The Congress on Sunday alleged that the government wants to put the caste census in “cold storage” and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to amend the women’s reservation law with the agenda of “misleading” the country. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed the Modi government wants to amend Article 334-A on the grounds that...

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday firmly rejected China’s renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a “mischievous attempt” and asserting that such “baseless narratives cannot alter the undeniable reality” on ground.“India categorically rejects any mischievous attempts by the Chinese side to assign fictitious names to places which form part of the territory of India,”...

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The suspected campus suicide of R L Nithin Raj, a first-year student at the Anjarakandy Dental College in Kannur district, on Friday (April 10, 2026), has caused a public outcry and raised questions about casteism in classroom interactions and student-faculty relations in higher-education campuses, including professional colleges, despite...

3 min readNew DelhiApr 12, 2026 03:51 PM IST The Indian Institute of Management Mumbai will roll out its first 4-year bachelor’s degree programme in Digital Science and Business Management this year in collaboration with the IIT Bombay and industry partners. The announcement was made by IIM Mumbai Director Prof Manoj Tiwari on Saturday. “This...

As many as 163 minor boys allegedly being trafficked from Bihar to Maharashtra were rescued from an express train in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district by the railway police, officials said on Sunday. The children, aged between six and 13, were being transported from Bihar for labour work in Latur when the RPF and GRP intercepted...

Usman Tariq, Ravichandran Ashwin Pakistan off-spinner Usman Tariq has responded after Ravichandran Ashwin backed Daryl Mitchell’s tactic against his bowling action during a PSL 2026 match, as the debate over the Pakistan spinner’s run-up and action continued.Tariq, whose action features a stop-and-pause, side-arm release, has drawn attention in recent times. The discussion around his action...

Shops on Allimal Street in Tiruchi recording brisk sales of flags and banners of various political parties ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: NAHLA NAINAR Vendors on the crowded Allimal Street in Tiruchi’s shopping district are doing brisk business in poll-related merchandise as flags, scarves, and banners bearing party logos and leaders’...

The fragrance of Hapus or Alphonso mangoes that usually hangs thick over Pune’s Gultekdi market around Akshaya Tritiya feels faint this year. Boxes are fewer, prices are steep, and the farmers who grow Maharashtra’s most prized fruit are left counting losses they say are unlike anything in recent memory. Anand Marathe, a mango farmer from...

In what is being billed as the largest voter list cleanup, more than 5.2 crore names have been deleted from electoral rolls across 12 states and one Union Territory following the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), accounting for about 10 per cent of total voters. The drive began in Bihar and later expanded...

Shockwaves from the Strait of Hormuz supply disruption are rippling across global oil markets, setting off a frantic race to rush in crude. As availability tightens, refiners and traders are scrambling against the clock to lock in cargoes that can be delivered without delay, intensifying competition for every available barrel. Out of 40 bids placed...