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A.O. Hume, Wayanad and a gold rush in 1878

Wayanad saved the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi in 2019, when its voters exercised their franchise overwhelmingly in favour of the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha election; he lost his family borough, Amethi—ensuring that he stayed in Parliament.

In a boost to madrasas, SC overturns HC ruling

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the Allahabad high court's March ruling that declared the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional in a verdict that came as a big boost to the minority institutions, even as it underlined the critical role of State oversight in educational standards in recognised madrasas.

Bandhavgarh elephants died after eating infected kodo millets: Toxicology report

Ten elephants who died near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, last week were killed on account of eating a surfeit of fungus-infected kodo millet, a toxicology report confirmed on Monday, ruling out foul play in the deaths that shocked the country and raised serious questions about the safety of pachyderms.

Delhi woman hit with a brick by auto driver

THE WOMAN LAY IN A POOL OF BLOOD TILL 7.30AM ON SATURDAY, WHEN A PASSERBY NOTICED HER AND CALLED THE POLICE

MSP hike, million jobs in 7 Jharkhand pledges by INDIA

RANCHI: The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly polls, pledging seven guarantees including a million job opportunities, a 1932 land record-based domicile policy, ₹2,500 for women and higher minimum support prices.

Two judges object to CJI's view on justice Krishna Iyer doctrine

NEW DELHI: The momentous ruling by the Supreme Court on property rights and the interpretation of \"material resources of the community\" under Article 39 of the Constitution did not just involve intense legal debate on the evolving economic landscape of India, but also revealed a stark division among the judges on the nine-judge bench.

India enters race for 2036 Olympic Games

NEW DELHI: India has formally entered the race to become the host nation for the 2036 Olympics, submitting an \"expression of interest\" to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold sport's biggest global event 12 years from now.

Tree-felling defence by LG fails to convince SC

SC VOICED ITS DOUBTS AS TO WHETHER THE LG ACTUALLY WASN'T AWARE ABOUT THE FELLING OF TREES IN THE RIDGE AREA OF THE CAPITAL

Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' Of War In Gaza

The United States and other powers have called for a reformed Palestinian Authority to take charge of all Palestinian territories after the end of war

Future Perfect: The Kids Are All Right

Gill and Jurel hold out promise by simplifying a challenging chase to help India seal series

Akshay feels 'blessed' to have worked with OG Ramayan cast

Director Akshay K Agarwal shot a music video, Humare Ram Aaye Hai, with the cast of the 1987 TV show, Ramayanactors Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia and Sunil Lahri - in Ayodhya recently.

Musk's firm gets nod for Sat Net; joins Jio, Bharti

Starlink, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has been allowed to offer satellite broadband services in India, two officials aware of the development said.

A temple, 169 years in the making

Through decades of design and reworks, hurdles in engineering and construction, HT pieces together how the grandeur of the Ram Temple was reclaimed

'Political interference' forces Vihari to quit Andhra cricket

After Andhra bowed out of the Ranji Trophy at the quarter-final stage with a four-run defeat to Madhya Pradesh in Indore on Monday, senior batter Hanuma Vihari launched a scathing attack on the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), saying he will never turn up for the state again.

Shafali, Kapp lead Capitals to a 9-wicket win over Warriorz

A blazing fifty by Shafali Verma (64₹, 43 balls) helped Delhi Capitals make a mockery of a target of 120 and open their account in the second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL).

Making 'unbelievable things believable', the Ayhika way

The India No. 7 was an inspired pick for the world team event and she repaid the faith, beating the Chinese world No.1

'Connected TVs to reach 45 mn by 2024-end in India'

With improvement in broadband penetration, Indian households are increasingly opting for connected or addressable TVs.

India chip strategy makes progress as $21 billion in proposals received

The Indian government, after years of watching from the sidelines of the chips race, now has to evaluate $21 billion of semiconductor proposals and divvy up taxpayer support between foreign chipmakers, local champions or some combination of the two.

Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma quits bank board

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has stepped down as non-executive chairman of Paytm Payments Bank as the lender overhauls its board in the face of regulatory strictures.

India calls for solution to PSH for food security

India on Monday expressed serious concerns over unilateral protectionist measures adopted by some WTO members in the guise of environmental protection and called for a permanent solution to the long-pending public stockholding (PSH) for food security, a crucial element for offering minimum support price (MSP) to its farmers and feed over 810 million poor.

India for digital public infra, fair competition at WTO

It may oppose a move by wealthy nations to perpetuate duty-free online trade

Maryam Nawaz sworn in as chief minister of Punjab province

The daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif took control of Pakistan's most populous region on Monday, becoming the country's first woman to govern a province.

Farmers protest across Europe, demand action on unfair competition from abroad

Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad, including Ukraine.

Ex-president Trump appeals $454mn judgment in New York civil fraud case

Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.

Despite setbacks, Haley staying in the prez race

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says it's not \"the end of our story\" despite Donald Trump's easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show.

Illegally built structures can't be right place to preach religion: SC

THE TOP COURT WAS HEARING A CASE RELATED TO A MOSQUE BUILT ILLEGALLY ON A PUBLIC LAND IN TAMIL NADU'S CHENNAI

Expect action against Khalistanis by foreign authorities, says EAM

India expects foreign authorities to act against Khalistani activists involved in activities such as violent protests or acts of arson targeting Indian missions, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.

Runaway train was not secured: Probe blames engine, stn staff

The engineers of a freight train that rolled down from Kathua station on Sunday morning and travelled roughly 75km with no one in control did not adhere to protocol to deploy adequate number of brakes and track wedges when they parked the locomotive, a preliminary inquiry into the incident has found, according to details accessed by HT.

CBI to investigate INLD Hry chief's murder: Vij

The probe into the killing of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Haryana unit president Nafe Singh Rathee will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), state home minister Anil Vij announced on Monday, even as 12 people, including a former legislator, were booked in connection with the murder.

Ensure least meddling by govt in society: PM

Let's build a society where government interference is minimal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, adding that he has been fighting a war against state meddling in people's life for the past 10 years and was certain of accomplishing the task in his next five-year term.