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The Chief Minister says YSRCP petitions led to the ruling; the Cabinet had approved the quota in August, and the State wants local body polls held by October to secure Central funds

Harwinder Kumar was deported to India after sustained diplomatic efforts; he operated from the UAE and had allegedly provided logistical support and financing to the perpetrators

In an order issued on Friday, DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal said the SIT had been formed to investigate the case and related matters effectively

By the time the campaign ends in 2031, the government aims at having treatment facilities for various kinds of waste generated in the State

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), once one of India’s most powerful political forces and a dominant player in Uttar Pradesh, is now facing an unprecedented decline. With BSP set to lose its last remaining MP in Parliament, questions are being raised about the future of the party founded by Kanshi Ram and led by Mayawati In this episode of Talking Politics, The Hindu’s Nistula Hebbar speaks with Dr. Arvind Kumar, Research Associate at SOAS and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, about the organisational, social and electoral decline of the BSP.

Through the story of a dreaded don and a schoolboy who inadvertently crosses his path, Balaji Tharaneetharan takes a warm, nostalgic look at childhood, the selves we lose while playing the roles society forces upon us, and the goodness that survives beneath

Split verdict may delay a final pronouncement on the vital question regarding the validity of the 2023 law; application is mentioned before Justice Dipankar Datta, the lead judge on the Bench that delivered the split verdict on September 23, 2026; Justice Datta asks the petitioner-applicant to mention his plea before the Chief Justice of India

For the first time, trainers from India and Iran jointly prepared questions for practice tests that the two countries’ candidates took together

The students said they spent several hours every day in the three to four weeks before the competition. While the first week was mostly about recruiting and forming a team, the next three weeks were a complete grind

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, A. G. Masih, and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Gujarat government on a plea of Ahmed Bawa alias Abbu Abubakar Barelvi against the High Court verdict

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that he will lead a delegation to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka to lodge a complaint, and will not leave the premises till a probe is ordered

The order pertains to a 2021 case where a devotee objected to ‘halal-certified’ jaggery powder procured for Sabarimala Ayyappa temple prasadam

At the monthly pension distribution in Bapatla district, the Chief Minister says a Chief Minister should be a “common man”, and lists welfare and development works across the State

Pointing out that his own appointment was made by All India Congress Committee, Adoor Prakash says he will convey his dissatisfaction over the developments to Congress leadership

Court stays trial after Basheer’s wife approaches it seeking appointment of a special prosecutor in the case, saying that the present prosecutor is not experienced enough to handle the case

Kalamassery police issued Anto Augustine a fresh summons after he failed to appear before the investigation team on September 28

The Bench observed that asking the High Court to accord priority to the petitioner's plea would be unfair to other litigants who are waiting for their turn for adjudication on their pleas

A LocalCircles survey finds most Mumbai residents will switch to cards or cash instead of paying the 0.4% MDR on UPI payments once it takes effect on October 15

He also criticised the Centre over the proposed MDR charges on UPI transactions, saying the measures would further affect small traders