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Fourteen lakh kanals of State land encroached in Jammu; three lakh in Kashmir: Official data

The data revealed stark regional differences, with seven districts of Jammu recording more than one lakh kanals of encroached State land each, while two districts crossed the two lakh mark

The Nilgiris summer festival likely to start this week

Mysuru Cycle Day promotes sustainable mobility, cleaner air

Suvendu aide Chandranath Rath murder: CBI takes over probe

The agency constituted a seven-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), comprising seasoned officers from multiple States, to probe the killing

PM Modi welcomes move to implement Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal

Under the Centre's flagship programme, health insurance of up to ₹5 lakh is provided to each eligible household annually

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay orders closure of 717 TASMAC shops near educational institutions, places of worship

Of the 717 shops, 276 are located within 500 m from various places of worship, 186 near educational institutions, and 255 near bus terminuses

Assam swearing-in LIVE: Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as Chief Minister

Four MLAs of the NDA will also be sworn in at a function in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled States.

CBI raids vigilance office in Punjab’s Mohali over alleged bribery racket; suspected 'middlemen' held

“A CBI team conducted the raid while probing an allegation of a bribe transaction of around 20 lakh,” officials said

AIADMK faction led by C.Ve. Shanmugam declares support to TVK; says EPS wanted to be CM with DMK backing

We are no longer in any pre-poll alliance, says former Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam; it is believed of the total of 47 AIADMK legislators, 30 MLAs are with the group led by Mr. Shanmugam and S.P. Velumani.

Tamil Nadu politics LIVE: Ahead of crucial floor test, split wide open in AIADMK

As per media reports, Edappadi K Palaniswami has got the backing of 17 of the 47 MLAs belonging to the AIADMK, though a member of the Palaniswami camp claimed it was 24

Karnataka staring at monsoon deficit in all but five districts, says Chief Minister

Onus of ensuring drinking water supply is on Deputy Commissioners, says Siddaramaiah

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: AICC summons top leaders to Delhi to finalise party’s choice of Chief Minister

Those attending the crucial meeting with the party’s high command include former KPCC presidents K. Sudhakaran, Mullappally Ramachandran, V.M. Sudheeran and K. Muraleedharan

AI, GIS-enabled Kartavya-KAAMS app launched for attendance of school teachers, staff

It is mandatory for teaching and non-teaching staff to register attendance twice a day on the app from the place where they are on duty from the academic year 2026-27

Invaders couldn't break India's soul; Sanatan prevails in its consciousness: Yogi Adityanath

"Those who tried to erase Sanatan have themselves vanished into dust”

Himachal to link DC, SP performance ratings to drug control efforts

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said administrative and police officers will visit at least ten educational institutions in their respective areas to create awareness among students about the ill-effects of drugs

Prosthetic foot centre set up in Trinidad; Jaishankar terms it gift of mobility

The Jaipur Foot Prosthetics Centre, set up by non-profit organisation Jaipur Foot USA, was inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during his visit to the Caribbean nation on May 9

Will hear Trinamool pleas on victory margins being less than deleted votes in SIR, says Supreme Court

This is the first Supreme Court hearing in the West Bengal SIR case after the election; in as many as 31 seats, the victory margins of the BJP were less than the number of votes deleted during the SIR, Trinamool leaders say

PM’s Telangana visit: Did BJP internal wranglings upset Modi?

Sources within the party claimed that the Prime Minister was utterly unhappy due to persistent internal differences and factional politics

Two cheetahs released into wild in Kuno; CM Yadav says M.P. now recognised as ‘Cheetah State’

Tussle over CM lays bare fault lines in Congress

Several senior Congress leaders and ordinary workers feel let down by the party’s insouciance. IUML, which spearheaded the UDF poll campaign successfully in many constituencies, has reason to be annoyed. Congress’ central leadership should have anticipated the present scenario, more so with the AICC general secretary in charge of the organisation being in contention, and acted pre-emptively by laying out its criteria for the chief ministerial choice

ECI set to roll out phase III of SIR in ‘coming days’ to cover 22 States, UTs

The poll authority had held back the exercise due to Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal held last month

TCS Nashik case: NCW flags ‘toxic work culture’, ‘zero POSH compliance’

Deeply disturbing and toxic workplace environment marked by pervasive sexual harassment and abuse of authority at the workplace, says NCW report.

The road to deliver women’s safety

The Telangana government must ensure safety in both offline and online spaces