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Strike a V pose for peace!

Peace isnt some holy, silent, elusive force remote from our reality as you think. Actually if you just knew, in our world thats unnaturally and violently running at a pace faster than all of us, peace just looks like the rebel.

7 Apr 2026 10:24 am
SC hearing on Sabarimala LIVE: Nine-judge Bench to hear pleas on religious discrimination against women

The Bench has said it would also examine the scope and extent of judicial review, concerning a religious practice as referred under Article 25 of the Constitution

7 Apr 2026 10:23 am
Sabarimala review: A strict definition of denomination, essential religious practices will compress plural and diverse Hinduism, Centre tells SC

Eight years ago, a majority judgment of September 2018 had rejected Ayyappans as a religious denomination and dismissed prohibition on women aged between 10 and 50 years from entering the Sabarimala temple as an essential religious practice

7 Apr 2026 10:04 am
CA Final exams to now be held twice a year

The CA final exams are presently conducted thrice a year.

7 Apr 2026 10:02 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: K.K. Rema eyes a second term in Vadakara as LDF confident of a comeback

The incumbent MLA is contesting with UDF support again and her LDF rival is veteran socialist leader M.K. Bhaskaran. The NDA nominee is K. Dileep of the BJP

7 Apr 2026 9:57 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Health sector achievements and frailties on focus

While the Left hails the achievements of the health sector over the past decade as unprecedented, high out of pocket expenditure, lack of adequate human resources despite improvements in infrastructure, and issues with Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati implementation contest the claim

7 Apr 2026 9:56 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Comeback, continuity or change? Poonjar faces a three-way test

P.C. George, the seven-time MLA now representing the NDA, is hopeful of putting behind him the backlash he got from the Muslim community in 2021; incumbent MLA Sebastian Kulathungal of the LDF is pitching stability and steady governance; UDFs M.J. Sebastian is betting big on anti-incumbency

7 Apr 2026 9:55 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: From rallies to reels: high-stakes digital face-off for polls

Podcasts seem to be the most sought out tool for campaigning thistime. From bigwigs likePinarayiVijayan toV.D. Satheesan, manycandidates have given podcast interviewsahead of the polls, most of which haveearnedlakhs of views

7 Apr 2026 9:55 am
Antonio Guterres alarmed by Donald Trump rhetoric on Iranian energy plants: UN spokesperson

As the West Asia conflict entered its second month, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres had stressed dialogue and diplomacy to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict

7 Apr 2026 9:55 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Decoding the electoral maze in Malabar

The 73 segments in north Kerala spread across Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts constitute a political mosaic where every constituency tells a different electoral story

7 Apr 2026 9:48 am
518 lakes out of 697 in J&K either disappeared orreceding: CAG

The disappeared lakes include 80 lakes falling under the jurisdiction of the ForestDepartment and 235 Lakes falling under the jurisdiction of Revenue and Agriculture Department

7 Apr 2026 9:37 am
Samsung flags eightfold jump in quarterly profit as AI chip demand pumps prices

Samsung has emerged as one of the major beneficiaries of the AI data centre boom that has constrained supply for traditional chips

7 Apr 2026 9:06 am
Donald Trump praises Artemis astronauts: Youve made history

U.S. President conducted a brief question-and-answer session, asking what the dark side of the moon was like and how it felt to go incommunicado with Earth during that part of the space flight

7 Apr 2026 8:48 am
Understanding Indias internet censorship regime

An internet users experience in India depends on the ISP, which determines their access to content

7 Apr 2026 8:42 am
From myths to language: examining the renaming of Kerala

The Union Governments recent approval of the proposal to rename Kerala as Keralam prompts a re-examination of the terms historicity, including its founding legend, the context of the United Kerala Movement, and arguments for the linguistic purity of Keralam

7 Apr 2026 8:42 am
Amaravati gains legal status as capital; Andhra Pradesh leaders hail historic victory

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed profound gratitude to the President for her approval

7 Apr 2026 8:38 am
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigns, says source

Earlier this year, a source had said that the Tata Group was scouting for a suitable candidate to head Air India, as Mr. Wilson's five-year tenure at the airline was set to end in 2027

