New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its November 20 judgment that had redefined the Aravalli hills solely on the basis of elevation, citing the “dire need to further probe and clarify” the issue to prevent regulatory gaps that could compromise the ecological integrity of one of India’s most ancient and fragile mountain systems.

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New Delhi: India is set to host a landmark global event, the AI Impact Summit, from February 15 to 20, 2026, in New Delhi, drawing participation from over 100 CEOs, 15 heads of state, and representatives from more than 100 countries. The summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to be one of

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s decision to put in abeyance its earlier judgment redefining the Aravalli range has triggered rare agreement across political lines, with leaders from both the ruling alliance and the Opposition, along with environmentalists and conservation experts, welcoming the move as a crucial pause in a contentious and high-stakes debate over one

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New Delhi: Education experts and academics have raised serious concerns over the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, warning that it could significantly worsen funding inequities in India’s higher education system and marginalise state, regional and rural universities. They argue that the bill’s design risks favouring already well-resourced institutions while pushing weaker universities

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A Bengaluru court on Monday declined to take cognisance of a sexual harassment charge against Janata Dal (Secular) MLA H.D. Revanna, bringing temporary legal relief to the senior politician in a case that has drawn sustained public attention due to his family’s recent controversies. The court cited an inordinate delay in the registration of the

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The Bihar government’s education department has sought detailed clarifications from the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) regarding its recommendation to appoint Rural Works Minister Ashok Chaudhary as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pataliputra University. The move has brought renewed attention to the selection process for university appointments and has triggered both administrative

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The contest for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, scheduled to go to polls in April next year, has begun well ahead of time, with political parties within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) already weighing their options and testing internal equations. While the NDA appears numerically well placed to secure a majority of the

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday unveiled a significant procedural overhaul at the Supreme Court, signalling a decisive shift in how the country’s highest court manages its time, hears cases, and prioritises litigants. Through two administrative circulars issued on December 30, the apex court formally operationalised reforms aimed at reducing delays, bringing

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A newly released Class 8 mathematics textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has formally acknowledged ancient Indian mathematician Baudhayana as the earliest known scholar to have formulated the theorem on right-angled triangles, centuries before it came to be associated in the modern world with Greek mathematician Pythagoras. The revised textbook

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Outrage continued to intensify on Monday over the murder of a 24-year-old student from Tripura in Dehradun, even as Uttarakhand police maintained that they have found no evidence to link the crime to racial hatred. The killing has sparked protests in Tripura, drawn sharp political reactions across party lines, and reignited a national debate on

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