Public Affairs & National Reporting

SC rejects panel's plea for 6 more months to define Aravali hills & ranges

Sanjay Kumar Agrawal sworn in as Rajasthan HC Chief Justice

Justice Agrawal’s appointment in Rajasthan comes amid a controversy surrounding Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, who had been serving as the High Court’s Acting Chief Justice since September 2025.

Netas need to be told assault on docs won't be tolerated: Supreme Court

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai, others detained as row over Saharanpur mosque demolition escalates

The Congress described the police action as dictatorship, adding the administration is working on the directions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to silence the voices of opposition.

Eknath Shinde suspends Sena leader arrested over attack on medical staff

This is the second such incident of assault by Sena leader in the recent past. Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors at a Thane hospital on July 6.

Is Punjab the next Dubai? Minister woos UAE investors with big offer

Talks in Dubai explored joint ventures and direct investment opportunities between Punjab and UAE-based businesses.

Mizoram electoral rolls see 78,442 deletions, 39,243 additions after SIR; final count at 8.35 lakh

"The draft electoral rolls published on July 4 contained 8,28,906 electors. During the claims and objections period, which ended on 2 September, 32,280 more names were removed while 39,243 voters were added, resulting in a net increase of 6,963 electors or 0.84% from the draft rolls, in the final rolls," Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta said

Tejashwi writes to PM Modi, urges him to grant ₹5,000 crore for Bihar floods

He alleged that this situation is not merely the result of a natural disaster; it is also the consequence of years of persistent failure regarding response, mitigation, and adaptation strategies within disaster management.

Authorities must show leniency while asking members of SC/ST communities to prove their caste status: Kerala High Court

‘Denial of constitutionally guaranteed privileges to members of SC/ST communities must only be in exceptional cases of apparent fraud that is established through material independently available to the State’

Two bike riders killed, one injured in separate accidents in Keralam’s Kochi

Two bike riders killed, one injured in separate accidents in Keralam’s Kochi

Student from Alappuzha arrested in Ernakulam college morphing case

The youth was part of a Telegram group that included Sreehari V.S., a second-year BBA student of the college in Ernakulam, who was arrested earlier in the case, say police

New UN map depicts Arunachal, Aksai Chin as territories caught between Indian, Chinese ‘unspecified’ claim lines

Map shows Aksai Chin’s eastern borders as the “Indian Line” and uses a “Chinese line” that appears to serve as a line of demarcation between Ladakh and Aksai Chin

‘Conduct worthy of derision’: Allahabad HC pulls up District Magistrate over NSA detention of law student

The court observes that the District Magistrate ‘desired to set an example’ out of the petitioner and deter others from exercising their right to freedom of speech and expression in public spaces in support of workers

BJP all set for four-day protest over student issues in Jharkhand from September 8

BJP State president Aditya Sahu, Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, and other senior party leaders, including former Chief Ministers, will lead the protest in different districts

AAI team begins two-day inspection of sites for proposed greenfield airport in Bhadradri

AAI team begins two-day inspection of sites for proposed greenfield airport in Bhadradri

Revanth calls for Left-Congress unity against Modi

Revanth calls for Left-Congress unity against Modi

77 days and counting: Haryana guest teachers intensify agitation seeking job regularisation

The teachers are demanding implementation of the State government’s regularisation policies framed in 2014, citing recent judgments of the Supreme Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court

Vijay argues individual crimes should not be equated with law and order situation

One cannot fix responsibility for a crime on a government, because not all crimes were committed in the last 100 days, says CM

Applications open for IIT Madras School Connect programme

Applications open for IIT Madras School Connect programme

Assam woman’s severed head found in fridge

The 25-year-old boutique worker’s partially decomposed body was recovered from an apartment in Guwahati’s Beltola area; her husband surrenders before the police