SC expresses concern over rampant missing children cases, mulls nationwide SOP

IANS | January 21, 2026 6:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Expressing concern over the alarming number of missing children cases across the country, the Supreme Court has said that authorities were not giving such incidents the "right amount of attention or priority" and indicated that it would work towards evolving a common Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for their recovery.

Bengaluru strikes a chord for recycling with Vasu Dixit and Shraddha Jain

IANS | January 21, 2026 4:52 PM

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Invaluables Bengaluru has launched ‘Recycle Resolutions’, a culture-led campaign featuring musical reels by comedian-creator Shraddha Jain, popularly known as Aiyyo Shraddha, and musician Vasu Dixit, aimed at encouraging citizens to follow simple waste practices that improve recyclability and uphold the dignity of the city’s waste pickers.

FairPoint: Azadi or erasure? The truth behind the Kashmiri Pandits' exodus  

Deepika Bhan | January 18, 2026 3:35 PM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Thirty-five years is a long time in the life of a nation. It is long enough for governments to change, for narratives to be rewritten, and for uncomfortable truths to be buried under layers of convenient silence. But for a community driven out of its homeland solely because it was Hindu, time has not softened the pain - it has only deepened the wound.