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In Haryana, cops, lawyers & khaps unite to steer youth away from drugs, gangs & ‘donkey routes’

Haryana Professionals Forum, a citizens' initiative, plans to educate young people about risks involved in illegal migrations, encouraging them to instead pursue legal pathways.

Khaps ask Haryana CM to ban live-ins, amend law to restrict marriages in same ‘gaon, guvandh, gotra’

Amid spate of ‘honour killings’ in Haryana, khap leaders have submitted memorandum to CM saying ‘beliefs of our area, particularly north India, have been ignored' in Hindu Marriage Act.

Farmer groups want Haryana minister Dalal’s ouster over remarks on farmer leaders, wives & daughters

Khaps, Opposition have also slammed agriculture minister & BJP leader J.P. Dalal over speech. BJP says he was referring to ‘self-styled’ leaders only.

Bajrang Punia doesn’t deserve to be in India’s team at Asiad, suggests Khattar, supports Kaliraman

Vishal Kaliraman was made ‘stand-by’ despite winning the trials after Bajrang Punia was given direct entry to the wrestling team.

‘Were told we’d be paraded naked’ — after 5-yr social boycott of Haryana family, khap members booked

FIR against 36 villagers on Charkhi Dadri court orders, 4 yrs after daughter-in-law filed police complaint. Court also sought probe on whether there was dereliction of duty by police.

‘Divisive agenda’ — why Mewat Jat khaps boycotted ‘Hindu mahapanchayat’ after Nuh violence

Jat leaders speak of 'centuries-long brotherhood' between communities, ask why Muslims weren't invited to mahapanchayat.

On Camera

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.