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Improving the school’s standards and bringing its vast campus alive with children from the neighbourhood in the evenings and weekends are some of the suggestions to prevent further neglect

For decades, D. K. Shivakumar answered questions about becoming Chief Minister with a simple line: “Efforts may fail, but prayers do not.” Now, after a political journey spanning nearly four decades, he has finally reached Karnataka’s highest office.

Rescuers say building’s single entry-exit point and lack of accessible windows made the rescue operation difficult

Severe allegations have surfaced regarding female journalists and NFL coaches. A former NFL scout suggests ten current female reporters have engaged/are engaging in relationships with NFL coaches, executives, agents, or players. This follows the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel’s Sedona cheating scandal. Crissy Froyd, a journalist, was fired from USA TODAY after commenting on Dianna Russini’s resignation from The Athletic. She believes some reporters trade relationships for stories. And they are corrupting the industry she has known since she was 15.

By focusing on shared civilizational bonds, digital corridors, and seamless connectivity, we can truly build a partnership defined by progress and mutual trust, says Rabi Lamichanne

The transfer of the CBSE’s top leadership has failed to address the issue of accountability at the highest levels of the Education Ministry, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh says

Jay Prakash Majumdar, the state vice president of Trinamool Congress, joined the party in 2022 after he was suspended from BJP for publicly criticising the party for their defeat in 2021 assembly election. 

As BCCI looks for successors, India T20I skipper unlikely to be called up for selection meeting

Director Census Operations (DCO), Rajasthan, writes to all district functionaries that ‘during the analysis of field data collected so far, some discrepancies have been noticed’; enumerators allege they have been asked not to ‘select options that may show the government in poor light’

It’s part of an ‘ongoing routine exercise’ in reviewing security cover for prominent personalities based on threat assessments, officials say

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke will come from the U.S. to seek permission for Jantar Mantar protest; CJP calls on people across the political spectrum to join protest without party or organisational banners

Karnataka's new Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has launched significant welfare and youth-focused initiatives. These include free bus passes for students from school to postgraduate levels and the establishment of 10,000 youth clubs with Rs 10 lakh each for sports, culture, and leadership. A private employment exchange will also be set up to aid job seekers.

Ritabrata Banerjee claims support of 58 of 80 Trinamool MLAs but appeals to Mamata Banerjee remain ‘main advisor’; the development poses the biggest existential challenge for the Trinamool, which lost to the BJP in the recent Assembly elections