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Campaign launched nationally on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday; Andaman leaders call for time-bound recruitment and ask what happens to degrees when educated youth remain without employment Sri Vijaya Puram, September 18, 2026: The Andaman unit of the Youth Congress has taken up the Indian Youth Congress ’s nationwide “Meri Degree Ka Kya?” campaign, using a press conference in the Islands to raise questions about youth employment, vacant government posts and delays in recruitment. The campaign was launched nationally on September 17, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s birthday. Indian Youth Congress leaders have demanded that sanctioned but vacant government posts be filled through a time-bound recruitment process. National reports on the campaign say the Youth Congress has cited 50,05,850 sanctioned government posts as vacant and has called for recruitment against these vacancies. At the Andaman press conference, H. Yusuf, State General Secretary of the Yout...

  A developed India cannot be a promise for tomorrow. Citizens need to experience measurable progress today. For years, Indians have been asked to look towards the future. 2047 has become one of the country's defining development milestones — the year India aims to complete 100 years of independence as a developed nation. There is nothing wrong with having an ambitious national goal. The question is what happens between now and then . An Indian citizen living in 2026 does not live in 2047. That citizen pays taxes today. Pays GST today. Pays electricity bills, transport costs, school fees and medical expenses today. So the legitimate question is simple: Why should citizens have to wait until 2047 to experience the basic standards of a modern, efficient country? The world is already moving Technology is moving rapidly from laboratories into everyday life. Autonomous vehicles are being deployed in some markets. Drone technology is moving towards increasingly practical co...

New 0.4% MDR applies to specified merchant payments above ₹2,000 from October 15 ; government says consumers cannot be charged, while Grover argues the cost could eventually reach them indirectly New Delhi, September 16, 2026: The introduction of a new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain higher-value UPI merchant payments has triggered a debate over who ultimately bears the cost. Among those questioning the move is entrepreneur and BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover , who has argued that even if the charge is formally imposed on merchants, businesses may eventually recover the cost through prices or other changes affecting consumers. Under the new framework, effective October 15, 2026 , a 0.4% MDR will apply to specified person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI payments above ₹2,000, with the charge capped at ₹300 for transactions of ₹75,000 and above . Person-to-person UPI payments will remain free regardless of amount. Small merchants receiving up to ₹1 lakh a month through eligible UP...

Operators resume activities after temporary understanding; commission, staff-payment and long-term operating issues remain unresolved Swaraj Dweep , September 15, 2026: Water-sports activities at Swaraj Dweep (Havelock) resumed on Tuesday following discussions between local water-sports operators, boat owners, boat staff and the administration over booking arrangements , operational rights , licensing, safety requirements and livelihood concerns. The standoff reportedly followed the establishment of a new booking counter operated by Blue Fly at the water-sports location. Local operators and boat owners objected to the arrangement, expressing concern that it could affect the existing system through which they operate and earn from activities including snorkeling and other marine tourism services. Operators also raised concerns over commission-based earnings , particularly for boat staff whose income, according to stakeholders, includes commissions linked to water-sports activities....

A June confrontation involving a CJP protester’s father has grown into a wider legal controversy involving an alleged assault, SC/ST Act provisions, a separate POCSO case and threats against a minor activist New Delhi, September 15, 2026: The controversy surrounding social-media figure Swatantra Bhardwaj has developed from a June confrontation at Delhi's Jantar Mantar into a wider legal dispute involving allegations of assault, caste-based abuse, online threats and competing claims over what happened during the confrontation. The latest development came on September 15 , when a Delhi court granted Bhardwaj three weeks' interim bail in the case concerning the alleged assault of Sanjay Azad , father of teenage CJP activist Nishu Aazad . The temporary relief does not amount to an acquittal and does not bring the criminal proceedings to an end. The case has attracted attention because of Bhardwaj's social-media profile, his own statements about the confrontation, the sub...

AISA national president links education, employment and recruitment grievances to a broader political challenge during the GEN-Z Mahajutan Yatra Gorakhpur /Lucknow, September 15, 2026: All India Students' Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora has stepped up her criticism of the Uttar Pradesh government during the organisation's ongoing GEN-Z Mahajutan Yatra , linking student and youth concerns over education, employment and recruitment to a wider demand for political accountability. The sharpest political formulation attributed to Bora during the campaign has been her reported reference to a choice between “Baba” and “Babasaheb” , in an apparent contrast between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Dr B.R. Ambedkar . “Baba ka raj hoga ya Babasaheb ka raj hoga, aane wala chunav batayega.” The statement has circulated on social media as a direct political challenge to the Yogi government. The exact wording is attributed to Bora in social-media reports; Dweep Tu...