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NITI Aayog calls for stronger policy support to boost India’s global trade competitiveness

Diversified exports, stronger domestic capabilities and deeper global value-chain integration needed to help Indian firms compete internationally.

EPFO wage ceiling rises to Rs 25,000 after 12 years, expanding mandatory social security cover

J&K Police chief urges students to resist drugs, betting and social media traps

Sanjukta Parashar makes history as first woman to head CRPF’s CoBRA

Two Kuki-Zo women killed in ambush at remote Manipur settlement

The killings in Tamenglong come days after four Kuki-Zo civilians were gunned down in separate attacks, deepening tensions in the conflict-hit region.

Bihar woman found alive 12 years after ‘murder’ put husband in jail

Declared dead after a body was identified as hers, Shakuntala was found alive in Jharkhand 12 years later and now faces fraud and conspiracy allegations.

Rajasthan civic polls put BJP ahead but independents change the picture

BJP wins the most wards, but a close vote share and strong Independent showing make the verdict more complex.

TN’s Vijay secures ₹12,300 crore UK investment deals, 9,000 jobs expected

Four agreements span automobiles, manufacturing and global capability centres, with the state banking on the UK visit to deepen investment and create high-value employment.

From SHGs to social security, how Pension Sakhis could take pensions deeper into rural India

The government is turning its network of women-led community workers into a last-mile pension support system, with the aim of helping rural households overcome gaps in awareness, enrolment and access to formal retirement savings.

Timeline of Tarun Tejpal rape case: The legal twists from 2013 to his surrender

Tarun Tejpal’s 2013 rape case has gone through a sessions court acquittal, a Bombay High Court conviction and a 10-year sentence, with the former Tehelka editor now surrendering before the Supreme Court hears his appeal.