New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Centre to keep in mind its 1986 judgment which protected children from penal actions if they do not sing the national anthem as it sought its response on a plea by Carnatic musician T M Krishna challenging the penal protection to Vande Mataram. A bench comprising…
New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday stressed the need for judicious use and conservation of water, saying an integrated approach involving river-basin management, groundwater recharge, rainwater harvesting and efficient irrigation is crucial amid growing challenges posed by climate change, urbanisation and population growth. “Jal Suraksha will lead to Jan Suraksha and Rashtra…
Nishin (Japan): The Indian women’s cricket team reasserted its continental dominance by clinching a second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, thrashing familiar foes Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final here on Tuesday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side’s gold was India’s first of the ongoing edition and was shaped by a brilliant batting…
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday criticised the then Congress-led UPA government in the Centre for inadequate railway investment in the state despite the state having eight union ministers during its tenure. In a post on ‘X’, Chandrasekhar said Keralam received only Rs 372 crore for railway development in 2014 during the UPA…
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Tom Cruise says artificial intelligence is “coming and going to happen”, but also agrees the audience wants to experience “real things” on screen. The emergence of AI and the use of technology specifically in the film industry has been a topic of debate. Whereas some celebrities have spoken in favour of…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay launched the expansion of the breakfast scheme for school students. Vijay launched the scheme at a school here and served students food and also ate with them. Later, he visited classrooms and interacted with students. About 15.30 lakh additional students, in classes six to eight, studying in…
New Delhi: Realty firm Embassy Developments has agreed to sell a luxury residential tower in Mumbai to Angel One CMD Dinesh Thakkar for Rs 711 crore, marking one of the largest housing deals in the country. The tower has a total carpet area of 63,000 sq ft. In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the company…
United Nations: India has co-sponsored an inaugural multilateralism summit at the UN “at a time when the global order is under stress”, as New Delhi asserted that more participative deliberations and transparent decision-making are overdue. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday co-chaired the first-ever ‘Partners for Multilateralism, International Law, Peace & Prosperity (P4M)’ Summit…
Special Correspondent On 24 April 2026, the Telangana High Court reconfirmed Justice (Retd.) P. Naveen Rao as the Single Member Committee overseeing the Hyderabad Cricket Association, and did more than renew a tenure — it sharpened one. The Court defined an eight-point scope of authority, directed the Apex Council to work in coordination with the…
New Delhi: Faculty members at IIT-Delhi on Monday came out in support of IIT-Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who has been removed as the dean of administrative affairs after protests by students and political activists over the suicide of a 22-year-old student, saying he was only discharging his duties. Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech student in…
