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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 …

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up Delhi Public School Dwarka for treating students over fee with “indignity” by confining them in a library and not allowing them to attend classes. Justice Sachin Datta said the school, which was treating students like “chattel”, deserved to be shut …

After Harvard refused to accept far-reaching policy changes ordered by the White House, President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status. Trump said Harvard “should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity” if the elite college does not agree to his demands for …

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress today over the felling of trees in Hyderabad, that has already turned into a government versus civil society row. The matter will be heard by the Supreme Court again this week, with a report indicating that the 400-acre parcel – which …

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Forest Minister K Ponmudy‘s misogynistic remarks – laced with caste undertones -have landed Chief Minister MK Stalin and his DMK in controversy, inviting fierce criticism from women’s rights activists, opposition political parties, and even from within the ruling party. Mr Ponmudy – whom Mr Stalin re-inducted into …

After his side’s loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said that team’s poor fielding has been a “point of difference” during their four successive losses. CSK’s downward spiral in IPL continued as a counter-attacking century from Priyansh Arya and timely wickets by …

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has tendered his apology after his remark on a sexual assault case in Bengaluru triggered massive public anger. After a video emerged yesterday showing a man groping a woman on a street in Bengaluru, the Congress leader had suggested that such incidents occur in …

Chennai: Tamil Nadu‘s battle for exemption from the National Entrance and Eligibility Test, or NEET – the all-India entrance test for admission to medical courses – suffered a setback Friday after President Droupadi Murmu rejected a bill to exclude the state from its purview and allow it to use Class …