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Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls
A comprehensive report by the African Digital Rights Network documented the risks and pitfalls of biometric ID rollouts across ten African countries, finding...
Jairam Ramesh: Delimitation will 'punish' south for population control
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, speaking during the party's "Puthuyugam" campaign ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, argued that upcoming parl...
In SC, temple board to defend women's entry ban in Sabarimala temple
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple in Kerala, passed a formal resolution on March 2, 2026, oppos...
MHA forms 2 more panels to fast-track CAA applications in Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted two additional State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal to accelerate the processing of citizenship...
PF Board recommends retaining interest rate at 8.25%
EPFO's Central Board of Trustees (CBT) recommended retaining the interest rate on Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) deposits at 8.25% per annum for 2025-26 — u...
2 more panels for Bengal to fast-track CAA applications
The MHA issued a gazette notification on March 2, 2026, constituting two more State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal, bringing the total to four, to...
MHA sets up two empowered panels to process CAA applications in West Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted two additional State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal on March 2, 2026, to process applications for I...
‘Mandated to protect traditions’: Kerala’s state-run temple board to oppose entry of young women in Sabarimala
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) — Kerala's state-run body that administers the Sabarimala temple — passed a resolution formally opposing the entry of wome...
Marriage as partnership: How a High Court verdict reframes ‘homemaker’ as a legally relevant role
In the case of Rakesh Ray v. Priti Ray (2026DHC1380), the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling reaffirming that a homemaker's domestic contributio...
FSSAI to States: Strengthen food safety workforce, sharpen focus on high-risk food categories
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directed all States and Union Territories to strengthen their food safety workforce and sharpen enfo...
Post-SIR, Centre forms two more panels to fast-track CAA applications in West Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted two additional Empowered Committees in West Bengal in early March 2026 to accelerate processing of Citizenship...
1 in 4 Indian breast cancer patients carry inherited genetic risk variants, outside known genes: study
Researchers from IIT Madras (in collaboration with Karkinos Healthcare) have found that 1 in 4 (24.6%) Indian breast cancer patients carries an inherited pat...
Medical colleges admitting fake patients may see requests for extra seats, courses rejected: NMC
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued strict guidelines warning that medical colleges found admitting fake patients during inspections will face t...
How the next major breakthrough in cancer could come from India
A recent analysis examined India's growing potential to drive the next major global breakthrough in cancer treatment and research, highlighting the country's...
Supreme Court to look into feasibility of NAT for blood transfusion
A bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising the Chief Justice and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, agreed to examine the feasibility of mandatory Nucleic Acid ...
Grains for all: UP boosts food security with tech, nutrition and robust procurement systems
Uttar Pradesh is reinforcing its food security architecture through three pillars: technology-enabled delivery, nutrition-focused interventions, and a streng...
Missiles in sky, fear on phone: 10-million Indian diaspora faces war
Approximately 10 million Indian nationals live and work across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Iran, directly affected by the ongoing US-Israel ...
Counting pills, fearing blasts: Indians stranded in West Asia
Tens of thousands of Indian nationals were stranded across West Asian countries as the US-Israel war against Iran broke out on February 28, 2026, with retali...
‘Very disturbing’: Thousands of Indians stuck in Iran and Gulf as Middle East conflict escalates
Following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran (February 28, 2026) and Iranian retaliatory strikes targeting Gulf states, airspace across 11 countries — including U...
LIVE: Shia Muslims protest at Jantar Mantar after the killing of Khamenei in US- Israel strikes in Iran
Following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — Supreme Leader of Iran — in US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026, Shia Muslim communities across Indi...