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The lack of awareness about sex and contraceptives, sexual abuse, early engagements and marriages prompted by socio-economic situations, and traditional beliefs have led to an increase in underage and child pregnancies in Karnataka in the post-COVID-19 period, writes Jahnavi T.R.  

A team of researchers studied the natural disasters and climate change pattern in India for 23 years and how it has impacted the States budget every year

The Election Commission may order a criminal FIR against former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for failing to substantiate claims that Haryana's BJP government poisoned Yamuna waters. The EC emphasized that his allegations could incite public disorder and disharmony between states, raising possibilities of legal action for violating the model code of conduct.

Mr. Kumaraswamy expressed confidence that RINL workforce has got the potential to bounce back and march towards profitability

The regional party will also raise the issue of Mahanadi river water dispute and Polavaram Project in the upcoming session

The Supreme Court, with the Centre's agreement, plans to reappoint up to five retired HC judges per HC to address the backlog of 62 lakh cases. Ad hoc judges will be paired with sitting judges to hear criminal cases without taking new ones.

Members said that the State Government must oppose the selection process where the role of the State government has been nullified, giving disproportionate power to the Central authorities

This year’s convention will be presided over by Dr. Tara Bhawalkar, an acclaimed writer and folk culture researcher, who becomes only the sixth woman to lead the event in its 128-year history

Former Deputy Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav called Mr. Kumar a worshipper of Godse and Sangh

There is a vacancy of 94,819 posts at the base level against sanctioned strength of 3,87,537 in different departments in Odisha

The investigation into the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad has not linked Campylobacter jejuni in water samples to the cases. With the caseload rising to 130 and 20 patients on ventilators, NIV will now genetically analyze the bacterial genome to understand if a high-risk strain caused the surge in GBS cases.

The groups say Congress bifurcated the parent districts in 2016 without the informed consent and knowledge of the Naga stakeholders

The Tamil Nadu government, led by M K Stalin, plans to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's ruling banning domicile-based reservation in PG medical courses. This decision threatens the state's 69% reservation policy and affects quotas for in-service candidates and minorities.

India will host Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI models on its servers to evaluate security parameters. The government is procuring 18,693 GPUs to support AI development, part of the Rs 10,372 crore IndiaAI mission. IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that India, seen as a trusted partner, will ensure data privacy by hosting these models locally.

Parliament's standing committee on communications and information technology, led by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, will review media laws on Friday. Key issues include rampant paid news, fake news, sensationalism in TV news, declining newspaper readership, and the impact of social media control by foreign corporates.

Thousands of mechanics, electricians, carpenters and painters engaged in lorry-body building industry for decades in Vijayawada’s Auto Nagar stare at an uncertain future owing to policy changes at Central and State level. Many of these workers, possessing skills distilled from years of experience, have already migrated to other sectors in search of jobs

During the Mauni Amavasya at the Maha Kumbh, a stampede caused chaos and separated pilgrims from their families. People like Leena Sahoo and Mukesh Chauhan experienced the anguish of searching for lost loved ones amidst the crowd. While some were reunited, others continued to search in vain.

Six pilgrims from UP and Bihar returning from Maha Kumbh died in two separate accidents on Thursday, raising the death toll to 28 since the start of the event. A collision in Jaunpur killed three from UP, while another crash on Purvanchal Expressway involved three from Bihar. Recent accidents highlight the dangers faced by pilgrims traveling to and from Prayagraj.

Despite the tragic stampede at Sangam claiming 30 lives on Maha Kumbh’s most significant day, pilgrims continue to attend, viewing it as 'the will of God.' Past incidents like the 1954 stampede, resulting in 800 deaths, have not deterred Hindu society from attending such religious congregations.