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SC notice to Centre, Punjab over failure to implement RTE

File photo NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from Centre and Punjab govt to a PIL alleging that the AAP-governed state has failed to implement the constitutional guarantee of free and compulsory education to every Read More

‘Air India flight AI 171 crash exposes payout void for victims on ground’

AP photo MUMBAI: When Air India flight AI 171 crashed into the B J Medical College hostel in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, it killed 241 of the 242 people aboard and 19 more on the ground, among them were four medical students having Read More

Modi trip a signal about Delhi’s reading of a fractured Europe as well as Slovakia

PTI photo NEW DELHI: The country Narendra Modi flew into on Sunday is one of European Union’s more restless members — a Nato state whose prime minister has courted Vladimir Putin, balked at arming Ukraine and kept a wary eye on Wash Read More

Congress open to ‘ghar wapsi’ of ex-members

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Stoking the growing public chatter over merger of breakaway outfits with Congress, the AICC has expressed its readiness to accept its erstwhile members into the party fo Read More

India extends two oldest water tribunals by 1 year

File photo NEW DELHI: India’s two oldest water dispute tribunals — 40-year-old Ravi and Beas, and 22-year-old Krishna water disputes tribunals — have got an extension of one more year till Aug 5, 2027 and July 31, 2027, respectively Read More

India & Slovakia upgrade ties, seek reform of global bodies

PM Modi received Slovakia’s highest civilian honour, the Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class), from Slovak President Peter Pellegrini (ANI) NEW DELHI: India and Slovakia upgraded their bilateral relationship to a comprehensiv Read More

Gehlot’s remark reflects Cong’s authoritarian impulses, says BJP

Ashok Gehlot NEW DELHI: BJP Monday lashed out at former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot for stating that Indira Gandhi would have banned the governing party for its religious politics, saying that his remarks are more a reflection on the Read More

No govt, no OTS deal can curtail citizen’s right to move court: Supreme Court

Supreme Court NEW DELHI: No one, not even govt, can prevent a citizen from approaching courts under a mutually agreed contract, or as part of a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme, Supreme Court has said while censuring Haryana govt fo Read More

Govt to compensate NH builders for diesel price surge; parliamentary panel assesses bitumen situation

Representative image NEW DELHI: In a bid to shield highway builders in view of a nearly 71% spike in bulk diesel price in the last three months, govt will compensate them for the excess expenditure they incur on projects. Read More

PM Modi welcomes US-Iran deal, hopes for freedom of navigation soon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has welcomed the US-Iran understanding on ending the conflict in West Asia, while expressing hope that its implementation will help restore peace and stability in Read More

Ahead of retest, NEET glitches trouble students; two nabbed for promising paper

File photo NEW DELHI: With less than a week left for the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam on June 21, social media platforms were flooded on Sunday and Monday with complaints from candidates struggling to download admit cards, facing refund-rel Read More