Lakshmi could have been a child bride

Teenage girls across five villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district are resisting child marriage, supported by frontline government workers who don’t want to see their own lives repeated in another…

Voter confusion fears over simultaneous polls ‘misplaced’, says ONOE JPC chairman

P.P. Chaudhary said the critical thinking ability of voters, especially in rural areas, should not be underestimated

West Asia crisis hurting Indian tea exporters

According to the Indian Tea Association, about 46% of the country’s tea exports are concentrated in Iran, the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt

Bangladesh-China talks underway for Tarique Rahman’s first foreign visit

Bangladesh may raise the need for infrastructure development, the relocation of Chinese industries to Bangladesh, the establishment of Chinese economic zones in Bangladesh, Prothom Alo reports

Himachal urban poll results reflect public confidence in Congress; party united with no groupism, says CM Sukhu

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the Congress party has fulfilled all the promises made during the 2022 Assembly elections and has gone beyond its guarantees in delivering its commitments

Sedition trials can go on if accused is willing: Supreme Court

In May 2022, the top court put on hold trials in sedition cases until the government completed its promised exercise “to re-examine and re-consider” the colonial-era provision of Section 124A

Supreme Court declines to interfere with forest clearances for Adani’s Madhya Pradesh coal block project

The petitioner argued that a technical objection on the ground of delay ought not to preclude the court from examining the validity of the clearances

From rallies to reels: political catchphrases turn dance anthems in Kolkata

Why are Kolkata club-goers dancing to Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Hamba Hamba’ and the BJP’s ‘Mach Chor’ ? From campaign songs and election slogans to viral reels and packed dancefloors, Bengal’s political…

Bihar midday meal incident: HC asks whether NGO can continue providing meals

The court directed the Saharsa Superintendent of Police, the Food Safety Officer and PM Poshan officials to file affidavits explaining the seizure, sampling and laboratory examination processes.