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Gautam Adani used the conglomerate's 34th annual general meeting to unveil an ambitious nuclear power push, alongside record capital spending and a sharp rise in annual profit.
Starting July 1, Aadhaar holders can add or change the email address linked to their Aadhaar at no cost, but only if they do it through UIDAI's mobile app, and only until the end of the year.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the second batch of Padma Awards 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday evening, with veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty receiving the Padma Bhushan and Telugu film stalwarts Maganti Murali Mohan and Rajendra Prasad among those honoured with the Padma Shri.
Home Minister Amit Shah touted India's defence self-reliance push, pointing to record domestic arms production and a growing private-sector role in manufacturing.
India held a nationwide NEET UG retest for roughly 22 lakh medical aspirants under tight security, after the original exam was scrapped over leak concerns.
A Special Investigation Team has directed Ram Janmabhoomi Trust officials and temple staff not to leave Ayodhya as it widens its probe into alleged misuse of donations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in Kolkata, marking a fresh milestone for India's homegrown naval shipbuilding programme.
The upcoming edition of The Hindu Huddle in Bengaluru will host a panel discussion featuring Jairam Ramesh and Dr. Krithi Karanth to deliberate on the ecological future of the Aravalli range and Great Nicobar Island.
Announced by Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten, the June 3 Plan of 1947 finalized the partition of British India along religious lines and created the rapid timeline that led to the birth of independent India and Pakistan.
India must shift its focus toward localized raw material processing, domestic battery manufacturing, and strategic international partnerships to safeguard its booming electric vehicle industry from global supply chain vulnerabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump arrived in Jaisalmer for a private tour with her husband Michael Boulos.
The Supreme Court's May 21 clarification partially revives sedition proceedings under Section 124A for consenting accused persons; the direction creates disparity in the working of Section 124A and leaves the accused caught between trial under an undecided law and indefinite limbo.
Observing that the right to trauma care is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21, the Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to operationalise the emergency helpline '112' within three months and establish a functional Good Samaritan grievance redressal system.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded its monsoon forecast to 90% of the long-period average, warning of a 60% chance of "deficient" rainfall and a delayed arrival in Kerala.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell highlights that worsening climate change is driving the severe heatwaves over India, posing risks to vulnerable populations and triggering record-breaking electricity demand across the country.
A Delhi court has sent the alleged kingpin Prahlad Vithalrao Kulkarni and accomplice Shivraj Raghunath to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. The investigation has resulted in 13 arrests so far by the CBI.
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the definition of 'wetlands' under the 2017 Rules, following public interest litigation alleging that the legal framework arbitrarily excludes a vast majority of human-made waterbodies from environmental protection.
At the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi, member nations launched key initiatives on energy security, maritime surveillance, and domain awareness in response to growing geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the South China Sea.