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₹500-crore defamation notice served on Aaditya Thackeray amid Disha Salian probe | File Image
Maharashtra

Satish Salian serves Rs 500-crore defamation notice to Aaditya Thackeray

Disha Salian's father serves ₹500-crore defamation notice to Aaditya Thackeray
General NS Raja Subramani outlines ‘DHARA’ framework at IIT Roorkee convocation | File Image
Nation

CDS General NS Raja Subramani urges graduates to adapt to a changing world

IIT Roorkee graduates urged to adapt as technology and global landscape evolve
Prashant Kishor questions BJP’s response to Bihar flood crisis | File Image
Bihar

Image-building exercise: Prashant Kishor on BJP chief donating his MP salary for Bihar flood relief

Prashant Kishor seeks BJP funds for Bihar flood relief efforts
Family alleges torture after IIT Bombay student dies, police begin probe | File Image
Maharashtra

IIT Bombay student death sparks protests as family alleges torture

Police register abetment case after IIT Bombay student dies by suicide
Rahul Gandhi served notice in defamation case over 2024 Hathras remarks | File Image
Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh court issues notice to Rahul Gandhi in Hathras defamation case

Rahul Gandhi faces court notice over alleged defamatory Hathras remarks
Rahul Gandhi meets Arpit Jaj’s family, flags lack of government hostels | PTI
Madhya Pradesh

Rahul Gandhi meets Satya Niketan collapse victim's kin, flags lack of government hostels

Family of Satya Niketan victim meets Rahul Gandhi in Indore
Rahul Gandhi says students threaten the ‘system’ by asking questions in Indore | File Image
Nation

Rahul Gandhi says ‘system’ fears questioning students; Mohan Yadav calls him ‘careless politician’

Rahul Gandhi targets ‘system’ over student concerns; Mohan Yadav hits back
Odisha devotees among eight killed as car plunges into swollen drain in Agar Malwa | PTI
Madhya Pradesh

Eight, including 7 of Odisha family, dead as car falls into swollen drain in MP's Agar Malwa

Eight killed after car carrying devotees falls into rain-swollen drain in MP
Five arrested after student groups clash at Himachal Pradesh University | Representational Image
Himachal Pradesh

Five students arrested after SFI-ABVP clash at Himachal Pradesh University

Five students arrested after SFI, ABVP clash at Himachal Pradesh University
ED probe flags alleged five-year adulterated ghee supply to TTD | File Image
Andhra Pradesh

ED findings point to Rs 230 crore Tirupati Ghee Adulteration over 5 years, alleges TDP leader

ED alleges adulterated ghee worth Rs 230 crore supplied to TTD
With paddy harvesting set to begin, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann urged incentives for farmers to manage stubble and avoid burning crop residue | File image/PTI
Punjab

'Not in favour of FIRs against farmers over stubble burning': Punjab CM Mann

Ahead of the paddy harvest, Bhagwant Mann backed financial incentives for farmers instead of FIRs to tackle stubble burning in Punjab
Congress leader Pawan Khera questioned why Milan Pradhan was arrested now, after Mamata Banerjee extended support to him for the Nandigram bypoll | File image
Nation

'Why arrest him now?' Congress questions Milan Pradhan's arrest before Nandigram bypoll

Congress has questioned the timing of Milan Pradhan’s arrest ahead of the Nandigram bypoll, citing the age of the cases against its candidate
Ravneet Bittu was detained by Punjab Police after staging a protest near Mann's convoy at PAU, a day after alleging an attack on his cavalcade | File image/X
Punjab

Ravneet Bittu detained after 'alcohol, egg' protest near CM Mann's convoy

BJP leader Ravneet Bittu was detained after protesting near Bhagwant Mann's convoy at PAU, holding a liquor bottle and referring to eggs and tomatoes thrown at his convoy

Special Reports

India’s Academic Freedom Index score has fallen sharply in recent years as the report raises concerns over research, teaching and institutional autonomy
Special Reports

Academic freedom in India ‘severely restricted’, global report flags growing curbs

The report points to greater government influence over universities, restrictions on campus expression and actions against faculty and students
India retained its 131st rank among 145 countries, while its overall gender parity score rose to 64.5 per cent in the WEF’s 2026 index | Representational image
Special Reports

Gender gap in India: Score rises, ranking stays unchanged at 131

Iceland topped the 2026 Global Gender Gap Index, while India remained 131st despite a slight improvement in its overall parity score
The dark shades of a manual scavenger: India still sends people where machines should go
Special Reports

The dark shades of a manual scavenger: India still sends people where machines should go

A country that has sent spacecraft to the Moon and aspires to soon become a $5-trillion economy still sends human beings into sewers. What does that say about the India that we have built?
Even when MDR is formally charged to the merchant, businesses could attempt to recover the additional expense through product prices or other charges
Special Reports

Explainer: ₹5 UPI charge introduced for select payments above ₹2,000; 'free for consumers'

Small payments remain protected while framework opens door for merchant fees on higher-value UPI transactions
Black carbon from the plains is accelerating glacier melt, while limited monitoring of the region’s thousands of glaciers is raising concern | Representational image
Special Reports

Himalayan glaciers melting 65 per cent faster, black carbon driving one-third of loss

A new study warns that the Hindu Kush Himalayas could lose up to 80 per cent of their current glacier volume by 2100
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