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Midday meal cooks protest in Chhattisgarh: 47 days of striking for fair honorarium

Hundreds of midday meal cooks in Chhattisgarh have been protesting since December 29, demanding an increase their honorarium of 2,000 a month; they demand job security and a sum of money that will cover at least their basic daily expenses

13 Feb 2026 4:36 am
Politicians misuse of social media, needto act in such cases: J&K Minister Sakina Itoo

Legislator R.S. Pathania demanded a dedicated Media Monitoring Cellin the DIPR for real-time tracking of fake news

13 Feb 2026 4:16 am
Ministers adverse remarks in Rajasthan Assembly on right to health spark controversy

What is the need for a law on the right to health? Gajendra Singh Khimsar asked, leading to objection by the Opposition Congress MLAs, who raised slogans and trooped to the well of the House

13 Feb 2026 4:06 am
Jammu invokes Section 163 to ban cross-gender massage parlours, bars bolting of enclosures

The order has been promulgated in view of reports that certain spa and massage centres operating in Jammu district were allegedly being used for immoral activities, prostitution and other unlawful acts

13 Feb 2026 3:48 am
Udit Narayans first wife alleges non-consensual uterus surgery, demands justice

Ranjana Jha, his alleged first wife, said that she had also filed cases in the Family Court in Supaul and approached the Womens Commission

13 Feb 2026 3:32 am
Angela Merkel to deliver first Manmohan Memorial Lecture

The lecture is being organised by the Dr. Manmohan Singh Trust and former German Chancellor Merkel will speak on Germany and India in times of global change

13 Feb 2026 3:10 am
Orissa High Court directs State Government to tally Puri Jagannath temples jewellery inventoried in 1978

The High Court also ordered placing of Inquiry Committee with regards to missing key on the floor of Assembly House in the ensuing session

13 Feb 2026 2:53 am
Over 73% of MoUs converted into investments in T.N., says Stalin

This data is for those who have been questioning us over the conversion of MoUs, the Chief Minister says at the Conversion Conclave 2026 in Chennai. Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa highlights the governments achievements in a presentation

13 Feb 2026 2:39 am
Vande Mataram, its six stanzas and a settled question

The order of the Home Ministry mandating the full version of Vande Mataram is constitutionally indefensible

13 Feb 2026 2:07 am
The hidden cost of insurance distribution

Distribution escalation is a structural faultline in Indias life insurance industry

13 Feb 2026 1:53 am
Trump revokes basis of U.S. climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standards

The move marks the administrations most extensive rollback of climate change policy, following a series of regulatory cuts aimed at promoting fossil fuel development and hindering clean energy

13 Feb 2026 1:48 am
Koneru Humpy set to return to Norway Chess Women

Humpy made history in 2002 when, at just 15 years old, she became the first Indian woman to earn the Grandmaster title, and at the time, the youngest female grandmaster in history

13 Feb 2026 1:47 am
Farmers pulse: On India and its demand for pulses

Only structural reforms in agriculture sector can ensure food security

13 Feb 2026 1:46 am
MCD to enforce 15-point action plan for implementing new SWM rules

Civic body will revive existing zero-waste colonies and identify at least two to five new onesevery month; key focus on four-way segregation of waste at source across all wards in the 12 zones; new model will reduce load on landfills: official

13 Feb 2026 1:43 am
Too fake to be good: On AI-generated imagery, labelling

Labelling of synthetically generated content on social media is a must

13 Feb 2026 1:35 am
JK Tyres Sanjay Hardy Sharma passes away

He, fondly known as Hardy, was one of the most influential persons in Indian motorsport and played a key role in advancing the careers of Indias only two Formula One drivers

13 Feb 2026 1:25 am
FOMRRA submits peoples manifesto to political parties

The manifesto outlines critical demands, including improved drainage systems, 24/7 potable water access, establishing a multi-specialty hospital and fire stations, among other demands

13 Feb 2026 1:06 am
Complaints to GCC helpline remain unresolved: residents

GCC had closed a complaint of a damaged manholereported on Pantheon Road without resolving the problem; AIADMK councillor says 50% of complaints are closed without resolution

13 Feb 2026 1:04 am
Quad very important platform: top U.S. South Asia diplomat Paul Kapur

U.S. diplomat Paul Kapur emphasises the Quads importance for strategic cooperation and defence in South Asia during a congressional hearing

13 Feb 2026 12:53 am
From sociology to journalism: A lesson from Andr Bteille

Asking ones own questions and testing every claim against evidence is the purpose of both scholarship and journalism

13 Feb 2026 12:51 am
Giving 2.20 lakh digital title deeds in unrecognised habitations in two years is a record for Karnataka, says Revenue Minister

As the government is gearing up to provide digital title deeds for properties of over 1.1 lakh families in unrecognised habitations in Karnataka, on February 14 in Haveri, it is set to create a record of sorts

13 Feb 2026 12:47 am
Karnataka High Court directs State government to set up Municipal Trust Property Management System to protect public properties

Pointing out that public properties controlled by various municipalities are not maintained and protected as mandated by law, the High Court of Karnataka directed the State government to set up and operationalise a Municipal Trust Property Management System, as a single source of truth for all such properties across the State and assign a Trust Property Identification Number

13 Feb 2026 12:46 am
SIT starts fresh sample collection in gold theft probe at Sabarimala

SIT, assisted by personnel from the Legal Metrology department, forensic laboratory, and skilled artisans, began removing gold-plated covering from artefacts in the sanctum sanctorumand its pillars on Thursday evening

13 Feb 2026 12:23 am
How love grew before the internet; couples from Madurai in age of letters

Love marriages in early times reveal how relationships blossomed before the age of blue ticks and instant messages

13 Feb 2026 12:09 am