Gujarat CMRF gives 2,106 cancer patients a new lease of life in 4 years

IANS | December 14, 2025 4:50 PM

Ahmedabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The Gujarat government's Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) has emerged as a critical safety net for citizens in moments of acute distress. From natural disasters and accidents to life-threatening illnesses and advanced medical procedures, the scope of the fund has steadily expanded.

FairPoint: The politics of selective secularism

Deepika Bhan | December 14, 2025 4:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) It becomes impossible to ignore -- when a centuries-old Deepam lighting ritual in Tamil Nadu is projected as a threat to communal harmony, while political attempts to resurrect the Babri Masjid narrative in West Bengal are met with studied silence -- as an uncomfortable truth.