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Uncertainty remains over the 31 films for which the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has denied censor exemption even as Minister for Cultural Affairs said the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy is making all possible efforts, including legal measures, to secure permission for screening

Mritunjay Kumar Narayan reviews operations with focus on Census coverage in remote and snow-bound areas, the functioning of the Census app, and preparedness of field-level staff

The Lawyers Association for Constitution urged that a top court bench – excluding Justice Satish Chandra Sharma – hear both matters, citing public reports that his son is empanelled as standing counsel for the ECI before the MP High Court

BJP leader says Opposition should not contest elections if it believes the electoral system is rigged

India won the semi-final match 48-24 and will face Iran or Chinese Taipei in Saturday’s final

He says Election Commission has turned into an arm of the BJP

Opposition parties and OBC groups are against the open-column option in the 2027 Census; they say the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census also had an open field to record caste, yielding over 46 lakh caste names; successive governments did not act on that report, says experts

At a campaign meeting held in Madurantanakam for the Assembly byelection, the Chief Minister says the accused was ruining the lives of young girls for years. The case was registered during DMK rule, but it was covered up

Additional Sessions Judge, Jalpaiguri, Biplab Roy, said the sins of the parent cannot affect the children and the State must protect their educational future; he directed the District Magistrate to ensure the physical and mental well being of the convict’s two minor sons

An earlier version of the top court’s order had directed an interim stay of the entire Allahabad High Court judgment; the quietly updated one shows the freeze is restricted to only certain strictures passed in a few paragraphs against Medha Roopam and award of costs of ₹5 lakh

The Tinsukia District Committee of the International Human Rights Council (IHRC) says all documents related to alleged illegal coal mining in Assam’s Ledo area must be examined, and illegal transportation routes closed within 72 hours

At the Corporation council meeting held on September 10, the LDF raised the issue, specifically pointing to non-functional street lights on the Venduruthy Bridge, Alexander Parambithara Bridge, stretches of the Kundannoor Bridge falling under the Corporation limits, and M.G. Road

No traffic other than vehicles carrying Ganesh idols will be permitted along the main procession route from 6 a.m. on September 25 until 10 a.m. on September 26

According to the plea, the order of acquittal was "erroneous and unsustainable in law".

Chapter Hotels & Resorts arrives on the shores of Rudrasagar Lake, bringing design, food and local culture into focus

The pilot was subsequently repatriated to India as a passenger; appropriate disciplinary action will be taken based on the findings, the officials said

Premier Giorgia Meloni's conservative government said the package is aimed at strengthening integration through language learning and has drawn support from right-wing allies