Category: India

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim bail to Instagram content creator Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested for allegedly making controversial religious statements against a community in the wake of Operation Sindoor. Social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was arrested by the Kolkata Police for making alleged communal comments in a video, being […]

The Union government on Tuesday notified new rules for Ladakh, allowing reservation in government jobs for locals, a 15-year residency requirement for domicile status, one-third of seats in hill councils for women, and five official languages as part of efforts to safeguard the region’s interests. In 2023, the Union home ministry formed a high-powered committee to […]

Jun 03, 2025 12:54 PM IST Kannada row: The court asked Kamal Haasan’s lawyer if he had apologised for his remark.  Hearing Kamal Haasan’s plea seeking the release of “Thug Life” in Karnataka amid a row triggered by his remark on Kannada, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday observed that language is connected to the sentiments of […]

Itanagar, The Arunachal Pradesh government has ordered the closure of 386 government schools across the state that have recorded zero student enrolment in the current academic year. Arunachal orders closure of 386 govt schools for zero enrolment The order, issued by the state’s Education department on Monday, follows a detailed analysis of data from the Unified […]

The Madras high court on Tuesday said the fundamental right to privacy is not absolute and that the state has to prevent social harm, as it dismissed petitions challenging the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025. The ruling reinforced the state’s authority to regulate online gaming. (Shutterstock) Online gaming companies challenged the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Sikkim counterpart, Prem Singh Tamang, and Manipur governor Ajay Bhalla on the flood situation in the northeast following heavy rainfall and assured all support to the affected states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI) Over 550,000 people have been affected since heavy […]

Cuttack, Odisha Police has prepared massive security arrangements for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath later this month, an official said on Tuesday. Odisha Police prepares massive security arrangements for Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri Director General of Police Y B Khurania on Monday held a high-level meeting with top police officers including those […]

Reacting to a Pakistani official’s threat that China can also halt the flow of the River Brahmaputra into India, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday described the remark as Islamabad’s new “scare tactic” and said the water body grows after entering the country. He said China contributes only 30-35 percent of the river’s total […]

The Parliamentary standing committee on rural development flagged blatant violations of the Land Acquisition Act of 2013 in cases where land was acquired by undermining the authority of gram sabhas, people familiar with the May 28 proceedings in New Delhi said . (Representative file photo) Underhanded techniques, such as using forged signatures to manufacture consent, remained […]

The Centre is preparing to introduce a stricter law to tackle the issue of fake fertilisers and spurious agricultural inputs — a problem that, according to a recent study, accounts for 40% of total sales by value and causes economic losses to farmers by reducing overall output, HT has learnt. Centre to bring stricter law to […]