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Report will likely be contested, SC view on 1991 law remains key

The ASI has said it has relied on “scientific studies and observations”; there is also ample textual evidence that supports its conclusion.

The decades-old litigation around the Gyanvapi mosque gained momentum in 2022 after five Hindu women sought the right to worship Maa Shrinagar Gauri on the outer wall of the mosque complex.

There were three major attacks on the security forces in 2023, and over the past few years, 20 soldiers have been killed in terrorist ambushes in this area. Most terrorists here are believed to be foreigners.

India's solar power programme, which includes an important component of grid-connected rooftop systems, is running behind schedule. The Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana announced by the PM aims to give a fresh push to solar in the country. The potential is huge, but it needs smart, concerted efforts to come to fruition.

Iranian strikes on January 16 in Pakistan and into Iraq and Syria a day earlier suggest deeper links amongst groups and threats they pose to the region and beyond

Iran and Pakistan have attacked militant bases in each other's territory, but also reaffirmed their commitment to good neighbourly ties. The countries have a history of tensions and cooperation, and a common problem of Baloch insurgency, but in the context of the Middle East conflict, their actions mark a dangerous escalation.

Here is a brief account of the outfits that were targeted.

School enrollment means that schools and the system can reach out to everyone on the rolls. Whether they are coming every day, sitting in school, is another story.

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work using Randomized Controlled Trials to evaluate social policies, spoke to The Indian Express about the most important policy challenges facing India. The duo, who co-founded The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in 2003, were speaking on the occasion of J-PAL's 20th anniversary.