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'Preventive detention not punitive': Supreme Court states in Sambhal mosque violence National Security Act case

India, Sept. 30 -- Observing that a preventive detention cannot become punitive, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped a cost of Rs.10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government for passing an order under th... Read More


Lack of concern over terrorism can affect ties: EAM S Jaishankar on India-US relations

India, Sept. 30 -- India's concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistan and a lack of sufficient understanding of those concerns in the US can affect the India-US relationship, external affairs min... Read More


Civil Service Bill retains one-time retirement at 55 or after 30 years' service

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- The government has approved a bill allowing civil servants to retire at age 55 or after 30 years of service, and cleared the way for its submission to parliament. The Bill to A... Read More


Delhi's air needs 24/7 efforts, all year round

India, Sept. 30 -- Each year, the Delhi government releases a list of measures to combat air pollution, now a defining trait of the National Capital Region in winter. On Monday, this exercise was repe... Read More


Curbing crimes against women

India, Sept. 30 -- A Supreme Court bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran, on Sept 28, took suo motu cognisance of sexual offences across the national capital - a minor was gang-raped in ... Read More


Trust deficit and caste at India's premier institutions

India, Sept. 30 -- On September 18, Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech student, was found dead on the campus of IIT-Bombay (IIT-B). His was the third suicide or unnatural death at IIT-B this year. This... Read More


Will West Bengal's real Trinamool please stand up?

India, Sept. 30 -- Only a very naive observer of Indian politics will believe that a first-time turncoat MLA is independently leading a rebellion that has stripped one of India's tallest regional poli... Read More


Why Tata Trusts chose TCE, TESS for proposed Tata Sons merger

Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- Tata Trusts' proposal to merge Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) and Tata Electronics Systems Solutions Pvt. Ltd (TESS) into Tata Sons is centered on the two companies' clean shareho... Read More


PPP to seek Bilawal's nod as TTAP reaches out ahead of APCPublished on: September 30, 2026 3:43 AM

Pakistan, Sept. 30 -- Opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Tuesday invited the PPP, a key ally of the ruling PML-N in the Centre, to attend a multiparty conference that is b... Read More


Seven terrorists killed in KP, Balochistan operationsPublished on: September 30, 2026 3:39 AM

Pakistan, Sept. 30 -- At least seven terrorists have been killed by security forces during operations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, state media Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday citing secur... Read More