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Centre objects to 2018 ruling drawing parallels between the Sabarimala bar on menstruating women and the practice of untouchability; S-G claims India is not as patriarchal or gender-stereotyped as the West understands

Food safety Act of 2006 covers only food for human consumption, says Bench

Jobs, women and freebies are on top of the Dravidian parties’ manifestos, TVK focuses on education

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Political parties and their candidates make last-ditch efforts to convince voters with a flurry of road shows, rallies, and public meetings across the State

Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, an entrepreneur and wife of the Assam CM, accuses Congress leader of using forged document to malign her; Congress calls it a “witch hunt” for asking questions in public interest

Foreign Secretary to begin three-day visit from April 8

Since the war started, Trump has threatened to bomb Iran into the “stone age” numerous times, and unfortunately for us, and unlike the boy who cried wolf, Trump has at his disposal the greatest war machine ever assembled by the human race and with acolytes who are willing to carry out his wishes irrespective of the consequences.

The BJP formula of linking additional seats in the Lok Sabha for women’s reservation takes a leaf out of the Arjun Singh playbook for higher education expansion and higher quota going hand in hand

For the Mumbai Indians, captain Hardik Pandya, who missed the last match against Delhi Capitals, and Trent Boult came back into the side.

Three-day cultural festival anchors AU@100 events calendar, blending academic, cultural and outreach programmes ahead of April 26 foundation day celebrations

The total value of attachment in the case now stands at ₹144.09 crore. Managing trustee Siddiqui is currently in judicial custody

Talks between Ladakh’s civil society groups and the Union Home Ministry resumed in New Delhi after last month’s deadly protests demanding Statehood. Officials hinted at possible safeguards under Article 371, but the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance reiterated their demand for inclusion under the Sixth Schedule. The groups also sought the release of activist Sonam Wangchuk. With tensions high since Ladakh lost its special status in 2019, the region awaits clarity on its political future and autonomy.

Why did the BJP-led Centre have to go so deep to disenfranchise so many people if it is so confident of winning in the State, asks West Bengal Minister and Shashi Panja, a three-time Trinamool MLA, who like many other voters faced adjudication post SIR

West Bengal is less than three weeks away from the 2026 Assembly Elections, but the headlines aren’t about rallies or manifestos. They are about the 91 lakh names that have been wiped off the electoral rolls. With the results set for May 4, West Bengal is standing at a crossroads. Is this a necessary “cleanup” of the rolls, or a systemic disenfranchisement?

The organisation says BJP is trying to weaken indigenous identity by placing six communities in a ‘protected class’