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In his recent interview to the Hindustan Times, Justice Surya Kant, who takes oath today as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, talked about an obvious but daunting priority for his nearly 15-month tenure. He identified reducing the Supreme Court’s huge pile-up of backlog cases as his top concern before…

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In March 2025, the Ministry of Railways had stated that most of its divisions maintain “over 90% punctuality”. Behind the headline figure lies the everyday reality of passengers, with the punctuality index actually declining. Reliance on diesel locomotives, signal failures and congestion lead to most delays, data show and experts say.

Some users were based in places like Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and India despite posting U.S.-focused right-wing content

A young, gay Indian man learns steps to Britishness from a phantom vision of the Tory politician, but the result is less sinister a satire than it should be

Australia star Travis Head has created a reputation as a player for the biggest stage, with his latest Ashes century to be long remembered.

Forests in the Himalayan state report a surge in maulings as officials warn of shifting bear behaviour

Independent Urdu reports from Rajasthan’s mining belt, where entire villages have been devastated by silicosis

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalist and author Rahul Pandita and The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal.

NVIDIA has started building out GeForce Now in India, and while the service is only debuting in Q1 2026, you can now register to receive updates.

India's Tejas fighter jet crashed in flames at the Dubai Airshow, killing its pilot and sparking global scrutiny of the country's defence ambitions.