Indore water contamination: Medical panel pegs death toll at 15

A home in which a family member died after drinking contaminated water in Indore. File | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui A medical committee formed to verify the death toll linked…

Tej Pratap urges younger brother Tejashwi Yadav to merge RJD into his party

Jan Shakti Janata Dal president Tej Pratap Yadav meets his brother, Bihar Assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav, and invites him for the Dahi-Chuda feast, in Patna on January 13, 2026. Source:…

Save Kurinji crusader G. Rajkumar passes away at 70

G. Rajkumar among Neelakurinji flowers in Munnar. G. Rajkumar, a bank employee-turned-environmentalist and the driving force behind the Save Kurinji Campaign, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday morning. He was…

Meitei, Kuki-Zo insurgent groups warned against violating ground rules, continuing extortion

Buffer-zones have been created in areas where Kuki-Zo and Meitei population merge. The groups were asked to check extortion and confine their cadres in their designated camps.   | Photo Credit:…

UGC brings out new rules against caste discrimination

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified new regulations to address caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions across the country. The new rules mandate the setting up of equity committees…

SIT to probe replacement of Sabarimala flagstaff

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft has expanded the scope of its investigation to include the replacement of the temple’s flagstaff. Acting on the directives of…