The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices. MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed home department officials to issue orders for the withdrawal of cases registered against students who participated in recent protests held in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).Senior Home Department officials said the necessary order…

PC: The Wall Street Journal San Diego is not usually the first place people think of when talking about water abundance. For decades, the region was associated with drought concerns, restrictions, and a heavy dependence on imported water. That image now seems to be shifting. In 2026, the city finds itself in an unusual position,…

The upcoming Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway, is expected to boost real estate activity along the route by improving connectivity and supporting industrial movement between the two cities, according to Knight Frank India.The 63-km greenfield corridor is a six-node network that also includes Jhansi, Aligarh, Agra and Chitrakoot. The improved connectivity is expected to facilitate movement of defence-related…

Shubman Gill became only the third captain in Indian Premier League history to score 600 or more runs in back-to-back seasons during Gujarat Titans’ match against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Gill reached the milestone during his 64-run knock off 37 balls as Gujarat Titans posted 229/4 in their…

Three Army officers including the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 3 Division (also known as Trishul Division) had a miraculous escape when the Cheetah helicopter they were flying in crashed near Tangtse, south east of Leh. The single‑engine chopper, piloted by a lieutenant colonel and a major, went down on Wednesday but was reported on…

No ballot papers, no ink, no boxes: Inside Gaza’s first election in two decades Palestinians lined up outside polls in tents and donated buildings on Saturday to vote in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades, while voting also took place across the West Bank.More than 70,000 people are…

Space is often called the final frontier, and India is taking decisive steps to establish a strong presence there. Its primarily civilian space programme is now expanding to build a robust military space architecture. The government has sanctioned a 52‑satellite constellation under the Space Based Surveillance Phase III initiative, to be rolled out from 2025…