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NHAI restores two-way traffic movement around Green Circle in Vellore town

As the roundabout was identified as a ‘black spot’ (accident prone), NHAI decided to build a subway

Lack of cloud cover pushes temperatures above 39°C in Andhra Pradesh, says CWC official

Ongole and Kavali record 39.3°C each, the highest temperatures in Andhra Pradesh; isolated light to moderate rain is likely across all districts over the next seven days, suggests IMD weather forecast

Women returning from maternity leave entitled to position before leave: HC

The court asked the Centre to frame in six months rules addressing post maternity reinstatement, lactation support, creche disclosure and grievance redressal timelines

Maternity Leave Can't Cost Women Their Jobs Or Promotions: Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Frame...

Maternity Leave Can't Cost Women Their Jobs Or Promotions: Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Frame... livelaw.in Maternity leave cannot lead to loss of role or career prospects: Delhi HC The Hindu Maternity can’t be allowed to become reason of ignominy at workplace: Delhi HC ThePrint Woman returning after maternity leave has right to resume duty...

Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling

MEA says India has 'never recognised the existence in law of this illegally-constituted and so-called Court of Arbitration'

Behind blackouts: how dry skies and farm pumps fuelled a searing power shortage

Power deficit crosses 10 million units as a weak monsoon forces farmers to turn on irrigation and households to crank up air-conditioners

Patient carried on makeshift bamboo stretcher to hospital in Keralam’s Edamalakkudy; fourth incident in a month

40-year-old woman suffering from high fever carried over 7 km through dense forests as lack of proper roads and bridges continues to severely disrupt daily life for the Muthuvan tribal community in Keralam’s first tribal panchayat near Munnar

Enough black money in world to buy laptops for everyone: Chief Justice Surya Kant

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1 burnt to death after moving car catches fire at Venganoor in Thiruvananthapuram

A family dispute had allegedly taken place in his home in Kottayam prior to his journey

Madras, a place where women found home, and freedom, says Kalpana Karunakaran

Kalpana Karunakaran is the author of A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras

'Oldest trick in RSS playbook': Owaisi attacks Mohan Bhagwat over Hindu-Muslim remarks

'Oldest trick in RSS playbook': Owaisi attacks Mohan Bhagwat over Hindu-Muslim remarks The Times of India India A "Vishwaguru, Not A Mahashakti": RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat In Toronto NDTV Bhagwat’s diversity counter in US draws Opposition fire over RSS’s 'exclusionary' image Telegraph India If Hindus think Muslims have no place, they cease to be...

Maratha protesters wave black flags at Eknath Shinde in Parbhani

The protest comes amid the ongoing indefinite hunger strike in Jalna district by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, who is demanding Kunbi caste certificates for the Maratha community

More wards, same workforce: GBA, corporations struggle to deliver on the ground

The State government replaced the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020, with the new Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, in 2025, which dissolved the BBMP and formed five corporations in its place, with a pan-city body called the GBA, which came into force on September 2, 2025

‘Protest is last option, nobody enjoys it’: CJP’s Abhijit Dipke backs Manoj Jarange Patil

‘Protest is last option, nobody enjoys it’: CJP’s Abhijit Dipke backs Manoj Jarange Patil The Times of India Maratha protesters wave black flags at Eknath Shinde in Parbhani The Hindu Activist Manoj Jarange Sets Mumbai Protest Deadline, Devendra Fadnavis Reaches Out NDTV Day 2 of Maratha quota protest: Jarange firm on Kunbi certificate demand,...

Could this be deadlier than Nepal? 407 glacial lakes at risk of bursting in Hindu Kush Himalayas, Sikkim faces GLOF risk

The study found GLOF events have risen nearly fivefold since 1950. With 6,119 fatalities, India has recorded the highest death toll from these disasters.

Women take centre stage at Thrissur theatre festival

Vanitha Sahithi’s State Women’s Theatre Festival revives a long-neglected conversation on women’s place in Keralam theatre

Himachal identifies 67 vulnerable glacial lakes, early warning systems planned for 4

Himachal identifies 67 vulnerable glacial lakes, early warning systems planned for 4 The Times of India The Bhotekoshi flood | A Himalayan tragedy The Hindu Cryospheric Risks and Transboundary Resilience Drishti IAS What are ‘hanging glaciers’ and why are they a major risk for India? The Indian Express Is India Prepared to Deal With Glacial Lake...

GLOF alert: Himachal identifies 67 vulnerable glacial lakes, early warning systems coming for four

The state is working with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to develop technological solutions for these challenges.

Bihar to replace ‘Fail’ with ‘Eligible for Skill Development’ on Class 10, 12 marksheets

Karnataka IAS Officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar Detained In Exam Scam

Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar was replaced in March