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Punjab’s PCOCA in focus after Baba Siddique murder. All about MCOCA-like law, in cold storage for 8 yrs

Police say Punjab desperately needs the tough new legislation as organised crime has shot up since 2016 but the conviction rate remains low as witnesses are afraid to testify against gangsters.

How fate of Khalsa University in Punjab’s Majha turned into a Akali-Congress prestige battle

An SC ruling has ended years of political wrangling in Punjab. Congress says move would ruin Khalsa College's heritage status. Akalis accuse Congress of politicising education.

From yoga & reviving rivers to legal wrangles, the many facets of Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation

SC has transferred to itself retd professor’s habeas corpus alleging his two daughters are being held ‘captive’ at Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore, run by Sadhguru-led Isha Foundation.

16 history-sheeters gunned down in 3 years. Inside Tamil Nadu Police’s murky ‘encounter’ spree

The gunning down of 'Seizing' Raja—third encounter in two months—is not just a one-off episode. Police had faced flak after BSP state president was brutually hacked in July.

Why Punjab has invoked a 36-yr-old law for the 1st time to crack down on drug lords, and how it works

Officials of Punjab Police's anti-narcotics task force say idea was to detain drug traffickers who have multiple cases registered against them under NDPS Act but were out on bail.

Once a socio-intellectual hub, with room for dissent & debate, TISS Mumbai now a shadow of former self

Over the yrs, TISS has seen clashes between students & admin over political activity, fee hikes. But TISS management says every student continues to have a voice in decision-making process.

Gandhi wore dhoti to connect with TN’s poor. Now, his namesake revives handlooms. Similarities end there

Unlike the Mahatma, Tamil Nadu's textiles minister R Gandhi has courted his fair share of political controversies & graft allegations like misappropriation of about Rs 60 crore.

Uniting factions to excommunicating top leaders, how Akal Takht has played arbiter in Punjab politics

This is not the first time the Sikh body, which has indicted Sukhbir Badal for religious misconduct, is dealing with factionalism in the Akali Dal or intervening in political matters.

Sought-after local haunt since British Raj, how Chennai’s Guindy Race Course ran into trouble

Horse-racing ground has been sealed by Tamil Nadu government over non-payment of arrears by Madras Race Club, to which it was leased out in 1946 for a period of 99 years.

Backed by Mahayuti, shared stage with RSS chief—who is ‘seer’ Ramgiri Maharaj

Around 50 FIRs have been registered against Ramgiri Maharaj, mahant of the Sadguru Shri Gagangiri Maharaj Sansthan, across Maharashtra for his remarks on the Prophet Muhammad.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.