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Centre launches short Hajj package, reduces stay from 45 to 20 days

Under the new arrangement, pilgrims will be able to complete the Hajj rituals and return within around 20 days, instead of the usual extended stay

Technology only effective answer to wastage of judiciary's time: CJI

Technology and AI hold the key to reducing judicial delays, says CJI Surya Kant.

'Pariksha ki Samiksha' is need of the hour: Cong slams govt amid NEET row

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)- Undergraduate held on May 3 was cancelled following allegations of irregularities in the examination process

NCB seizes first-ever consignment of Captagon drug worth ₹182 cr: Amit Shah

Glad to share that through 'Operation RAGEPILL', our agencies have achieved the first-ever seizure of Captagon, the so-called 'Jihadi Drug', Amit Shah said

Climate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwaves

We have never had an anti-cyclone system form closer to the South before, and this time we had to predict the weather based on it, a senior IMD official said

Plea seeking dissolution of NTA moved in SC after NEET-UG 2026 paper leak

Plea seeks a writ directing the Centre to dissolve the NTA and replace it with a statutory national testing body created through legislation passed by Parliament

'Bhalswa, Okhla landfills to be flattened this year; Ghazipur by 2027-end'

Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi said that MCD is working continuously on biomining and remediation of the three legacy waste sites

EC orders probe into voting by foreigners in TN polls, 10 held in Chennai

The Chennai police said ten foreign nationals were arrested in nine cases for allegedly casting votes in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly polls

Delhi Congress protests against fuel, milk price hikes across capital

The demonstrations were held outside petrol pumps and dairy booths across Delhi under all 258 Block Congress Committees

Mumbai water cut: BMC warns of criminal action against electric pump users

The civic body enforced a 10% water cut in the metropolis starting Friday as a precautionary measure amid falling water stock in lakes and forecasts of below-normal monsoon conditions

Prez Murmu, PM Modi extend greetings to people of Sikkim on Statehood Day

Sikkim became the 22nd state of India in 1975

Goa declares sites near Old Goa, St Cruz village as 'no development zones'

The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Board declared a total of 102,000 square metres of land around Old Goa, comprising partly of orchards and an archaeological park, as a 'no development zone'

IMD warns of severe heatwave as temperatures continue to rise across India

IMD has forecast an intensifying heatwave across north India till May 21, with severe conditions likely in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh amid rising temperatures

WB govt suspends 3 IPS officers over negligence in handling of RG Kar case

CM announced strict action against three IPS officers over serious administrative lapses, negligence in FIR registration and investigation, and allegations of offering bribes to the victim's family

'Unemployed youngsters like cockroaches, take up media, RTI activism': CJI

The observations of the apex court came during the hearing of a plea saying the Delhi High Court has failed in implementing the Supreme Court's guidelines on the designation of senior advocates

Jobless youths are like 'cockroaches': Chief Justice of India Surya Kant

The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was pulling up a lawyer for "pursuing" a senior advocate designation

Opposition attacks govt on fuel price hike, says it will cause inflation

Opposition parties slammed the Centre over the fuel price hike, warning of rising inflation and economic distress amid surging global crude oil prices

Supreme Court to hear cases via videoconferencing on Mondays, Fridays

The Supreme Court has shifted to virtual hearings on select days and introduced work-from-home and car-pooling measures to conserve fuel

Southwest monsoon likely to set in over Kerala on May 26, says IMD

The monsoon, the primary rain-bearing system, normally arrives in Kerala around June 1 and advances northwards to cover other parts of the country

Neet (UG) to be computer-based from 2027: Education minister Pradhan

The Centre announced a June 21 retest for NEET-UG 2026 and said the medical entrance examination will shift to a computer-based format from next year