Breaking news: South Korea to end Covid-19 curbs despite record spike in cases

UGC releases draft framework for 4-yr undergrad courses

3 Uttarakhand villages that don’t celebrate Holi due to a curse by an ancient Goddess

Villagers believe that the Goddess does not like noise and colours and if anyone tries to celebrate the festival, they suffer due to the curse of the Goddess. Since that time, the villagers from these three villages do not celebrate Holi.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces anti-corruption helpline

Offered to Bengal for ₹25 crore, didn’t buy it: Mamata on Pegasus spying software

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson did not specify which other states were approached and who came with the offer.

ED summons Abhishek Banerjee again for questioning in Bengal coal smuggling case

In a parallel development, a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Asansol in Bengal’s West Burdwan district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant in the same case against TMC’s former youth front leader and businessman Vinay Mishra who renounced his Indian citizenship in December 2020 and became a citizen of Vanuatu.

Hijab ban in classroom: Fresh plea in SC challenges HC verdict

The petition has been filed by one Sajeeda Begum, who had also sought to get herself impleaded as a party in the proceedings related to hijab ban before the high court .

Devanahalli tehsildar questions nationality of hijab-wearing girls

A Karnataka government official courted a controversy after his video — questioning hijab-wearing girls on their nationality — was shared on social media platforms on Thursday

Vaccine to stop killer CDV among lions in works

Ahmedabad:
In its Gandhinagar facility, Gujarat Biotechnology and Research Centre (GBRC) is testing on guinea pigs and mice a vaccine that holds the promise of preventing a repeat of 2018 and 2020, when a large number of lions died at the Gir National Park

Legal education needs full revamp: Supreme Court

A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh flagged concerns over the quality of legal education, highlighting a spate of issues that, it said, plague the legal profession.

‘Rebels’ huddle again as Congress brass reaches out

Former president Rahul Gandhi opened a line of communication with the G23, or the rebel group of senior leaders, for the first time in many months on Thursday when he invited former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at his residence for talks.

India Covid cases at 22-month low amid global surge

The pandemic numbers in India, however, appear to be clearly defying the global trend for now – the seven-day average new Covid-19 cases in the country is currently the lowest in over 22 months, according to HT’s dashboard.

After poll debacle, Congress faces uphill task of choosing RS candidates

In Kerala, one seat is set to fall vacant with the retirement of former defence minister AK Antony, while in Rajasthan, two seats would fall vacant, next month.

Rajnath inaugurates 7-storey R&D facility

The DRDO used in-house developed hybrid technology for the construction of the Flight Control System Complex at the ADE in Bengaluru, an official aware of the developments said.