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BRICS youth energy summit puts innovation, energy access at centre of cooperation

More than 100 young energy professionals and representatives from BRICS countries and international organisations discussed energy security, clean energy, financing, technology and digitalisation under India’s 2026 chairship.

Detergent served instead of salt in Bihar school mid-day meal, 34 students fall ill

Manipur shutdown enters second day over demand to update NRC before Census 2027

Kolkata hotel fire: Police form five-member SIT to probe blaze

ED searches Azam Khan-linked trust, Jauhar University in UP, Delhi

The searches in Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi are part of a money laundering probe into alleged diversion of government contract funds and their use in assets linked to Azam Khan’s trust and Jauhar University.

Nine killed as massive fire engulfs Kolkata hotel

Child, woman among dead; six others hospitalized in serious condition as narrow exits trigger panic and suffocation.

PM CARES Fund balance reaches ₹8,452 crore in FY25 according to latest audited financial data

PM CARES Fund Balance Rises to ₹8,452 Crore in FY25 as Donations Decline

The PM CARES Fund ended 2024-25 with ₹8,452 crore, while domestic and foreign donations fell and fixed-deposit interest emerged as its biggest source of income.

SC to set up panel to examine police action during student protests

The panel is expected to include former judges, a former DGP and a former CBI director, with the Supreme Court also examining FIRs against protesters and allegations of excessive force.

ED searches 21 locations in KPSC Veterinary Officer recruitment irregularities case

The searches covered KPSC premises, residences of officials, alleged middlemen and candidates amid allegations of bribery, question paper leaks and OMR tampering in the recruitment of 400 Veterinary Officers.

Jharkhand students call off hunger strike after govt cancels JSSC-CGL, TDPL exams

Four students ended their 16-day hunger strike after the Hemant Soren government scrapped the exams, but the JPSC-JSSC Reform Forum said its agitation will continue over the demand for a CBI probe.