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Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan's security cover scaled down to Z category

The report further stated that the change in categorisation of security has also led to a reduction in the number of Delhi Police personnel sanctioned for Singh's immediate family members

SC allows Jharkhand to cut power on Ram Navami procession with conditions

Earlier, in April 2000, 28 people lost their lives due to electrocution during a Ram Navami procession in the state

Waqf Amendment Bill sparks mass protests in Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad

Thousands staged protests in Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with Mamata Banerjee and Vijay opposing the law and calling it anti-democratic

Parliament highlights: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die amid ruckus over Waqf Bill

Parliament highlights: Catch all the latest news developments here

Delhi airport to start full body scanner trials in May, may cut wait time

Four scanners have been procured, with two installed at Terminal 1 (T1) and two at Terminal 3 (T3). These scanners are expected to reduce the waiting time for passengers at the airport

Heatwave likely in northwest India over next 6 days; Delhi temp may soar

Regions likely to be impacted include south Haryana, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh

'Why so touchy?' Supreme Court slams Delhi HC for Wikipedia takedown order

The Supreme Court questioned why the Delhi High Court ordered Wikipedia to take down a page, saying courts shouldn't be so sensitive to non-contemptuous criticism

Allahabad HC refuses to quash Rahul Gandhi's summons in VD Savarkar case

Rahul Gandhi moved the High Court against a lower court's December summons and also challenged a Sessions Court order allowing advocate Nripendra Pandey's revision plea over his dismissed complaint

SC refuses to entertain plea for social media ban on children under 13

Supreme Court declared the issue of regulating children's access to social media a policy matter

Maharashtra reports 21,219 farmer suicides in five districts over 24 years

As many as 21,219 farmers died by suicide in the five districts under Amravati revenue division of Maharashtra between in the last 24 years, according to an official report.

SC proposes relook at rejected, deferred Delhi HC senior designations

The top court was hearing a plea challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to confer senior designations on 70 advocates in November, 2024 on the ground of alleged irregularities

Manoj Kumar: Iconic actor-filmmaker who infused patriotism into cinema

Kumar, who found many takers for his brand of patriotic idealism, was also the romantic hero of films such as 'Himalaya Ki God Mein', 'Do Badan' and 'Patthar Ke Sanam'

SC rejects plea to review ruling on electoral bonds fund confiscation

A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the review plea filed by one Khem Singh Bhati against the top court's decision of August 2, 2024

Rajya Sabha passes Waqf Bill 2025; Amit Shah hails it as a 'historic day'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement came soon after the Rajya Sabha gave its approval to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, following its passage in the Lok Sabha on Thursday

I am a political leader, not terrorist: Jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik to SC

The top court refused him to physically appear in a couple of cases being tried in Jammu against him but asked him to cross-examine witnesses virtually from Tihar Jail

Progress is not only judgment but ease of justice: MP HC chief justice

The chief justice made the statement while virtually inaugurating new family court buildings in Jhabua and Balaghat districts at a function

Kerala CM's daughter T Veena to be prosecuted in illegal payment case

Opposition Congress is planning a statewide protest, demanding the resignation of the chief minister

RSS economic wing calls for India 'dumping' WTO, TRIPS amid Trump's tariffs

The TRIPS Agreement is a WTO framework that sets minimum standards for the protection of intellectual property rights like patents, copyrights, and trademarks

Hyderabad University students end indefinite protest, boycott of classes

UoH Students Union president Umesh Ambedkar said the union would persist in its fight until the proposed plan to auction the land is scrapped

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die as Budget session ends, 16 Bills passed

During the session, the government completed its budgetary exercise after the Lok Sabha gave its nod to the demands for grants for the various ministries as well as the Finance Bill