Culture & Lifestyle

CBSE Makes Three Languages Mandatory for Class 9 and 10 From July 2026 Under National Education Policy as Two Must Be Native Indian Languages

Aditi Singh
The CBSE has made the study of three languages — including two native Indian languages — compulsory for Class 9 and 10 students from the 2026-27 academic session starting July, implementing a key provision of the National Education Policy 2020 that has sparked both praise for promoting linguistic diversity and concern about academic burden. [...]

Delhi NCR Mandates Only Electric Three-Wheelers From October 2026 as Commission for Air Quality Orders Phased Rollout to Combat Pollution Crisis

Surabhi Sharma
The Commission for Air Quality Management announced a phased mandate requiring all three-wheelers in Delhi-NCR to be electric from October 2026, alongside strict PUCC enforcement that will deny fuel to non-compliant vehicles — a sweeping move that affects over 1.5 lakh auto-rickshaws and could reshape urban transport. [...]

US and Nigeria Kill ISIS Global Number Two Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in Joint Military Operation as Trump Declares Terror Group Will No Longer Terrorise the World

Rohit Joshi
US President Donald Trump announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, was killed during a meticulously planned joint operation carried out by American special forces and the Nigerian military in Africa, dealing a major blow to the terror group’s global operations. [...]

Madhya Pradesh High Court Declares Bhojshala in Dhar as Saraswati Temple in Landmark Verdict and Orders End to Shared Hindu-Muslim Worship Arrangement

Rohit Joshi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday declared the disputed Bhojshala site in Dhar as a temple of Goddess Saraswati in a landmark verdict, ending the decades-old shared worship arrangement that allowed Hindu prayers on Tuesdays and Muslim Namaz on Fridays, and directed the ASI to oversee preservation. [...]

PM Modi Arrives in Netherlands for Semiconductor Defence and Trade Talks With Dutch PM Rob Jetten as Second Leg of Six-Nation Europe Tour Begins

Rohit Joshi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday for a two-day official visit — his second to the country after 2017 — where he will hold talks with Dutch PM Rob Jetten, meet King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, and engage Indian diaspora and Dutch business leaders on semiconductors, clean energy and defence ties. [...]

Indian Cargo Ship Haji Ali Sinks After Suspected Drone Strike Off Oman Coast Near Strait of Hormuz as India Calls Attack Deplorable and Unacceptable

Rohit Joshi
An Indian-flagged cargo ship MSV Haji Ali sank off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz after a suspected drone or missile strike set the vessel ablaze, with all 14 Indian crew members rescued safely by the Oman Coast Guard. India’s Ministry of External Affairs described the attack as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘deplorable’. [...]