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Politics to entrepreneurship, how Kerala’s Kudumbashree is giving women a platform, a life of autonomy

Launched in 1998, the women’s empowerment programme has become a political nursery: 7,210 of 23,612 councillors elected in the 2025 local body polls are Kudumbashree volunteers.

Born in a lab, Indian Statistical Institute helped shape new India. A bill intends to alter its future

Section of faculty, students and alumni oppose MoSPI's draft Bill that seeks to replace Indian Statistical Institute's elected Governing Council with government-nominated board.

A state with 17 DGPs: Punjab’s policing paradox amid a spate of cold-blooded murders

In past 2 months, a kabbadi player was shot dead at a tournament, a gang opened fire at a wedding killing 2 guests, a shopkeeper was killed for refusing to give in to extortion.

Email ID ‘abc@gmail’, ‘111111’ as bank A/C—CAG flags gaps in Modi govt’s flagship upskilling scheme

Audit finds violations in age and education criteria, duplicate photos, unspent funds, and shut training centres in states surveyed; report tabled in Parliament.

In Congress-ruled Karnataka, Adani is set to bag Shivakumar’s pet Bengaluru tunnel project

The  Adani Group has emerged as the lowest bidder for the tunnel project in Bengaluru. The next step will be the company's 60-day financial assessment of the project.

Walking your dog off leash? No liquor licence? No jail time as Haryana decriminalises 164 offences

Haryana's Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2025 decriminalises minor offences across 42 state laws. It aims to enhance ease of living & ease of doing business in the state.

To meet fund crunch, Karnataka to auction plots in Bengaluru, raise Rs 4,000 crore

Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.

Andhra govt to probe ‘racket promoting circumcision among non-Muslims’ after letter from ex-CBI chief

Hyderabad: In a lengthy letter to Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, posted in its entirety on X, former CBI director M. Nageswara...

As India rewrites nuclear policy with SHANTI Bill, how the world is renewing its nuclear push

According to World Nuclear Association, nuclear power accounts for around 9% of global electricity generation, with over 31 countries using it to meet part of their power demands.

‘Being jaativaadi is need of the hour’: Another Madhya Pradesh IAS officer kicks up a storm

Officer urges large gathering to assert caste identity in a video that has now gone viral. Second such instance in MP; recently, another IAS officer had made offensive remark on Brahmin daughters.

On Camera

How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.