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    TISS replaces CJI Surya Kant as chief guest for convocation

    The Federal
    18 Aug 2026 5:05 PM IST

    CJI Surya Kant was to be the chief guest at the convocation scheduled for August 2, but the institute postponed it two days before the event, citing "unforeseen circumstances"

    Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
    Maharashtra
    Supreme Court
    India

    Supreme Court dismisses plea to end hanging, leaves door open for review

    18 Aug 2026 4:31 PM IST
    Maheshwer Peri speaking about NTA irregularities and UGC-NET exam delays.
    Education

    NEET paper leak, UGC-NET errors: 'NTA has lost trust, should be dissolved'

    18 Aug 2026 4:16 PM IST
    Congress slams EC notice to Kharge, says it
    India

    Kharge accuses Centre of censorship over 1.95 lakh social media blocking orders

    18 Aug 2026 4:15 PM IST
    Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala

    Govt, police did not ask Meta to remove news posts: Kerala Home Minister

    18 Aug 2026 4:02 PM IST
    Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

    Keralam's Sanskrit varsity 'funeral' protest: Row over arrests, Governor's intervention

    18 Aug 2026 3:51 PM IST
    Supreme Court Sabarimala review

    SC to form committee to probe claims of police excess, protest violence

    18 Aug 2026 3:48 PM IST
    Semiconductor push

    PM Modi to inaugurate SEMICON India 2026 amid India’s chip push

    18 Aug 2026 3:23 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Assembly session

    TN Assembly seeks probe into 3 Tamil men's deaths in Karnataka; DKS rejects CBI probe demand

    18 Aug 2026 2:13 PM IST
    Sonia Gandhi vande mataram row

    Vande Mataram row: Can a gesture or a remark amount to an offence?

    18 Aug 2026 1:46 PM IST
    Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera

    ‘Keep him there’: Pawan Khera’s jibe at CEC Gyanesh Kumar over Trump’s remark

    18 Aug 2026 1:42 PM IST
    Divya Deshmukh

    Divya, Tejaswin, Gayatri Gopichand among 17 named for Arjuna Awards

    18 Aug 2026 1:40 PM IST
    A photo of Metas headquarters in 4-5 Grand Canal Square

    Centre flags CSAM concerns with Meta, seeks mandatory AI content labels

    18 Aug 2026 12:38 PM IST
    CJP protest

    No excessive force against protesters; July 20 march was illegal: Delhi Police tell SC

    18 Aug 2026 11:43 AM IST
    General secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, Champat Rai (right)

    Champat Rai gets clean chit in Ram Temple donation embezzlement case: Report

    The Federal
    18 Aug 2026 10:34 AM IST

    SIT report does not name former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai or former member Anil Mishra

    Supreme Court

    Rounds fired from AK-47 rifle during Siwan protest, but none injured: Bihar govt tells SC

    18 Aug 2026 9:37 AM IST
    Why Nitin Nabin’s rejig of BJP national team is a fascinating exercise in chicanery

    Why Nitin Nabin’s rejig of BJP national team is a fascinating exercise in chicanery

    18 Aug 2026 8:05 AM IST
    Narendra Modi, Donald Trump

    Indo-US ties: The Trump turbulence may not be temporary

    18 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    Eggs, egos and an anti-goonda law: Bengal BJP govt's first 100 days

    18 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Vande Bharat

    Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat upgraded to 16 coaches from 8

    17 Aug 2026 8:15 PM IST
    ED asks homebuyers to report builders refusing RERA details, cash deals

    ED asks homebuyers to report builders refusing RERA details, cash deals

    17 Aug 2026 8:00 PM IST
    SC directs restoration of AAP Gujarat’s Facebook, Instagram accounts

    SC directs restoration of AAP Gujarat’s Facebook, Instagram accounts

    17 Aug 2026 7:42 PM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    100 days of Bengal BJP govt: Will face public 'test' after 1 year, says CM Suvendu

    17 Aug 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Cauvery row: Hopes rise for TN farmers as SC directs Karnataka to comply with CWMA order

    Cauvery row: TN farmers hopeful as SC directs Karnataka to heed CWMA order

    17 Aug 2026 7:03 PM IST
    Iran war, Israel, Lebanon

    Uneasy ‘peace’ without a deal as US-Iran deadline passes

    17 Aug 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis Narendra Modi

    Is Fadnavis moving to national politics? Maharashtra CM answers

    17 Aug 2026 6:59 PM IST
    How the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s latest eye in space, will help decode the universe

    How the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s latest eye in space, will help decode the universe

    17 Aug 2026 5:54 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    How 'Dimagi Naxal' became a 'badge of honour' overnight

    17 Aug 2026 4:42 PM IST
    C Joseph Vijay completes 100 days in Chief Ministers office

    100 days of CM Vijay: Hits, misses and everything in between

    17 Aug 2026 3:34 PM IST
    Nitin Nabin BJP president

    BJP's new national team: Smriti Irani, Ram Madhav come back; Amit Malviya benched

    17 Aug 2026 3:32 PM IST
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