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"In today's India, under the rule of a compromised PM, peaceful protest has been turned into the biggest crime. The world's largest democracy is being slowly pushed in a direction where dissent is labelled as treason and asking questions is called a conspiracy," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said

“If the United Nations Human Rights Council the world’s highest bridge, inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir last year, is fake, then Pakistan must be hallucinating or living in the ‘La-la-land’”, said Anupama Singh

The Education Minister says he is “very sad at what has happened” and “the circulation of the textbooks was put on hold”; he says the top court’s directives will be “complied with”

According to sources, he had borrowed around ₹6 lakh in 2025 to drill a borewell and, subsequently, he had taken more loans for his children’s marriage

Gold prices dipped in India's futures market on Thursday, influenced by a slump in spot demand and weak global cues, despite a rise in New York futures. Major Indian cities saw a decline in 24K, 22K, and 18K gold rates compared to the previous day, with Chennai experiencing a slight unchanged rate for 18K gold.

Chapter 4 of Part I of the Report of the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations deals with perhaps Tamil Nadu’s most sensitive issue — language. But this is not Tamil versus Hindi. This is about what the Constitution actually says, whether Hindi numbers are inflated, whether English needs protection and whether India’s language policy needs a reset. It also challenges three assumptions: that Hindi is spoken by most Indians; migration makes Hindi essential, and the Three-Language Formula is working.

The cause of death will be known only after the report from Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Namakkal arrives.

A day after taking suo motu cognisance of controversial references to “corruption” in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the Supreme Court of India ordered a complete ban on its reprinting and digital circulation. The Court directed immediate seizure of copies and warned of contempt if its order is violated.

Radikaa Sarathkumar’s film, produced by Sivakarthikeyan, is a riotous rural comedy, which blends soul, style and subversion, and announces Sivakumar Murugesan as Tamil mainstream cinema’s most assured new disruptor

Union Government to establish content creator labs in 15,000 secondary schools to boost the ‘orange economy’

Bihar witnesses a disturbing rise in 'pakadua vivah,' where men and boys are forced into marriage. Recent cases across districts like Samastipur and Patna involve students, teachers, and even minors abducted and wedded under duress. Viral social media videos expose these incidents, prompting urgent calls for stricter laws and swifter police action against perpetrators.

Addressing the graduating students in his maiden visit to J&K after assuming office, C.P. Radhakrishnan urges all of them to focus on swadeshi innovation and solutions, which are rooted in Indian knowledge, resources, and needs

The USS Gerald R Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, departed Crete as the US increases military pressure on Iran. This move coincides with renewed indirect nuclear talks between the two nations, mediated by Oman. The US has significantly reinforced its military presence in the Middle East, with multiple warships deployed in the region.

Continuous monitoring is necessary and travel is not advisable in her current condition, says board

In 2022, the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Sivaganga imposed life sentences on 27 persons belonging to a dominant, intermediate caste in the case

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has revised refund norms, allowing passengers to cancel or modify tickets without extra charges within 48 hours of booking. Airlines are also barred from levying charges for name corrections within 24 hours of booking directly through their website. These changes aim to streamline the refund process and enhance passenger convenience.