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The central government using spyware for national security is not wrong unless it targets civil society, the Supreme Court today, while hearing petitions linked to the Pegasus case. The court also said details of an investigation report by its committee into the snooping allegations cannot be made public because it …

Jaipur: The ruling BJP in Rajasthan on Sunday expelled its former MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, who was recently at the centre of temple “purification” controversy, from primary membership of the party. The action has been taken against Mr Ahuja following a probe by BJP’s disciplinary committee, a party order said. …

Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. During a call, Trump discussed Canada possibly becoming the 51st state. Carney emphasised the conversation focused on a security and economic agreement, affirming Canada’s sovereignty. Critics questioned Carney’s trustworthiness, amid upcoming elections. A recent revelation has shed new light on a conversation …

Washington: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon’s leadership. “Joe Kasper will continue to serve President Trump as a Special Government Employee (SGE) handling special projects at …

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law and businessman Robert Vadra on Wednesday triggered a row by suggesting that non-Muslims were attacked in Pahalgam as terrorists feel Muslims are being “mistreated” in the country, with the BJP accusing him of using the language of terrorists and demanding that he apologise. …

Mumbai: The Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra, days after making Hindi compulsory for primary classes, has backtracked amid strong objections from Opposition parties and Raj Thackeray’s MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena).  “We have stayed the decision of making Hindi mandatory in the school as per the GR issued earlier in this …

Washington: The White House has started a process to look for a new Pentagon chief, a US broadcaster said, following media reports that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military information in a group chat that included his wife and brother. Citing an unnamed US official, NPR reported that the …

Agartala: Amid demands in Tripura for the adoption of Roman script for the tribal Kokborok language, an indigenous literary body has written to Chief Minister Manik Saha, seeking the inclusion of the language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The letter by the Kokborok Sahitya Parishad noted that the …

Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer in Telangana Smita Sabharwal on Saturday said she gave a detailed statement to the Gachibowli police over the reposting of an AI-generated image of a 400-acre land at Kancha Gachibowli here next to the University of Hyderabad (UoH). Observing that the post was reshared by 2,000 …

Lunch at Rs 1,000 per plate for IAS officers and their families, for drivers at nearly Rs 600, taxi fare and a total bill of over Rs 1.2 lakh – a Holi party thrown by the Himachal Pradesh chief secretary has sparked a row, more so since the government has …