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The Hindu Jammu Kashmir administration celebrates ‘World Craft City’ tag for Srinagar

The recognition would not only provide a new identity to Srinagar in the global market but craftsmanship would re-establish its position as a prestigious occupation, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said

The Hindu Judiciary can direct govt. to conduct a ‘performance audit’ of its laws to know its real impact on the ground: SC

Justice Narasimha, who wrote the judgment, said every government has a constitutional duty to ensure that the purpose and object of a statute is accomplished while implementing it

The Hindu Heavy rain: 12 houses each damaged in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts

Netravathi was flowing at 9.7 meters, which was above the danger mark of 8.5 m, early on Wednesday. Later, in the evening it receded to 5.3 meters

The Hindu Centre proposes to tighten requirements for disability certificates

In the wake of the Puja Khedkar row, Centre publishes draft amendments to RPwd Act Rules, proposes longer process, more documentation; disability acivists say changes will hurt genuine applicants

The Hindu Privilege notice against Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha for blaming Kerala government for Wayanad tragedy

Actual rainfall far exceeded predictions and a red alert was issued by weather authorities only after the incident, three MPs say in letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar

The Hindu Karnataka High Court adjourns Darshan’s plea to allow prison authorities to decide on his plea for home food

‘Prison authorities cannot create a distinction among undertrial inmates as poor, rich, influential, etc., for providing nutritious foods’

The Hindu Kerala can claim compensation under UN convention for people hit by extreme weather events, says ecologist

The core issue in any event like the one in Wayanad is climate change, says ecologist S. Faizi

The Hindu Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defences against Russia, says U.S. official

The U.S. has also been training Ukrainian pilots on how to fly the jets and has already graduated the first group of pilots on its operation

The Hindu Customers at several small-sized banks affected as tech provider C-Edge suffers ransomware attack

The impact was felt by customers of cooperative banks and regional rural banks which depend on C-Edge, a joint venture between SBI and TCS, officials said, adding that other banking services were functioning normally