In Rajasthan, Aravallis cannot simply be measured

In Rajasthan, Aravallis cannot simply be measured

The range has shaped everything about the many communities and tribes it supports – from livelihoods to culture, beliefs and language. While a dispute over the official definition led to the Supreme Court seeking review, voices on the ground say aravallis‘The imprint far exceeds the physical sizeWhat are Aravalis? In December, the Supreme Court shelved … Read more

Tensions in Bangladesh lead to 9% drop in foreign tourist arrivals

Tensions in Bangladesh lead to 9% drop in foreign tourist arrivals

NEW DELHI: Tensions between India and Bangladesh have led to a reduction in visas for both sides, causing foreign tourist arrivals to fall by more than 9% to 9.02 million in 2025, with the eastern neighbor slipping from the second to the fifth largest source of tourists.The latest official figures estimate tourist arrivals in Bangladesh … Read more

Social media companies must pay creators fairly: Vaishnaw

Social media companies must pay creators fairly: Vaishnaw

New Delhi: Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vashno Social media platforms should compensate content creators they use to make billions in profits, they said on Thursday.“Social media platforms must also share revenue in an equitable way with content creators, whether journalists, traditional media, remote creators, influencers, or professors and researchers who use the platform … Read more

SC looking for experts for Aravalis panel; mining ban continues | India News

SC looking for experts for Aravalis panel; mining ban continues | India News

NEW DELHI: The SC on Thursday asked the environment ministry and other stakeholders to recommend names of domain experts to the committee tasked with defining the Aravalli hills and mountains, noting that only legal mining will be allowed in the area.On December 29, the Supreme Court took note of the outcry against the new definition … Read more

Sengar probation plea: HC asks AIIMS to examine him | India News

Sengar probation plea: HC asks AIIMS to examine him | India News

New Delhi: delhi high court AIIMS has asked AIIMS to constitute a medical committee to examine Jaideep Sengar. Jaideep Sengar has sought a suspended sentence of 10 years in prison on health grounds in the 2018 custodial death of the father of a rape survivor in Unnao.Jaideep is the brother of expelled BJP functionary Kuldeep … Read more

Prime Minister Modi’s Instagram followers: Prime Minister Modi is the first leader to cross 100 million Instagram followers | India News

Prime Minister Modi’s Instagram followers: Prime Minister Modi is the first leader to cross 100 million Instagram followers | India News

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday became the first world leader and politician to have over 100 million followers on Instagram, marking a new milestone in his global digital footprint and online political communication.Modi joined the platform in 2014 and has steadily built one of the most followed political accounts in the world. … Read more

SC bans NCERT book for chapter on ‘judicial corruption’ India News

SC bans NCERT book for chapter on 'judicial corruption' India News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday banned a Class 8 social science textbook containing a chapter on judicial corruption, barring its circulation in any form and asked the school education minister and NCERT chairman to explain why contempt proceedings were not initiated against them, even as the Center offered an unqualified and unqualified apology … Read more

Indian youth ranked 60th among 84 countries in mental health study India News

Indian youth ranked 60th among 84 countries in mental health study India News

NEW DELHI: Young Indians rank 60th out of 84 countries on key mental health parameters, scoring significantly lower than their peers aged 18-34 in most parts of the world, according to a 2025 report from an ongoing global mental health study.The ‘Global Mental Health 2025’ report released by US-based Sapien Labs on Thursday not only … Read more

Merkel: US weakens global organizations India News

Merkel: US weakens global organizations India News

New Delhi: Former German Chancellor says US has weakened international organizations and multilateralism is under threat Angela Merkel Dr. Manmohan Singh said while delivering his maiden speech. Referring to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, she said the violation of the European territorial integrity principle had forced the European order “into trouble.”“The rights to territorial integrity and … Read more

PM Modi questions NCERT lapse, Pradhan vows action India News

PM Modi questions NCERT lapse, Pradhan vows action India News

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday vowed to take action against those who mention judicial corruption in NCERT textbooks, amid signs that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unhappy with what he considers serious lapses.It is understood that Modi mentioned the issue of corruption in the judiciary in the new NCERT textbook for … Read more