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The writer-activist once told her grandson that she was appreciated for the wrong reasons. Recalling that conversation, he lists five works that he believes are the most powerful

Chhattisgarh high court ruled a wife need not produce bills for stridhan. Husband's appeal was dismissed regarding his wife's stridhan articles. The court noted receipts are typically kept by the husband's family after marriage. Absence of documents does not negate the wife's claim for her belongings. The husband must return the stridhan or pay two lakh rupees.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav delivered the judgment in a writ petition filed by the husband challenging an order passed by the Central Information Commission directing disclosure of his net taxable income from the financial year 2007-08 onwards. The Central Information Commission, by its order dated 22.07.2021, had directed disclosure of the husband’s taxable income details.

Indian footpaths are now unsafe for pedestrians due to encroaching vehicles. Delivery riders and two-wheelers use pavements as shortcuts, creating hazards. Congestion and poor enforcement exacerbate the problem across major cities. This situation discourages walking, impacting public health and urban sustainability. Engineering, enforcement, and behavioral changes are needed to reclaim pedestrian spaces.

Lucknow-based social activist Amitabh Thakur has put forth a demand to the Ram Temple Trust to ensure that the required transparency and accountability are achieved and public faith is restored

Shwetha Menon, who has reversed her decision to step down as AMMA president, says executive committee led by her is ‘duty-bound' to move forward with more responsibility

The vessel overturned in strong currents and wedged between rocks near the Fishing Harbour; two injured fishermen are being treated at the KGH, less than a fortnight after six others were lost off Gangavaram

In Mahasweta Devi’s birth centenary year, and a decade since her death, a look at the writer’s enduring impact on grassroots movements through literature and activism

Naveen Kishore, Mahasweta Devi’s long-time friend and poet-publisher, reflects on the phenomenon that she was and her literature of resistance

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha said the regime that seeks to destroy universities, whether with bulldozers or through administrative repression, doesn’t merely demolish buildings; it attacks thought, conscience, and the future.

The BJP is preparing to organise protests over the J&K government’s outsourcing of jobs and will assemble outside the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on July 20

The rupee opened stronger against the US dollar on Friday, gaining fourteen paise in early trade. Upbeat equity markets provided support for the domestic currency's early gains. However, sustained foreign fund outflows and firm crude oil prices capped further appreciation. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept investors cautious towards emerging market currencies. The rupee is expected to trade within a narrow range with a downside bias.

Suvendu Adhikari reiterates their plan to hand over mid-day meals to ISKCON, even as no official notification has been issued so far

The environmentalist is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET examination paper leak

The latest draft leaves most of the April proposal unchanged, suggesting the government has broadly stuck to the compromise it arrived at after months of intense negotiations between manufacturers of small cars and larger SUVs.