Anjali Rai

Minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir showed a marginal improvement on Wednesday, with Srinagar recording a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius.

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Chhattisgarh-based coal PSU, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sri Sathya Sai Health & Education Trust to establish a Healthcare Skill Development Centre at Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The project will be implemented under SECL's Corporate Social Responsibility programme with financial assistance of ₹35.04 crore.

A United Nations (UN) report has projected India's GDP growth at a robust 6.6 per cent in 2026, even as global economic growth is expected to slow to 2.7 per cent due to geopolitical risks and policy uncertainty.

Indian equity markets recorded their sharpest fall in a month on Thursday, with benchmark indices extending losses for the fourth consecutive session amid rising concerns over India–US trade tensions.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi, during which counterterrorism measures and efforts to dismantle the entire terror ecosystem were discussed.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said an unexpected spell of rain across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has intensified the prevailing cold wave conditions.

India has steadily strengthened its legal, social and administrative response to child marriage, combining decades of reform with a renewed national mission to eliminate the practice by 2030. While child marriage is prohibited by law, the government recognises that deep-rooted social practices require sustained awareness, enforcement and community participation. According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21), 23 per cent of women aged 20–24 were married before the age of 18, a figure that reflects the scale of the challenge but also underscores the urgency behind India's current push to decisively end the practice. Incidents have historically been concentrated in certain states, including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, though cases have been reported across rural, tribal and urban regions, prompting a nationwide response.

Even a single binge drinking episode — roughly four drinks for women or five for men within about two hours — can weaken the gut lining, according to a study.

Author(s) Prof. Anjali Soni Ms. Anjali Wagmode Ms. Anjali Rai Ms. Ankit Chandrawanshi Mr. Aditya Prajapati Mr. Aditya Singh Patel Country

The 16-day hunger strike by Madhya Pradesh teacher candidates in Bhopal concluded after former CM Digvijay Singh intervened, leading to a scheduled meeting with the Education Minister. Protesters demanded an increase in Class 2 and Class 3 posts and the inclusion of 15,000 additional teacher positions in the ongoing recruitment process.