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Union Minister J.P. Nadda will inaugurate the school

A 2023 split in the Nationalist Congress Party, one of Maharashtra’s regional powerhouses helmed by Sharad Pawar, who has been in politics for about 60 years, has altered the course of the State’s politics. With his nephew Ajit gaining political ground and the third generation of Pawars learning the ropes, The Hindu gauges how the battle for succession has impacted the family itself and the State as a whole

Vijay Sethupathy, playing the role of Perumal Vathiyar, has resurrected Pulavar Kaliyaperumal of Pennadam, the Naxalite leader-turned-Tamil nationalist, who was sentenced to death with his son Valluvan in a case of murder. Five other members of his family were awarded life sentence. Pulavar’s death sentence was commuted by President V.V. Giri

Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK opposed the use of the machines in the 2001 Assembly election, arguing that they had failed in even developed nations. The party went to the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court, but they rejected its plea for ballot papers

On February 19, 1926, A.K. Abdul Hameed Baqavi started off on a journey that would take him over two decades to complete. His translation of The Quran, which is written in classical Arabic and organised in 114 chapters, took time. But the elegant style of the work, published in 1949, has made it one of the most enduring versions

Proposal to be tabled in the Council today. The civic body is likely to allocate funds also for construction of more health centres, classrooms

Some youngsters of the tribal group living on the banks of the Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh, to avoid the expensive traditional wedding rituals, have begun to prefer entering into live-in relationships with the partners of their choice. With the elders of the tribe accepting the arrangement and offering the same community support that they give married couples, the live-in couples’ families are thriving

Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira dismissed the plea after prosecution highlighted political motive behind the incident