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On Hindutva, the Sena UBT leader says, “All these new kids don’t need to teach us about neo-Hindutva”

Islam Makhachev, the UFC lightweight champion, is considering moving up to welterweight or middleweight to become a two-division champion. MMA analyst Luke Thomas warns that such a move could complicate Makhachev's career due to the physical adjustments required. Meanwhile, Makhachev continues to dominate the lightweight division.

Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been named the new chairman of Sebi, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch. Pandey, a 1987-batch IAS officer with extensive experience in finance, is known for his adherence to rules and clean image. He will face the challenge of addressing staff issues at Sebi and maintaining confidence among stakeholders.

IIT Madras, which is likely to be selected as consultancy, will conduct a structural study and recommend long-term solutions, which will then be implemented by an expert agency, says GCDA

At a media briefing in Beijing, Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesman Sr Col Wu Qian said, “We are ready to work with the Indian side to jointly preserve the peace and tranquillity in the border areas.”

Dramatic price fluctuations, booming real estate, human-animal conflict and tepid government support have kept Chittoor’s famous mango cultivation, over a thousand years old, in fetters, but farmers say a centralised governing body much like the Tobacco Board can usher in a revolution in the fruit’s production in the region, writes K. Umashanker

The detainees from four families are residents of Sunamganj, Brahmanbaria, Moulavi Bazar and Netrokona districts in Bangladesh

The Congress national president was having a siesta when the mob, taking out a rally to Parliament, attacked his residence on Jantar Mantar Road in New Delhi on November 7. The house was partly burnt. His cook, Ambi, was attacked with sticks and injured in the face. Kamaraj escaped to the adjoining Vithalbhai Hostel for MPs

Vikatan magazine is pushing back on attempts to block content on its website and is considering ‘all legal avenues’, the magazine says. Its website remained inaccessible for many users since February 15 after it published a cartoon featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi in chains seated beside U.S. President Donald Trump, a reference to undocumented Indians in chains being deported from the U.S.

Sethu Lakshmi Bai Government Higher Secondary School at Nagercoil has a special place in Tamil literature. It finds a mention in many short stories of the writer, who was its alumnus too, and made the school the central character in Nadar Sir

A day before Republic Day in 1968, the activities of the NCC were suspended after the Assembly passed a resolution on January 23. But the Centre and the State hammered out a compromise under which the commands would be in English but the cadets would be taught their Hindi equivalents. Thereafter, enrolment resumed in schools and colleges

The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve is home to rare and endangered species such as dugongs, turtles, and marine mammals; environmentalists have raised concerns over the impact of oil and gas exploration on marine life and local fishing activities.