The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote. As per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of seven years and...

Afghanistan on Tuesday accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes on a Kabul hospital treating drug addicts, saying the attack killed more than 400 people.Pakistan denied the allegation, saying its strikes- also carried out in eastern Afghanistan – targeted only military and “terrorist” sites.Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman gave the death toll during a television interview...

graffiti mural created by students of Atoms College of Fine Arts was seen on a wall at the Civil Station in Palakkad on Monday as part of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme. | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah Palakkad is set to feel the heat twice over—from the blazing summer and...