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Economic Survey highlights need to retain students beyond Class 8

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- There is a need to retain school students beyond Class 8 as the secondary age-specific net enrolment remains low, the Economic Survey 2025-26 said. According to the survey table... Read More


India-EU trade accord: Three aspects that'll shape its success and four hoops it must jump through

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India's recently concluded free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, almost two decades in the making, has injected fresh energy into the country's geo-economics. It offers strateg... Read More


Court allows full screening of banned film 'Mentega Terbang' during director, producer's May trial

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- The banned film Mentega Terbang will reportedly be screened in full during the upcoming trial of its director and producer, after a magistrates' court ruled that the movie is ... Read More


SC upholds HC order in Punjab Kesari, directs printing press to function, hotel to remain shut pending NGT decision

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order relegating the Punjab Kesari management to avail of alternative statutory remed... Read More


Kerala Budget increases allocation for tourism sector to Rs 413.52 crore

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 29 -- Giving a major fillip to tourism, the Kerala Budget for 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister KN Balagopal in the State Assembly on Thursday, increased the allocation f... Read More


'Don't hope for justice under BJP government'

Varanasi, Jan. 29 -- Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand returned to Varanasi from Prayagraj on Thursday and launched a sharp attack on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, saying people should no... Read More


2 Delhi-based pilots, security officer: Who were the 4 others killed with Ajit Pawar

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- The plane crash in Baramati that claimed the life of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar also killed two Delhi-based pilots, a flight attendant and a police head ... Read More


Ritesh Deshmukh, Amit Shah, Fadnavis: Who all attended last rites of Ajit Pawar

India, Jan. 29 -- Chants of "Ajit Dada Amar Rahe" filled the Vidya Pratishthan college ground in Baramati on Thursday as Maharashtra bid farewell to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Several political... Read More


ATMA demands tobacco law in first parliament session

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Calling it a landmark step to safeguard public health, the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) on Thursday demanded that the recently approved Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Cont... Read More


SC reserves verdict on pleas to modify stray dog orders

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking modification of earlier orders in the stray dogs case. A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Me... Read More