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A plea in SC is asking tough questions about air travel costs. Rightly so.

India, Feb. 18 -- On August 11, a frequent flier and social activist S Laxminarayan filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking regulatory guidelines to check the unpredictable fluctuations in ... और पढ़ें


SC to accord final hearing on pleas challenging Places of Worship Act

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for final hearing the pleas challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law which prohibit filing of a lawsuit to recla... और पढ़ें


Odisha jail official paid rRs.r1.9 lakh after inmate's gold jewellery went missing

India, Feb. 18 -- The senior superintendent of an Odisha jail allegedly handed over Rs.1.9 lakh in cash to a 32-year-old former inmate after she accused prison officials of procedural violations and m... और पढ़ें


Darshan turns 50: How a restaurant helped shape young lives

India, Feb. 18 -- As Darshan Restaurant on Prabhat Road completes 50 years this month, the milestone will be marked by the return of men who once worked there in the mid-1970s as 'bandhus', earning a ... और पढ़ें


300 Naxals on target of security forces to meet March deadline

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- About 300 Maoists, including four senior commanders, are on the radar of the security forces as they undertake intensified operations to meet the Union government's March 2026 de... और पढ़ें


Three cheetah cubs born at MP's Kuno National Park, India now has 38 of them

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Three cheetah cubs have been born at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, taking India's total population of the big cat to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announc... और पढ़ें


'Detective work': Singapore's otter census reveals challenges of counting urban wildlife

SINGAPORE, Feb. 18 -- Singapore has completed its third national census of smooth-coated otters, a painstaking effort that volunteers describe as "detective work," involving hundreds of hours spent tr... और पढ़ें


Bengal SIR: 1.14L voter docus pending upload; TMC seeks portal reopen

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- Fresh complications have surfaced in West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with 1,14,772 voter documents still pending for upload even after the hearing period e... और पढ़ें


By-elections to Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 soon after Eid: EC Masud

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The Election Commission will hold by-elections to two parliamentary seats - Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3- soon after Ramadan. "We don't want any election in (the month of) Ramandan. We'll... और पढ़ें


Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with ... और पढ़ें