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Justice Lalit recuses himself from Ayodhya case hearing, new bench to be set up before 29 January

Justice U.U. Lalit recused himself on the grounds that he appeared for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh in 1994.

Modi govt’s rule change has left 6 top health ministry posts vacant, some for 2 years

The posts in Directorate General of Health Services are responsible for overseeing eradication of diseases and working of premier hospitals in Delhi. 

Nestlé in trouble for ‘influencing doctors to prescribe baby food’ in India

Swiss food giant Nestlé only recently suffered another setback when the Supreme Court revived a class-action suit against it over Maggi instant noodles.

Big integrity test for Supreme Court collegium – appointing judge’s brother to high court

Justice Arun Mishra won’t be in the room when his brother Vishal’s name comes up, but the case will still test the so-called ‘uncle judge syndrome’.

Four future CJIs on bench to resolve decades-old Ayodhya land dispute

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by incumbent CJI Ranjan Gogoi, will begin hearing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit Thursday. 

This is how Islam is getting a Communist makeover in China

Reports from China suggest that the country will soon release a five-year 'outline' for the 'Sinicisation' of Islam.

Modi-led panel meets, but decision on CBI chief Alok Verma still pending

No details of the meeting were disclosed, but officials said the panel would meet again.

Parliament clears new quota bill but parties set for bitter battle over it before polls

Modi government’s gambit puts opposition parties in a bind, but upper caste quota bill clears Rajya Sabha test with a 165-7 margin. New Delhi: The Rajya...

IIT, AIIMS, IISc faculty slam Indian Science Congress, urge it to promote real science

37 professors from top education institutes demand that the association should be more careful in choosing its speakers in the future.

SC-appointed Special Task Force ‘finds 4 Gujarat encounters suspicious’

The STF, headed by former SC judge H.S. Bedi, has indicated the involvement of some police officers in the encounters that followed the 2002 Gujarat riots.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.