Kharge jabs Shah: ‘When I became MLA, he was a child’
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying Shah was a child when Kharge first became an MLA. The remark came in response to Shah's allegation…
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Supreme Court upholds hanging as execution method
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to replace execution by hanging with less painful methods such as lethal injection. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta ruled…
Maharashtra will invest in Marathi films to woo Gen-Z audience
The Maharashtra government will invest in producing modern, tech-driven Marathi cinema aimed at the Gen-Z audience, state Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar said on Tuesday. Speaking at a seminar organised by the…
BJP issues show-cause notice to Chandigarh councillor Kuljeet Singh Sandhu
The BJP's Chandigarh unit has issued a show-cause notice to Ward 14 councillor Kuljeet Singh Sandhu for alleged anti-party activities. Party general secretary Ramveer Bhatti sent the notice, accusing Sandhu of making…
Chandigarh police use drone to drop tear gas on sword-wielding protesters
The Chandigarh police deployed a drone to drop tear gas shells on Qaumi Insaaf Morcha protesters who tried to breach barricades with swords on Independence Day. The force said it is only…
Delhi Class IX makes vocational education, third language compulsory
The Delhi Government has revised the Class IX examination and promotion system, making vocational education and a third language compulsory from the current academic session. The Directorate of Education issued a circular…
India’s pharma sector told to shift to innovation, global quality
Industry experts have said India's pharmaceutical sector must move beyond cost-competitive generic medicines and focus on innovation, advanced manufacturing and global quality standards to achieve its target of a USD 130 billion…
India closes 94,000 government schools in 11 years, NITI Aayog report shows
India's school system underwent a major restructuring between 2014-15 and 2024-25, with 94,000 government schools closing, according to a NITI Aayog report based on UDISE+ data. Total schools fell from 15.16 lakh…
Mohanlal film denied Sabarimala Sannidhanam shoot permission
Mohanlal-starrer 'Athimanoharam' faces a setback after the Kerala Forest Department refused permission to shoot at the Sabarimala Sannidhanam (temple premises), citing a High Court order. The temple area falls within the Periyar…
Bombay HC quashes housing society probe based on two complaints
The Bombay High Court has quashed a deputy registrar's order that initiated an inquiry into the finances of the Kurla Kamgar Cooperative Housing Society (KKCHS). A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre…
