Shanoobiya Niyas, representing Ward 14 of the municipality, had shifted her allegiance from RJD to IUML recently

As November 14 is celebrated as National Children’s Day and November 20 as World Children’s Day across the world, the Social Welfare Department requests all Anganwadis in Tamil Nadu to organise events to celebrate the week

The Bench also allows on an experimental basis parking of cars carrying pilgrims at Chakkupallam-II and Hilltop in a regulated manner

The staff body accuses Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms of failing to follow the norms for its own department, and of violating transfer policy norms prevailing in the government for more than 15 years in the matters of transfer, promotion, recruitment rules, regularisation of services, of an estimated 3,000 ministerial employees

A tourist from Germany was bitten by a stray dog at the Kozhikode railway station recently

Safety regulations must be enforced strictly in places of worship 

The state alone cannot undertake the task of protecting India’s first UNESCO-declared biosphere; communities need to get involved

There was a time when family matters, current affairs and even jokes came in envelopes

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved

Understanding the reasons for people failing to respond is important, particularly to our mental health

While the Supreme Court of India’s striking down of caste-based practices in prisons is significant, the directive to remove caste references from prison records needs reconsideration

The 2025 ranking of India’s top research institution and the assessment of other institutions raise questions about the objectivity and the credibility of the agency’s ranking system

In Haryana, the Opposition mostly engaged with farmers, most of whom are Jats, and did not hold enough deliberations with other stakeholders in the agricultural system, who belong to different communities

In the expansion plans at Chennai airport and the greenfield project at Parandur, there are runway safety issues that cannot be brushed aside

India’s formal acceptance of two landmark agreements will boost the IPEF

If we are to address the worst excesses of India’s corporate culture, some form of regulation seems unavoidable

The U.S. presidential election and the campaign has again highlighted a key issue — of technology and online spaces posing a threat to the safety and the dignity of women

Terrorists attack non-locals in Kashmir Valley to invite state repression

While the Aadhaar Act’s provisions on core biometric information help in protecting privacy, there is a compelling case in re-evaluating these restrictions in specific contexts

Land with water bodies needs to be preserved, not subsumed by large projects

The amended Section 4 of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act gives the police unhindered powers and vigilante groups the full backing of the legal system to harass and intimidate religious minorities and interfaith couples

Trump’s victory could mean a multiplicity of shifts for several key economies

New Delhi’s warm welcome for Trump 2.0 will be tempered by concerns over his social media posts and tough rhetoric on trade and tariffs

With Joe Biden leaving behind a broken region, it remains to be seen whether Donald Trump can look at the larger strategic picture

The data from the ongoing caste survey will not only be a road map for welfare and development, but also help the government in taking steps to increase the OBC quota; without accurate data, our goal of increasing reservations for BCs will not be achieved