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Chetan Bhagat posts ‘Miss u kiss u’ defence against Ira Trivedi’s sexual harassment charge

Chetan Bhagat tweets screenshot of Ira Trivedi’s email as proof she continued speaking to him in affectionate terms, 3 years after he allegedly harassed her.

MJ Akbar sues Priya Ramani for criminal defamation over sexual harassment allegations

M.J. Akbar's plea accuses Priya Ramani of 'willfully, deliberately, intentionally and maliciously defaming the complainant'.

2.77 crore cases pending in India’s lower courts, 25% of them in Uttar Pradesh

As CJI Ranjan Gogoi tries to streamline India's judicial system, a look at the National Judicial Data Grid will help him focus on a few key states.

Franco Mulakkal, the bishop accused of Kerala nun’s rape, gets bail

Kerala High Court has granted Bishop Franco Mulakkal conditional bail. The conditions include the bishop surrendering his passport.

Govt to tweak MPhil & PhD admission rules, now exam will hold more weight than interview

Under current rules, the exam for admission to MPhil and PhD courses in central universities only serves as a qualifying role for the interview stage.

Kejriwal govt wants board punished for ‘casteist & racist’ exam for teachers’ recruitment

The Kejriwal govt has clarified that the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, which set the paper, fell under the lieutenant governor's charge.

Delhi court grants bail to Naveen Jindal & 14 others accused in Jharkhand coal scam case

Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted relief to the 15 accused on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of the like amount.

Underwater cameras, underground sensors: India goes hi-tech to secure Bangladesh border

Pilot project in Assam will replace physical security mechanism with a technical set up. It will be inaugurated by home minister Rajnath Singh next month.

There are just 40 foreign teachers at IITs despite govt’s big push for global faculty

HRD ministry wants higher education institutes like IITs to have 20% international faculty. But the figure is just about 1% at IITs.

Six-month extension to ED chief Karnal Singh challenged in Supreme Court

The PIL has questioned the Modi government’s motivations in extending Karnal Singh’s two-year term, which would go against SC orders for a fixed term.

On Camera

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.