding', warns against 'EVM trapping'

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Asking Trinamool workers on Sunday to be wary of “EVM capture”, it said complaints about power outages were pouring in from the EVM vaults after the first phase of assembly polls in the state.“Look at the EC! It is your job to ensure that … Read more

West Bengal polls: NIA to probe Bangal bomb shipments

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West Bengal polls: NIA to probe Bangal bomb shipments

KOLKATA: The Center has ordered an NIA probe into the 79 crude bombs recovered in Bangal on Saturday.“The central government is of the view that this case constitutes a crime under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 and involves the illegal storage and handling of explosives and crude bombs endangering the lives and properties of … Read more

Kejriwal tries to stop defections, but it’s too little, too late

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Kejriwal tries to stop defections, but it's too little, too late

Arvind Kejriwal (file photo) New Delhi: After learning that members of his party in the Lok Sabha were unlikely to break away and join the Bharatiya Janata Party till the end, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal made a last-ditch effort to salvage the situation by reaching out to a majority of the MPs, but it turned … Read more

Modi prays at Kali temple to refute TMC’s vegetarian policy

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Modi prays at Kali temple to refute TMC's vegetarian policy

In a screenshot of a video posted on April 26, 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prays at ‘Thanthania Kalibari’ during the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections in Kolkata. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Sunday, before his roadshow in Kolkata, he prayed at Thanthania Kalibari – one of the few abodes of Goddess … Read more

Rajaji temple wedding of son in Mantri, Uttarakhand sparks controversy

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Rajaji temple wedding of son in Mantri, Uttarakhand sparks controversy

Uttarakhand Minister Karjan Das (file photo) Dehradun/Haridwar: Preparations for Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Khajan Das’ son’s wedding took place at the Sureshwari Devi Temple inside the core area of ​​the Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR), allegedly without permission from the forest authorities, raising concerns over alleged violation of forest and wildlife norms.On Saturday, materials for the large … Read more

Solar infrastructure helps India meet record 256GW power demand

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Solar infrastructure helps India meet record 256GW power demand

NEW DELHI: Riding on the growing contribution of solar energy to the power generation mix, India easily met its peak power demand of 256 gigawatts (GW) on Saturday, the highest single-day power demand on record, amid soaring temperatures across the country.When peak demand reached 256.1 GW at 3:38 pm, solar energy contributed nearly 57 GW, … Read more