Govt acts to counter weak monsoon
The country has drawn up contingency plans for more than 300 districts which are vulnerable to a weak monsoon as it steps up preparations for the summer-sown season to minimise the impact on crops, its farm minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
At least 14 killed in blaze
A fire at a building housing a library and coaching centre for college students in India killed at least 14 people, officials said.
Delayed monsoon brings relief from heatwave
Long-awaited monsoon rains arrived in India's financial capital Mumbai, cooling weeks of blazing heat despite persistent fears of water shortages with total rainfall so far staying below the long-term average.
Tight security in place for retest
The nation's 2.2 million aspiring medical students sat for a re-examination under tight security, after the last test was scrapped following a paper leak that triggered widespread outrage.
Yogi to West – Rethink how you teach yoga
YOGA expert and teacher Varun Veer said ahead of International Yoga Day that its Western form is often reduced to the physical dimension, but the millennia-old practice is also mental and spiritual.
‘Cockroaches’ bang utensils calling for minister’s resignation
Supporters of the viral Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) banged steel plates with spoons in a protest to demand the resignation of the education minister over allegations of examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks.
10 arrested in ethnic strife-torn Manipur
Police arrested 10 people for violence, looting and robberies in Manipur, as the government intensifies efforts to restore normalcy to its northeastern state gripped by ethnic unrest since 2023.
Temple funds under probe
THE police are investigating allegations of embezzlement at a temple in the country's north that has been a focal point of Prime Minster Narendra Modi's Hindu-first politics, a top state official said.
Too hot to work? Now there’s a payout
Clothes seller Lata Solanki used to face a devastating choice when summer heat hit dangerous levels: risk her health going door-to-door for sales, or lose her income?
Telegram loses bid to overturn temporary blocking of the app
Telegram lost its bid to overturn an Indian government order temporarily banning the messaging app, with a New Delhi court ruling that the government's actions, aimed at preserving the integrity of a key medical school exam, were legal and reasonable.
