Govt: Anti-paper leak Bill a visionary step towards safeguarding youth's future

The BJP-LED NDA government on Tuesday threw its weight behind the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, terming it a "visionary step towards safeguarding the future of India's youth". 

ICMR's cervical cancer pill shows promise by stopping HPV from turning cancerous

In a few years, a capsule may be all it will take to halt cervical cancer in its tracks. The oral therapy called SHetA2 cannot prevent the human papillomavirus infection-persistent HPV infection is known to cause 85% of cervical cancer cases-but it can block the virus's cancer-causing proteins, thereby preventing pre-cancerous and cancerous lesions. 

Cosmetic electoral exercise by Pak to camouflage illegal occupation: India

India has described the ongoing elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which started on Monday, as an attempt by Islamabad to camouflage its illegal occupation and hide its "grave" human rights violations in the region.

"The current cosmetic electoral exercise is nothing but an attempt by Pakistan to camouflage its illegal occupation and hide its grave human rights violations in the region," said Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Tuesday, in response to a question during a media briefing. 

Vijay urges Modi to review Govt's Mekedatu dam stand

Even as he awaits a response from Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for a proposed meeting on the immediate release of Cauvery water, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has drawn a firm constitutional line on another, much larger question: the proposed Mekedatu dam.

Pak Gen Z should focus on India's demand to end state-sponsored cross-border terror: MEA

Responding to reports claiming that Pakistan's Gen Z groups showed their support for last week's student protests at Jantar Mantar, India on Tuesday said the focus should instead be on Pakistan ending state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.

"We are all aware that Pakistan has been sponsoring cross-border terrorism against India for several decades," said Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), at a media briefing. 

Centre declares 56,825 sq km of Western Ghats as eco-sensitive area

The Centre has issued a seventh iteration of a draft notification declaring 56,825.7 square kilometre of Western Ghats, the biodiversity hotspot spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA). 

India invites Nepal PM Balen Shah for an official visit

India on Tuesday confirmed that an invitation has been extended to Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah for an official visit, even as there was no information on probable dates for the visit. 

India among the powers: Forever rising, never risen?

Deepening political polarisation, the resurgence of feudal and pre-modern forces, and growing strains on democratic institutions at home will weaken India's ability to deal with a rapidly changing world. 

Our strategic imagination must look beyond geography

Strategic proximity is no longer determined solely by physical distance but by connectivity, partnerships, technology, maritime reach and the ability toshape outcomes. 

India, Australia & a partnership defined by delivery

If you judged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Australia solely by the images, you might conclude it was all about packed stadiums, enthusiastic supporters and the evident warmth between two leaders. That's all true, but you would miss the bigger story. The real significance of the visit lies not in the diplomatic niceties, but in what it revealed about the trajectory of the Australia-India partnership. For much of the past two decades, our partnership was defined by potential. Today, it is increasingly defined by delivery. That shift matters. And nowhere is it more relevant than in western India.

RBI must not just guard the rupee

The RBI's interventions have been calibrated through forward contracts, and it has turned a net seller of dollars since October 2023. Markets have interpreted this as a weak outlook for the rupee. 

The rupee's journey: From overvalued to undervalued

NEER and REER reflect rupee's movement against a basket of 40 currencies.

These belong to countries that have a combined share of 88% in India's annual trade flows. 

'Viruses don't respect borders; world must ensure timely, fair access to vaccines'

Recent Outbreaks of ebola, hantavirus and nipah virus show dangerous zoonotic infections are appearing with increasing regularity at the interface of humans, animals, forests, farms, hospitals and global travel.

Under particular conditions, all three in-fections can involve human-to-human transmission: Ebola through infected body fluids, Nipah through close household or healthcare contact, and Andes hantavirus,

unlike most hantaviruses, through limited person-to-person spread. This makes early detection, infection control, community trust and vaccine preparedness inseparable. 

Industrial output growth soars to 23-month high of 7.3% in June

India's Industrial output increased by 7.3% in June-the most in almost two years-on the back of a favourable base amid what economists say was a "broad-based acceleration in growth", data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) showed. 

PSBs' metrics improved, profits at record highs: Finance min

Public Sector banks are in good health and have seen an improvement in their key metrics, including profits which are at all-time highs, while bad loans are the lowest in several decades, the Ministry of Finance informed the Parliament on Tuesday. 

In Apr-Jun, solar output curtailed sharply amid grid constraints

During April-June, when the country's peak power demand touched a record high of 270 gigawatts (GW), the grid operators had to curtail 8,133 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of electricity generated by solar power sources due to transmission bottlenecks and to maintain grid security, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy informed the Parliament on Tuesday. 

PM chairs high-level meet with secretaries, focus on Viksit Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired the second high-level meeting with secretaries, with the focus on "accelerating progress towards the goals of Viksit Bharat", the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. 

Fitch cautions against global AI-correction risks

The Al boom and the risk of a correction are emerging as major global credit risks, ratings agency Fitch has warned, adding to growing concerns that soaring tech valuations and unprecedented Al spending may be running ahead of uncertain future returns.