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Senior Advocate Guru Krishna Kumar cited Supreme Court rulings from 1972 and 2016 to emphasise the necessity of adhering to Agama traditions for appointing archakas in Agama temples.

Maldives's location in the Indian Ocean makes it strategically important to India. As President Solih, seen as friendly to India, faces a tough re-election and the Opposition fuels the 'India-Out' campaign, here's all you need to know.

A new Lancet report highlights how lack of awareness, financial and decision-making powers hurts women's chances of timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Opposition parties have repeatedly slammed the government for linking the implementation of women’s reservation with delimitation, claiming there was no reason or requirement to connect the two.

The monsoon’s turnaround after the driest August since 1901 has soothed food inflationary fears, though the risks from El Niño still remain. Also, supply worries over some key commodities persist.

After addressing the UNGA, Nepal’s Prime Minister heads to China. The momentum in ties between Nepal and China has slowed since the bonhomie and cooperation of the pre-pandemic years. The US and India are important players in the regional game, and New Delhi will be watching Prachanda in Beijing closely

The rapid diplomatic escalation shows the seriousness of the crisis, which is qualitatively different from India's earlier standoffs with other countries because of the nature of Canada's allegation. Ottawa's foreign policy is often influenced by its large immigrant population. The crisis has put the West in an uncomfortable position of having to choose between friends

It might be several years before reservation for women becomes applicable — mainly because it has been made contingent on the delimitation exercise. What is delimitation, and how does it work?

“August and September are when the crop’s tillers (shoots) develop into millable canes. This grand growth period decides both yields (weight) and sucrose (sugar) accumulation in the cane. We were worried when it hardly rained in August,” explained Naiknavare.

The Bill tabled in Parliament is a promise — its fulfilment must await the delimitation exercise, which itself is contingent on the completion of the Census exercise. The Bill also does not have details of how the reserved seats will be chosen