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One in two Indian Muslims fears being falsely accused in terrorism cases, finds study

A survey by NGO Common Cause and Lokniti shows Adivasis are most afraid of being framed for Maoist activities, while Dalits are afraid of being falsely accused of petty thefts.

Maharashtra court frames charges against Rahul Gandhi in RSS defamation case

The Congress president faces trial in a defamation case filed against him by a RSS worker over his comments accusing the Sangh of killing Mahatma Gandhi.

Maternal mortality drops 22%, India meets UN millennium development goal

According to data released by the registrar general of India, Kerala registered the lowest maternal mortality ratio in 2014-16, at 46, emerging as one of the few states with a double-digit figure.

Hold convocations every year, HRD ministry tells universities after Kovind nudge

Universities have pointed out financial and time constraints behind their decision not to hold annual convocations.

Just 13% houses built or under construction, Maharashtra scrambles to meet targets before 2019

The Devendra Fadnavis government planned to build 6.64 lakh houses under the PMAY scheme but only 86,320 are complete or under construction; government hopes to clear backlog through PPP model scheme.

As collegium member, HC judge cleared names last year. Now he wants them recalled

Punjab & Haryana HC judge Ajay Kumar Mittal wrote to the Union law minister on 30 May saying some of the names don’t merit appointment as high court judges.

With OBC outreach, Rahul targets constituency his party failed to decipher post-Mandal

The move is part of Congress strategy to take a bite of 41% OBC pie; party to form cell in states and hold more such conventions.

Lateral entry into bureaucracy is not a new idea. It’s been around since 2006

Veerappa Moily in 2008 and a panel headed by former SC judge B.N. Srikrishna made similar suggestions, but neither was implemented by the government.

Law ministry not a post office, law minister tells judiciary on Justice Joseph elevation

Ravi Shankar Prasad says Centre has role to “flag view” and will do it, trusts judges to sort out their differences.

Press Trust of India journalist accused of ‘sexual harassment’

The woman had filed a complaint against Ammar Zaidi with the I&B Ministry in December last year.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.