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At an event organised by the State’s Social Welfare Department, Yumnam Khemchand Singh says drug traffickers changed routes after the ethnic conflict erupted in 2023

The video recorded during an IPL match showed him using a credit or debit card to make a powder line with a white substance placed on a mobile phone screen

He says there is no legal hurdle to United Democratic Front (UDF) government withdrawing from PM SHRI scheme.

Six armed forces personnel, including one IAF personnel, were killed in Operation Sindoor

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Residents, transporters and traders demand rollback of Himachal Pradesh’s vehicle entry tax as legal challenge continues and Nihang Sikhs threaten to revive ‘Khalsa tax’ agitation

Kannada cinema still leans heavily on its tried-and-true male heroes and familiar storylines. It’s time for the industry to evolve and embrace a new generation of talent that reflects the vibrant, diverse audience it serves, writes Vivek M.V.

Justice Shamim Ahmed rules that an intending woman between 50 and 51 years of age will not become ineligible to avail of surrogacy

Operating each advisor’s office costs taxpayers roughly ₹2.5 lakh monthly. Civil Societies laments the appointments as an unconstitutional drain of public money. In-service bureaucrats are apprehensive that such appointments could create another level of hierarchy in administration.

The consultant will supervise the MEP, facade, interiors and allied works of the 145-department complex, with bids to be opened on June 30

Around 55 election petitions, challenging the victory of several high-profile candidates, have been filed in 2026 with respect to both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Assembly elections, as against 23 petitions filed in 2016 and just 14 petitions in 2021

Mr. Fadnavis also accepted the family's demand to try the case in a fast-track court and approved the appointment of senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the case

‘If I had links with Shivakumar, I would be as guilty as some of our MLAs, who have cross-voted in the Council elections and working against the party’

Officials of the WRD said work is in progress to issue fresh NOCs through the online portal in about a month

Former SCERT director among the four suspended officials; the SCERT will prepare a Master Errata Register and provide corrected information to all students, and establish a Quality Assurance Cell

The Karnataka government has requested the Centre to address the digital attendance-related issues faced under the existing scheme so that the same problems are not carried forward into the new framework. 

Many iconic international brands along with local ones would be added in the next five years.

The Chief Minister and the HRD Minister pledged stronger enforcement and rehabilitation, as the BJP State chief pointed to tighter checks at ports