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Byju Raveendran’s legal troubles deepen as Singapore court sentences him to six months in jail: Inside the court order and global cases against him

Byju Raveendran has been ordered by the Singapore Court to surrender and submit documents proving ownership of several entities, including Beeaar Investco Pte.

Polygamy ban, uniform inheritance rules, mandatory marriage registration, and more: Inside the proposed Assam Uniform Civil Code 2026

For polygamous marriages, the bill provides for a complete ban; however, such old marriages can be registered under special rules, but will not be allowed to be repeated once the Assam UCC comes into force.

Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, which the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited during his visit to India, has a controversial past: Read...

Rubio's visit is being seen not just as a diplomatic courtesy, but as an American effort to provide political and moral strength at the global level to Christian missionaries who have been weakened due to the strict action of the Indian government.

What is Nautapa – the 9 days of intense heat: What experts say and how to be safe during the heat wave

Among the most common effects of the unbearable heat during Nautapa are dehydration and heat exhaustion. In a more serious scenario, people, especially school-going children, might suffer heatstroke and seizures.

From coders to plumbers, AI cannot replace everyone: Why the future belongs to humans who upgrade

AI may pressure clerical work, routine coding and basic content tasks, but evidence shows most jobs will be transformed, not erased, with humans still needed to train, verify and restrain machines.

Adhik maas: The extra month that keeps the Indian calendar in balance- read why it sometimes becomes Adhik Jyeshtha and sometimes Adhik Shravan

The traditional Indian calendar combines solar and lunar cycles using a lunisolar system. To fix a repeating 11-day yearly gap between the two cycles, ancient astronomers created "Adhik Maas," an extra month added every 32 months to maintain seasonal balance.

50 times growth in 10 years: How India is scaling up its Solar capacity, working towards ending dependency on China and consistently beating the...

By the end of January 2026, solar energy accounted for nearly 27% of India's total installed power capacity - and the Modi government is breaking its own records

Red Fort blast chargesheet exposes ‘Operation Heavenly Hind’: How Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind jihadists planned to impose Sharia in India

The NIA chargesheet in the Red Fort Blast case, names 10 accused Islamic Jihadis, all linked to the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an offshoot of the Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

NEET UG 2026 paper leak: Tracing the journey that made the leak possible and Sikar coaching hub’s problematic past

A handwritten note containing around 410 questions, with a 281-question set, circulated among students over WhatsApp, Telegram groups and coaching networks, particularly in Rajasthan’s Sikar, Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, and other coaching hubs.

NEET UG 2026 cancelled after paper leak scandal: Here’s how a handwritten ‘guess paper’ exposed the system

The National Testing Agency (NTA) issued a statement on 12th May, and said that the NEET UG examination conducted on 3rd May stands cancelled and a fresh date for reconducting the exam will be announced later.

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