Women's quota bill defeated in Lok Sabha; fails to get two-thirds majority

The Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated on Fri ...

Use potassium-enriched low-sodium salt substitutes as public health strategy: Experts

How much salt are you consuming every day? Well, most Indians on average consume daily 8-11 grams of salt, almost twice the ...

Probe ordered into influx of out-of-state students in Uttarakhand madrasas

DEHRADUN: A viral video allegedly showing children from other states being brought to Uttarakhand for madrasa admissions has ...

PM Modi, Amit Shah to vote in Gujarat local polls; officials fear soaring temperatures may affect turnout

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat’s April 26 local body elections have turned into a high-voltage political contest, with Prime Minister ...

'Religion, freedom of conscience' cannot be confined to same scope: SC in Sabarimala case

On the fifth day of hearing in the Sabarimala review pleas case, the Supreme Court’s nine-judge Constitution Bench made a ...

PM, HM's 'nefarious attempt' to link delimitation to women's quota defeated: Congress

The Congress on Friday said the “nefarious attempt” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to link ...

How many of the 27 lakh excluded voters can cast their ballots in Bengal polls?

KOLKATA: Following the Supreme Court’s directives on Thursday, a key question is how many of the 27 lakh voters excluded from ...

Amit Shah says INDIA bloc opposes women's reservation through 'ifs and buts'

In his reply to the debate on the Women's Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister ...

Hatches and sedans grew by just 2% in FY26, UVs dominate with 11% sales surge

MUMBAI: Even as domestic four-wheeler sales grew 8% to a record high in FY26, passenger car sales, which include hatchbacks ...

Family of nine charred to death in a car–bus collision in Karnataka

YADGIR: Nine members of a family were charred to death and a child sustained critical injuries after the car in which they ...

India records highest-ever startup surge with 55,200 recognised in FY26

BENGALURU: India has recorded its highest ever number of recognised startups in a single year, with more than 55,200 startups ...

Assam CM Himanta asks Pawan Khera to surrender as SC denies relief

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday asked Congress leader Pawan Khera to surrender.Sarma, who is ...