Empowering India’s youth remains a priority: PM Modi

IANS | June 11, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that empowering India’s youth remains a priority as they will be the "driving force" in the country’s journey towards Viksit Bharat.

'Govt should release whichever report available': Ahmedabad plane crash victim's father seeks answers ahead of first anniversary

IANS | June 11, 2026 1:38 PM

Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) Ahead of the first anniversary of the devastating Ahmedabad plane crash, families of the victims continue to grapple with grief and unanswered questions. Among them is Anil Patel, who lost his son, Harshit Patel, and daughter-in-law, Pooja Patel, in the tragedy, and has urged the government to release any available findings from the investigation without further delay.

Kerala offers free travel in KSRTC ordinary buses for women from June 15

IANS | June 10, 2026 3:13 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (IANS) The Kerala government on Wednesday sanctioned the ‘Priyadarshini Scheme’, providing free travel for women in KSRTC ordinary buses from June 15. Announcing the decision after the weekly Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said the scheme will have no eligibility criteria, with no restrictions based on age or income.

Misuse of Ujjwala scheme led to cut in subsidised LPG cylinders: Hardeep Puri

IANS | June 10, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Amid criticism over the government's decision to reduce the number of subsidised LPG cylinder refills under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from nine to four annually, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday that the move was prompted by misuse of the scheme by some beneficiaries.

A century and a half on, the Ishavasya Upanishad returns to Oxford, this time in Acharya Prashant's voice

IANS | June 10, 2026 11:27 AM

Oxford (UK), June 10 (IANS) In 1879, Professor Max Muller carried the Ishavasya Upanishad to the West, publishing its first English translation through Oxford University Press as the opening volume of the ‘Sacred Books of the East’. Nearly a century and a half later, an Indian philosopher has arrived at the same university to return the text to its living meaning.