The Bihar Police uncovered a major cheating racket during the NEET UG 2026 re-examination in the state with the arrest of 30 people for allegedly helping candidates clear the medical entrance test through impersonation.
Ship recycling in India rose significantly to 2.99 million gross tons (GT) in 2025, up nearly 60 per cent from 1.86 million GT in 2024.
The controversial Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case in Bihar’s Bhojpur district has taken a fresh turn, with his family and supporters calling for a ‘Maha Panchayat’ on Wednesday in Bilauti village.
The incident sparked nationwide outrage after Jitu Munda reached the Malliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank carrying the skeletal remains of his deceased sister while seeking to withdraw Rs 19,402 lying in her account.
CM Adityanath was in Aligarh for a scheduled program when he was informed about the incident.
Rattled by persistent speculation that he was instrumental in the attempt to prop up a coalition government of traditional rivals, DMK and AIADMK, to deny the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Vijay, which emerged as the single largest party, a shot at power, superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday clarified that he was not so cheap to indulge in such a move.
SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan launched a renewed attack on the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), asserting that the majority community will never forget historical tragedies like the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 and the 2003 Marad Riots.
The mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir is grappling with a severe electricity crisis as hydroelectric power generation has plunged due to low river discharge, triggered by a 26 percent rainfall deficit and scant snowfall during the winter season.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, visited the iconic Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands on Saturday, spotlighting the growing strategic partnership between the two countries in water management, climate resilience and sustainable infrastructure development.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday urged Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to reconsider the controversial Great Nicobar Island Project, arguing that the massive infrastructure plan is being justified on “overriding security considerations” despite being “essentially a commercial venture” that could cause severe ecological damage.
