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'Father forcibly taking child's custody not 'illegal detention' unless it flouts court order'

PRAYAGRAJ, April 19 -- The Allahabad high court has held that a father, as the natural guardian of a Hindu minor, cannot be accused of "illegal detention" for taking custody of his child-even forcibly... Read More


AMU seminar marks World Heritage Day

Agra, April 19 -- The department of museology, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), observed World Heritage Day 2026 by organising a national seminar highlighting the importance of preserving cultural and... Read More


Four held for climbing Parshuram Chowk

AGRA, April 19 -- Four youths were arrested on Saturday for allegedly climbing atop Parshuram Chowk in Agra's Awas Vikas Colony area during Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations on April 14, said an officer f... Read More


Himalayan glaciers hanging by thread amid climate shifts

New Delhi, April 19 -- The rapidly changing climate has weakened swathes of the Himalayan glaciers and formed unstable chunks of ice that hang off steep slopes and can snap, setting off a slew of envi... Read More


Centre approves extension of PMGSY till March 2028

New Delhi, April 19 -- The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III (PMGSY) from March 2025 to March 2028, with a revised outlay of Rs.83,977 cror... Read More


Why it is hard to trump a civilisational State

India, April 19 -- In the context of the ongoing Iran war, I wonder if people have thought about the difference in intrinsic strengths between nation-States and civilisational-States. In an age where ... Read More


A podium to speak and heal, not wound further

India, April 19 -- So used have we become to the current standard of comments, posts and speeches emanating from the White House that we forget the great thoughts and words that have come from previou... Read More


Peter Magyar, the Eliza Doolittle of Hungary

India, April 19 -- Bizarre as it may seem, the news of Viktor Orban's shattering defeat in last Sunday's elections in Hungary made me think of Zoltan Karpathy. Now, who is Karpathy, you might well ask... Read More


Rethinking global order in the precincts of Nalanda

India, April 19 -- It has become fashionable to criticise the US for its recent conduct toward Iran. This is not an attempt to defend or rationalise the US's actions. Rather, it seeks to inject perspe... Read More


Nikhat and the Chinese puzzle she needs to solve

New Delhi, April 19 -- Nikhat Zareen hasn't exactly set the ring on fire over the last two years. She recently returned with a bronze from the Asian Championships but an overwhelming loss to her nemes... Read More