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India ranks 151st on World Press Freedom Index: Reporters Without Borders

Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands take up the top three positions in the index that sought responses from more than 5,000 persons from across the world to finalise the rankings

SC slams petitioners over 'fanciful ideas' on Rohingya deportation claims

The bench said recording of the alleged phone call conversation between those who were deported and the Delhi-based petitioner was not verified

CAIT calls for boycott of Turkiye, Azerbaijan over 'support' to Pakistan

According to CAIT, the decision includes a nationwide boycott of Turkish and Azerbaijani goods, with traders across India halting imports from these countries

SC directs West Bengal to pay 25% Dearness Allowance to govt employees

Dearness Allowance is extra money given to government employees and pensioners to help them deal with rising prices. It is calculated as a percentage of the basic salary or pension

PM Modi to chair meeting of Niti Aayog Governing Council on May 24

The governing council -- the apex body of NITI Aayog -- includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers

Refused to descend: Indian mountaineer dies at Mt Everest near 'death zone'

Subrata Ghosh, 45, dies descending Mount Everest near the Hillary Step in the death zone marking the first Indian fatality of the 2025 spring climbing season

Justice Bela Trivedi, 11th woman SC judge, retires after 3.5 years on bench

On Friday, Justice Trivedi sat in the ceremonial bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai as a tradition marking the exit of a top court judge

'Everyone wants name in newspapers': SC rejects pleas against Waqf law

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said it would decide the pending matter scheduled to come up on May 20

Chinese-linked investment fraud syndicate busted, 2 held by Delhi Police

Following the complaint, a case was registered under Sections 318(4), 319(2), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

Hyderabad luxury car dealer arrested for Rs 100 cr customs duty evasion

Luxury car dealer Basharat Khan arrested for Rs 100 crore customs duty evasion linked to illegal imports of high-end cars via Dubai and Sri Lanka through undervaluation tactics

Our govt will bring modernisation plan for mandis: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Gupta alleged corruption in functioning of the mandis and promised to bring a modernisation plan for them

10 cadres killed, huge cache recovered near Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur

The soldiers' response, demonstrating exceptional composure and combat readiness, were precise, measured, and calibrated

Teachers resume protest in West Bengal, demanding their lost jobs back

Violent clashes between protesting school teachers and the police turned the area around Bikash Bhavan into a virtual battlefield on Thursday evening

Punjab police busts Pakistan based narco-smuggling module; 1 held

The module was being operated by a UK-based drug handler, police said

For the first time, 17 Naxal-hit villages in Chhattisgarh get electricity

About 540 families will benefit from the electrification, which has been done at Rs 3 crore under the Mukhyamantri Majratola Vidyutikaran Yojana

SC dismisses PIL on circulation of deepfake videos of Col Sofiya Qureshi

The top court asked the high court to accord audience to the petitioner and hear his suggestions on the issue

India contributing to climate action with the urgency: Bhupender Yadav

Yadav said the developed countries' commitments to providing climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building have been profoundly neglected

India's trade body to decide on halting all trade with Turkey & Azerbaijan

Confederation of All India Traders' reaction came after Turkey and Azerbaijan openly supported Pakistan after India's 'Operation Sindoor', launched to limit Pakistan's capacity to sponsor terror

UP's target to triple exports by 2030 has competition from other states

For UP to achieve its target of $66 billion in exports by 2030, it would require a CAGR of 10.2%

'PNG rollout to 111 Delhi villages key correction in clean energy drive'

The Delhi PNG expansion targets over 1 lakh households across the 111 villages, mostly low-income communities that have faced unreliable or no access to clean cooking fuels