Author: Md Nasimuddin
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce a third language option for Class 6 students, in addition to two Indian languages, starting from the 2026-27 academic session. English will be classified as a “foreign” language, with the National Education Policy (NEP) requiring at least two of the three languages to be native to India, reported Indian Express.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) approved the Kerala government’s proposal to change the State’s name from ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’, the name used in the Malayalam language.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) alleged that a high-level meeting convened to take forward the SIR process in West Bengal, as mandated by the Supreme Court, was attended by unauthorised persons, including former Chief Secretary Manoj Pant.
The bust of British architect Edwin Lutyens at Rashtrapati Bhavan has been replaced with that of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, marking a symbolic move to shed the country’s colonial past.
In a major step to deepen India’s parliamentary engagement across the world, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted ‘Parliamentary Friendship Groups’, aimed at strengthening interparliamentary cooperation and legislative dialogue, with more than 60 countries.
South Africa stated Ahmedabad is their home ground, not India’s, as they handed the hosts a humiliating 76-run defeat to begin their Super Eights campaign in splendid fashion on Sunday.
Senior politician and former Union railway minister Mukul Roy, once considered West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s closest aide and a key strategist of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), passed away early Monday following a cardiac arrest. He was 71.
The DMDK’s decision to finally join the DMK alliance after prolonged deliberations with both the NDA and the DMK fronts sparked expected reaction from both the camps on Thursday. While the BJP called it a betrayal and said the “soul of Vijayakanth will not forgive” DMDK for forging ties with the DMK, TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai congratulated (DMDK general secretary) Premalatha Vijayakanth and DMDK executives for taking a “great decision”. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said joining any alliance was the prerogative of a party’s leadership and declined to comment on the development. Alluding to DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi’s…
The Bihar government has introduced a statewide ban on the open sale of meat, just days before Ramadan, allowing only licensed traders to operate under stringent regulations.
Jammu and Kashmir scripted history by reaching the Ranji Trophy finals for the first time in their 67-year history, defeating two-time former champions Bengal by six wickets on day four of the semifinal here on Wednesday.