7 Apr 2026 8:11 am
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon

7 Apr 2026 8:02 am
Petroleum Ministry doubles cylinder allocation for migrant workers in each State

Since March 23, about 6.75 lakh 5-kg free trade LPG cylinders have been sold

7 Apr 2026 7:56 am
2 children killed in bomb attack in Manipur

The attack happened in Bishnupurs Moirang Tronglaobi, which has witnessed consistent gun firing at the height of ethnic conflict in 2023 and 2024

7 Apr 2026 7:16 am
Proud moment: Modi on Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attaining criticality

He said this advanced reactor reflects the depth of Indian scientific capability

7 Apr 2026 7:08 am
Assembly elections LIVE: Campaigning ends in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry today

Single-phase polling will be held for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Keralam and 30 seats in Puducherry

7 Apr 2026 6:48 am
100 candidates file papers for 8 Assembly segments in Tiruppur district on final day

So far, 193 candidates - 133 males and 60 females - have filed nominations in the eight constituencies.

7 Apr 2026 6:33 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israel military says air defences responding to Iranian missiles

Iran rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wanted a permanent end to the war, as U.S. President Donald Trumps ultimatum loomed within hours

7 Apr 2026 6:28 am
CM Patel flags nation first ideology; BJP hits out at Kharge at foundation day event

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel urged them to remain calm and measured in their responses to rumours, highlighting the ripple effects of ongoing tensions in West Asia on the global situation

7 Apr 2026 5:28 am
ED attaches 944-crore assets in Piyush Colonisers case

The properties include land parcels, flats, and commercial space located in Haryanas Faridabad, Palwal, Rewari and Bhiwadi

7 Apr 2026 4:29 am
Make details of magisterial probe into Ganderbal encounter public: Omar Abdullah

The Army on April 1 claimed to have killed a terrorist in Ganderbals Arhama forest area during a cordon and search operation

7 Apr 2026 3:54 am
Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi hints party will get the top post soon

Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10 and would subsequently step down as Chief Minister on April 12, with a new Chief Minister from the BJP quota possibly taking oath on April 14

7 Apr 2026 2:25 am
Supreme Court directs CBI to probe contracts awarded to Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandus family

Petitioners alleged that there was rampant corruption, nepotism and dispensing with a transparent and open tender system in the award of contracts for 10 years between January 2015 till December 31, 2025

7 Apr 2026 2:03 am
In Bihar, the prohibition law has become a joke, says Tejashwi Yadav

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav alleged that an illegal parallel liquor economy worth nearly 40,000 crore has emerged under the policy

7 Apr 2026 2:00 am
Seafarers death: Bombay HC seeks DG Shippings stand on familys plea

The petition seeks a DNA test on the remains of Dixit Solanki, an Indian seafarer who died in a missile strike on a vessel off the Oman coast during the West Asia war

7 Apr 2026 1:54 am
IPL 2026 | Who is blowing hot, who is blowing cold... the early trends

Old warhorses, dazzling young talent, unscathed and misfiring teams the IPL saw it all in 10 days of action; how the struggling sides crack the right combination will determine their fortunes in the middle overs

7 Apr 2026 1:51 am
Road stretch built by NHAI encroached upon wetland: NGT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had opened the Urban Extension Road-II last August with the promise of tranforming Delhi into a world-class city

7 Apr 2026 1:50 am
What tuberculosis reveals about Indias urban health systems

Tuberculosis shows how gaps in Indias urban health systems, combined with socio-economic disenfranchisement and migration, continue to exclude the vulnerable from timely care

7 Apr 2026 1:21 am
Standing for medical science, together with AIIMS

Democratising world-class healthcare by expanding medical education, correcting regional imbalances, and ensuring accessible, affordable, and equitable care for all Indians

7 Apr 2026 1:19 am
Reinforcing the case for a One Health approach

Global health risks demand a One Health approach grounded in coordination and scientific collaboration to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response

7 Apr 2026 1:16 am
A disturbing step for rights, dignity and mental health

The Transgender Amendment Bill threatens welfare access and instils fear and humiliation for an already vulnerable population

7 Apr 2026 1:12 am
Climate change as a public health emergency

India faces growing health crises from climate change impacts

7 Apr 2026 1:11 am