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Modi unveils major Delhi infrastructure projects worth ₹33,500 crore

The projects include new Delhi Metro corridors and housing redevelopment works aimed at improving urban connectivity and residential infrastructure in the capital, with the Prime Minister also interacting with beneficiaries during the programme in New Delhi.

Class 9 student attacks hostel mates with bed rod in Karnataka’s Ballari, one dead

India evacuates over 52,000 nationals from Gulf as regional tensions escalate

LPG prices soar as West Asia conflict pushes up energy costs

Karnataka announces ban on social media use for children below 16

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says the measure aims to curb harmful effects of rising screen exposure among minors amid growing concerns about digital addiction, online safety risks, and excessive mobile phone use.

IRIS Dena sinking puts focus on India’s maritime limits in waters named after it

The US torpedo attack on the Iranian warship IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka has sparked debate about India’s maritime role, highlighting that despite the ocean being named after India, international law limits New Delhi’s control over its waters.

Maharashtra cabinet clears controversial ‘love jihad’ bill targeting forced religious conversions

The proposed Freedom of Religion Bill seeks to curb conversions through marriage, making such cases a cognisable and non-bailable offence if families allege coercion or allurement. The draft law will now be introduced in the state legislature.

Amit Shah unveils ‘Pragati’ and ‘Vikas’ mascots for India’s first digital Census

The Union Home Minister also launched four digital platforms designed to support the country’s first fully digital census exercise, with the nationwide enumeration scheduled to begin in phases ahead of the 2027 population count.

Two IAF pilots killed as Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes in Assam

Fighter jet lost radar contact minutes after take-off from Jorhat before going down in Karbi Anglong hills.

India concerned over shutdown of Qatar LNG facility as Iran war threatens energy supplies

Government sources said New Delhi’s main concern amid the escalating Iran conflict is the shutdown of Qatar’s LNG production facilities, which could disrupt gas supplies and shipping routes critical to India’s energy security