Finance Commission’s new corporate-rationale: Get order into chaotic cities

Road out of troubled waters The Finance Commission has proposed a targeted push to accelerate and make India’s urban growth more orderly, focusing on strengthening mid-sized cities and bringing rapidly urbanising fringes of cities into municipal corporations.In its recommendations on urban local body (ULB) grants, the 16th Finance Commission has outlined two key priorities: integrating…

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Babar Azam overtakes Virat Kohli for major T20I record, hands Pakistan timely T20 World Cup boost | Cricket News

File Pic: Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Babar Azam etched his name into T20I history on Sunday, surpassing Virat Kohli to become the batter with the most half-centuries in the format, as Pakistan completed a dominant 3–0 series sweep of Australia in Lahore. Babar’s unbeaten 50 not only anchored a commanding…

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Boycott drama! ‘Pakistan always make u-turns’: Gavaskar takes dig amid India match row | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Sunil Gavaskar believes Pakistan’s decision to skip their high-profile ICC T20 World Cup clash against India may not be final, drawing parallels with the country’s long history of players reversing retirement calls after public pressure.Pakistan ended days of uncertainty over their participation in the tournament by confirming they would compete in the T20…

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JKBOSE Class 11th result released at jkbose.jk.gov.in: Direct link to download here

JKBOSE Class 11th result 2026: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has declared Class 11 Winter Zone Result 2025. The results are now live on the official JKBOSE portal, jkbose.jk.gov.in. The board has cautioned students to access scores only through this authorised platform to avoid misinformation and safeguard personal data.Official figures show…

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Super Singer 11 Winner: Nikhil wins ‘Super Singer 11’: Know all about the grand finale timing, contenders, and more |

The popular Tamil singing reality competition, ‘Super Singer 11,’ concluded its finale on February 1, 2026, at EVP Film City in Chennai. Nikhil took home the season’s trophy and was gifted a house worth Rs 60 lakh. With the grand finale came excitement, elation, in short, a plethora of emotions, as the program had been…

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‘Something happened behind the curtains’: Sanjay Raut raises grave doubts on Ajit Pawar’s death | India News

Sanjay Raut (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday raised serious doubts over the sudden and “suspicious” death of NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, saying “something is dubious” and calling for a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed the leader last week in Baramati.Drawing…

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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike to work in the US: Is America shutting best and brightest Indian talent out?

Trump H-1B Visa Overhaul: Impact on Indian Professionals and US Tech Sector A once-strategic partnership between the United States and India, long built on mutual economic benefit, innovation and people-to-people ties, is now straining under sweeping immigration and trade policies implemented under former President Donald Trump’s administration. Policies such as the drastic H-1B visa fee…

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