Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated a laboratory to test and calibrate equipment to monitor air pollution, one of the very few such facilities in the world.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will undertake a two-day visit to India next week that is expected to focus on shoring up bilateral cooperation in a range of areas, including trade, investment, defence and technology.

Police have detained three boys in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in a village under Ranipur police station area here, an official said on Monday.

 Senior Election Commission (EC) officials held a "preparatory" meeting on Monday with the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of four states and a Union Territory that are going to Assembly polls in the coming months.

The Supreme Court, while granting bail to five accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, has imposed an extensive and unusually stringent set of conditions, placing severe restrictions on their movement, speech, and public engagement until the conclusion of the trial.

 Saurabh Dwivedi, Editor of digital news platform Lallantop and India Today Hindi, has stepped down from the India Today Group after nearly twelve years with the organisation, marking the end of a significant chapter in Hindi digital journalism.

Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan on Monday criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, calling the order “shocking, unfair and unjust”.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said no language is superior or inferior to another and called upon people across the country to respect each other’s languages.