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The upcoming edition of The Hindu Huddle in Bengaluru will host a panel discussion featuring Jairam Ramesh and Dr. Krithi Karanth to deliberate on the ecological future of the Aravalli range and Great Nicobar Island.
Announced by Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten, the June 3 Plan of 1947 finalized the partition of British India along religious lines and created the rapid timeline that led to the birth of independent India and Pakistan.
India must shift its focus toward localized raw material processing, domestic battery manufacturing, and strategic international partnerships to safeguard its booming electric vehicle industry from global supply chain vulnerabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump arrived in Jaisalmer for a private tour with her husband Michael Boulos.
The Supreme Court's May 21 clarification partially revives sedition proceedings under Section 124A for consenting accused persons; the direction creates disparity in the working of Section 124A and leaves the accused caught between trial under an undecided law and indefinite limbo.
Observing that the right to trauma care is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21, the Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to operationalise the emergency helpline '112' within three months and establish a functional Good Samaritan grievance redressal system.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded its monsoon forecast to 90% of the long-period average, warning of a 60% chance of "deficient" rainfall and a delayed arrival in Kerala.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell highlights that worsening climate change is driving the severe heatwaves over India, posing risks to vulnerable populations and triggering record-breaking electricity demand across the country.
A Delhi court has sent the alleged kingpin Prahlad Vithalrao Kulkarni and accomplice Shivraj Raghunath to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. The investigation has resulted in 13 arrests so far by the CBI.
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the definition of 'wetlands' under the 2017 Rules, following public interest litigation alleging that the legal framework arbitrarily excludes a vast majority of human-made waterbodies from environmental protection.
At the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi, member nations launched key initiatives on energy security, maritime surveillance, and domain awareness in response to growing geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the South China Sea.