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Why are thousands of French students protesting across the country?

Thousands of French students are protesting over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and poor school conditions, with the movement spreading nationwide

SC orders vehicle seizure, licence renewal curbs over unpaid e-challans

The Supreme Court directed states and UTs to recover unpaid e-challans by seizing vehicles and blocking registration, fitness, PUC and ownership-transfer services until outstanding fines are cleared

Russia-Nato tensions: Why Kaliningrad matters and may become a flashpoint

Wedged between Poland and Lithuania, Kaliningrad hosts key Russian military infrastructure and is central to rising tensions between Moscow and Nato

SIR row: ECI orders special drive to enrol 'left-out' voters in 20 states

The ECI has asked 20 states and UTs where SIR is complete to compare pre- and post-SIR rolls, identify voters left out and enrol them through Form 6

Senior citizens can seek eviction of children from property: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court upheld a rule allowing senior citizens or parents to seek eviction of children or legal heirs from their property on grounds of non-maintenance and ill-treatment

Organ donation in India: How the system works and what law says

From living and deceased donation to altruistic transplants, India's organ donation framework is governed by THOTA, which sets rules for approvals, organ removal and commercial dealings

Meet Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's first female prime minister

El Mansouri is the third woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world after Najla Bouden's tenure in Tunisia from October 2021 to August 2023, and Tunisia's current Prime Minister Sara Zaafarani

Dangerous path: MEA cautions Indians against joining Russian armed forces

The MEA has repeatedly cautioned Indian nationals against joining the Russian armed forces, warning them of the dangers involved and urging them not to fall for unverified job offers abroad

India Inc credit quality remains strong despite H2 FY27 headwinds: Icra

India Inc's credit ratio rose to 3.2 times in H1 FY27, while strong balance sheets and liquidity buffers are expected to cushion companies from crude, inflation and tariff risks

Drug patents in India: How they work and when govt can override them

From 20-year patent protection to government use and compulsory licensing, here's how India regulates drug patents and what the law allows when access to medicines becomes a public concern

FSSAI suspends Seven Seas Hospitality licence over food safety violations

FSSAI said it had suspended the licence of Seven Seas Hospitality after finding 'serious non-compliances' during an inspection of its food premises

ASCI issues guidelines for labelling synthetically generated content in ads

The new ASCI guidelines specify when advertisers must disclose synthetically generated content, which uses are prohibited and when labels are not required for AI-generated materials

Backward looking, huge missed opportunity: Amitabh Kant on new CAFE-3 norms

Amitabh Kant calls CAFE-3 a 'huge missed opportunity' as the new norms set fuel-efficiency and CO2 requirements and introduce EV super credits for automakers from 2027

UIDAI announces 5 initiatives to make Aadhaar services more accessible

The initiatives include face authentication for the electronic public distribution system (ePDS), a new token management system, and a revamped UIDAI website

Trump renames AI 'Super Intelligence', calls it 'much bigger than internet'

Trump has directed the federal government to use 'Super Intelligence' instead of AI, while major technology firms agreed to a voluntary pact outlining four layers of safety measures

Claude AI discovers CRISPR-like gene-editing system: All you need to know

Anthropic says 950 Claude agents scanned more than 200,000 reverse transcriptases in 21 hours, identifying a novel system called ART that researchers later validated in a laboratory

IITs to stop campus hiring by 22 firms for 2 yrs over unhonoured job offers

The IITs placement committee will notify the companies by September 30 after more than 150 offers across 23 IITs were not honoured

Gyanesh Kumar removal row: How can Chief Election Commissioner be removed?

Opposition parties are preparing a fresh removal motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Here is what the Constitution and law say about the appointment and removal of the Election Commission chief

SC lays down safeguards against misuse of Pocso Act in child custody cases

The Supreme Court said police must follow mandatory safeguards before arrests in Pocso cases involving parents or family members where a matrimonial dispute exists between the parents

From GDP to inflation: How US-Iran conflict is affecting major economies

The US-Iran conflict has pushed up oil prices, disrupted trade and raised inflation risks, but its economic impact varies across major economies