PIL FOR TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS

PIL FOR TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central and State Governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea by a Class XII student seeking directions for the inclusion of transgender-inclusive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in school curricula and textbooks prepared by the National […]

SC REJECTS PIL AGAINST 20% ETHANOL BLENDING IN PETROL

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) against 20% blending of ethanol in Petrol. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order after the Central government opposed the plea and claimed that E20 fuel benefits sugarcane farmers. The government […]

SC UPHOLDS TELANGANA’S 4-YEAR RESIDENCE RULE FOR DOMICILE QUOTA IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS

SC UPHOLDS TELANGANA’S 4-YEAR RESIDENCE RULE FOR DOMICILE QUOTA IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Telangana’s 4-year residence rule for domicile quota in the medical admissions. The law mandates that even permanent residents of Telangana must have studied or resided in the State for four consecutive years to avail domicile […]

HIDDEN BRANCH IN HUMAN EVOLUTION

NEW DELHI: Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with multiple species coexisting. Newly discovered teeth reveal a previously unknown species of Australopithecus that lived alongside some of the earliest Homo specimens nearly […]

SC TO HEAR THE PLEA ON BIHAR ROLLS

SC TO HEAR ON MONDAY PLEA FOR DIRECTION TO EC TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS IN BIHAR ROLLS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on September 1 a plea by the RJD and others seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to extend the time for filing claims in respect of […]

MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS IS NOT GOOD

TOO MANY PILLS IN MIDDLE AGE MAY HARM YOUR STRENGTH AND BALANCE NEW DELHI: A new study suggests that taking multiple medications may be associated with how strong, mobile, and steady you feel even before old age sets in. Researchers using the long-running CARDIA study looked at data from nearly 2,000 adults, average age 60, and […]

KHARGE: GOVT FAILED TO STRIKE A TRADE DEAL, PROTECT NATION

NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the government has failed to protect the nation as a report of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), suggested that almost 1% of the GDP could be impacted, and that China would benefit. Launching a scathing attack on the Union government after the additional tariffs imposed […]

MUMBAI’S CHINCHPOKLI GET HIS KING BACK

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Arun Gawli After 17 Years Behind Bars New Delhi, 28 August 2025 – In a significant turn of events, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who has been serving a life sentence for the 2007 murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. The apex […]

FLAWS THAT MAKE ELECTRONICS FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT

NEW DELHI: Defects in spintronic materials, once seen as limitations, may now be key to progress. Chinese researchers discovered that imperfections can enhance orbital currents, unlocking more efficient, low-power devices that outperform traditional approaches. Scientists have turned a longstanding challenge in electronics — material defects — into a quantum-enhanced solution, paving the way for new-generation […]

A NEW WAY TO TURN SUNLIGHT INTO FUEL

NEW DELHI: A research team created a plant-inspired molecule that can store four charges using sunlight, a key step toward artificial photosynthesis. Unlike past attempts, it works with dimmer light, edging closer to real-world solar fuel production. A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: […]