CJI Suryakant, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant had declined a request from Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge for a meeting to discuss issues arising from the ongoing protests in Delhi. He said the matters are already…
File image of urban traffic A quarter-century ago, an advertising campaign presented the two-wheeler as a symbol of “Naye Bharat ki Nayi Tasveer”. But is the India of 2026 still commuting mainly on two-wheelers, has it moved to cars, or are more people walking? The answer depends a great deal on which states people live…
CJI rejects INDIA bloc leaders’ request for meeting over ‘vote chori’ NEW DELHI: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday said the Supreme Court’s doors were open to everyone, a day after declining to meet INDIA bloc leaders seeking to discuss concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.“I received…
3 men allege torture at BJP MLA’s house in UP (File photo: PTI image) NEW DELHI: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad are investigating allegations that three men were illegally confined and tortured at the residence of BJP MLA Sushant Singh over a missing gold bracelet belonging to the legislator’s son, PTI reported citing officials.The complainants…
ABS mechanism goes beyond monetary collection by linking the utilisation of biological resources with biodiversity conservation, NEW DELHI: India’s agri-seed sector accounted for the largest share of receipts from users of the country’s biological resources during April-Sept period this financial year under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regulation — a statutory mechanism which ensures…
Shashi Tharoor attacks Modi govt NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday reiterated the opposition’s slogan against the Narendra Modi-led government, declaring, “This government will go”.The Thiruvananthapuram MP’s remarks come amid mounting opposition criticism of the Centre over its handling of the controversy surrounding CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission’s SIR exercise,…
North Korea fires missiles towards sea, escalating tensions on Korean Peninsula (Reuters image) North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang continued its weapons testing amid heightened tensions and a prolonged freeze in diplomatic engagement.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched…
Gauhati high court has intensified scrutiny of circumstances in which Nagaon’s Mumtaz Begum was sent to Bangladesh, warning Assam govt that it would presume a Foreigners’ Tribunal’s May 30 opinion declaring her a foreigner would be considered “not ready” if the state fails to establish when it was finalised.In its latest order on Oct 7,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court‘s order Sunday finding prima facie breach of its Oct 9 order against complete shutdown of Metro and train services and issuing notice to Union home secretary, Delhi Police commissioner and Delhi Metro chief altered over the course of a day senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal‘s views on the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Sunday sought responses of Union home secretary Govind Mohan, Delhi police commissioner Anurag Kumar and Delhi metro rail chief D Thara to a contempt petition for prima facie violating the court’s Oct 9 order against complete shutdown of metro and train services in Delhi on Saturday to thwart CJP’s protest seeking…
