Officials said preliminary findings suggest highly inflammable material stored inside the premises may have triggered the explosion, though the exact cause is under investigation.
The district administration had temporarily suspended internet services in several parts of Jaipur as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order. Jaipur Police had also conducted flag marches in Muslim-majority localities amid concerns over possible communal tensions.
An India Today investigation into Rajasthan's so-called "paper universities" has exposed empty campuses, missing students and crores spent on salaries, vehicles and offices despite little academic activity. Following the report, the Rajasthan government removed VC Dev Swaroop amid allegations of corruption, fake documents and recruitment irregularities.
While rejecting Asaram's plea to set aside his life sentence, the bench held that charges of rape, sexual assault under the POCSO Act and offences under the Juvenile Justice Act stood proved. However, granting him partial relief, the court said the evidence on record was insufficient to sustain charges related to gangrape and criminal conspiracy.
Rajasthan has banned the sale and use of a failed oxytocin batch supplied to government hospitals after tests found it allegedly fake. The batch was used at Kota's New Medical College Hospital, where several maternal deaths and other suspected drug failures are under enquiry.
The Rajasthan High Court has cancelled the Rajasthan peon recruitment result and asked the Staff Selection Board to set minimum qualifying marks after candidates with zero marks were selected over applicants with negative scores.
Shashikant Suthar, claiming to be a whistleblower in the NEET leak case, alleged that Sikar SP Praveen Nayak and other officials were alerted about a viral "guess paper" soon after the May 3 exam.
The NEET UG paper leak controversy has widened into a debate over the NTA's structure, legal status and functioning. The row has intensified questions over accountability, statutory backing and whether India's examination system needs an institutional overhaul.
Several members of the Rajasthan-based Biwal family have reportedly gone missing after three relatives were arrested in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. Investigators suspect the arrests may open up a wider network involving leaked papers, coaching links and earlier medical entrance exams.
Investigators found that all five children of the Biwal family allegedly received the NEET 2025 paper before the exam, while Vikas Biwal, son of alleged kingpin Mangilal, is accused of helping circulate the leaked paper after Rs 65 lakh was allegedly paid to procure it.
Investigators say two brothers from Rajasthan bought the NEET-UG paper from a Gurugram doctor before the exam. The case now points to how the paper was allegedly circulated further among aspirants.
The Rajasthan Police SOG said it traced the alleged NEET-UG 2026 leak chain within hours of starting its probe. The case has widened concerns over a shadow exam economy as the NTA prepares a re-test for 22 lakh candidates.
Sikar has emerged as the main focus of the CBI's NEET paper 'leak' investigation. The alleged leak prompted the National Testing Agency (NTA) to cancel the NEET-UG exam held on May 3, affecting over 22 lakh candidates.
Concerns over a possible NEET 2026 paper leak have grown after investigators found that a handwritten "guess paper" circulated before the exam allegedly matched questions worth nearly 600 marks in the actual NEET paper held on May 3. The NTA, which conducts NEET, said it was aware of the alleged malpractice and awaiting the probe outcome.
Investigators say the first alleged NEET guess paper reached Sikar-based counsellor Rakesh Kumar Mandvaria's mobile phone through an MBBS student linked to Kerala and Churu.
The Rajasthan government withdrew its controversial name list after public backlash. The list contained names such as Akbar, Bhayankar, Ahankar etc. A revised list will now be issued under the ongoing school name-change campaign.
Can a name shape a child's confidence? Rajasthan's new campaign attempted to answer that by offering students the option to adopt more meaningful names. While the move aimed to boost self-esteem, it also sparked debate over personal choice.
The education department has prepared a list of nearly 3,000 names, each with meanings, and will implement the changes in government schools from Classes 1 to 9 with parental consent.
The IRTC on Tuesday asked kitchens across railway stations to cook using microwave ovens and induction stoves instead of LPG cylinders. However, India Today reporters found that the latest directive has had limited impact so far.
Chief Minister Bhajan has renamed Mount Abu as Aburaj, Kaman as Kamvan, and Jahazpur as Yagyapur, reflecting the state government's push to align city names with local cultural and historical identity.
