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The Hindu Sena has petitioned President Murmu to release Dara Singh, citing his 26 years behind bars and “exemplary” prison behaviour. Singh was convicted for the 1999 killing of missionary Graham Staines and his two sons. The group claims the reformative purpose of the sentence has been served.

Forty-one years after the gas tragedy, Bhopal’s survivors march each year to demand justice, holding Dow Chemical accountable while confronting decades of governmental neglect and broken promises.

The government’s decision to make the Sanchar Saathi app a compulsory, undeletable feature on every smartphone has triggered widespread anxiety. As users brace for the rollout, fears are rising over deep device access, potential surveillance, and the shrinking space for digital autonomy in India.

The French traveller wrote of approaching Shahjahanabad as its red walls “stretched into the horizon.” Inside, the broad avenues and the splendour of Chandni Chowk startled him—its water channels glinting in the sun, its merchants calling out in many tongues. What struck him most, he noted, was the city's restless energy: courtiers in silk, faqirs in ash, and markets where the world seemed to gather each morning anew.

Ibn Battuta’s chronicles reveal a richly textured India—its swift courier system, its street magicians, and its elaborate royal feasts. He adored the jackfruit, marvelled at how mangoes and ginger were salted and preserved, and recorded everyday meals alongside courtly splendour. His most striking observations centre on Muhammad bin Tughlaq, whom he portrays as brilliant yet ruthlessly erratic, even forcing the entire population of Delhi to march to Daulatabad.

Hansa Mehta was a freedom fighter, reformer and UN delegate who helped make the Universal Declaration of Human Rights gender neutral. In 1949, she became India’s first woman to head a co educational university as vice chancellor of Baroda University, introducing progressive faculties and expanding opportunities for women. Her legacy endures in the rights she championed and the institutions she transformed.

AIMIM’s gains in Seemanchal are not a setback for secularism but a reminder of its core promise: equal participation. The party’s rise reflects a marginalised community reclaiming political space after years of neglect. It exposes the complacency of secular parties that took Muslim support for granted. Rather than fragmenting secular politics, AIMIM pushes it to be more inclusive, accountable, and grounded in real representation.

Kiriti Sengupta’s Selected Poems is a quiet blaze of thought and observation. Rooted in Bengal yet reaching far beyond it, these poems turn silence into meaning and minimalism into power. A collection that lingers long after you close the book.

According to officials, the NIA has sought the college’s complete records since 2019, including faculty recruitment files, attendance registers, salary payment logs, student hostel details, and ID verifications.

Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet observed a two-minute silence in memory of the victims of the November 10 explosion. Authorities believe the blast, which also left several people injured, was triggered by a suspected improvised explosive device (IED).

It is the eyes that define an artist. Eyes that perceive things differently — a gaze that visualises objects in ways most people can’t even imagine. It is then the brush or the colour that leaves an impression. Yet, it’s the eyes that truly make all the difference.”

In 2015, most exit polls projected a close contest, estimating that the Mahagathbandhan would win around 110–130 seats and the NDA around 100–120 seats in the 243-member Assembly.However, the final results told a very different story.