The Supreme Court has tagged two petitions challenging Section 16 of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, with a pending plea raising a similar issue. The provision bars courts from entertaining or continuing civil or criminal proceedings against serving or former CECs and election…
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet is learnt to have approved another extension for the Commission of Inquiry into the Manipur violence, giving it another year, until May 20, 2027, to submit its report. This is the sixth extension granted to it since the commission was constituted in Sept 2023.As per the original notification issued in Sept…
Representational image of a car showroom NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have emerged as the top-performing states in ease of vehicle ownership, while Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal rank at the bottom, reflecting wide disparities in procedures for transferring ownership of used vehicles.The findings are part of the Ease of Vehicle…
Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi SRINAGAR: Governing National Conference (NC) in Jammu & Kashmir Wednesday described the resignation of its Srinagar MP, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, as the handiwork of BJP, saying the party had succeeded in its mission under ‘Operation Lotus’.Addressing a news conference at the party headquarters in Srinagar, NC legislators…
SRINAGAR: Two scrap collectors, including a minor, were killed in a fire that engulfed around 80 makeshift shelters in Durbal, Bemina, on the outskirts of Srinagar early Wednesday, officials said.The blaze erupted around 12.30am. Police identified the deceased as Mohammad Noor Alam (27) and Al Ameen (16), both from Delhi. The flames also damaged an…
Trump’s space declaration sparks a new Moon rules contest, forcing India to balance Artemis ties and 2047 ambitions against strategic autonomy. BENGALURU: As Americans voted in the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation titled “The American Declaration of Freedom in Space”, declaring that the US would lead the exploration, development, use and…
Tejashwi also criticised Dhirendra Shastri over his alleged remarks about Lord Krishna. NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP and RSS of targeting his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, through central agencies and attempting to weaken the Constitution and democracy. He also criticised Dhirendra Shastri over his alleged remarks…
NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday, hours after the veteran leader was discharged earlier in the day.In a social media post on X, Supriya Sule said that her father was admitted for further tests.“We are admitting Baba to Breach Candy Hospital for further tests. Thank you…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday claimed Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule could get a berth in the Union Cabinet during its next expansion if her party joins the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).“It would be a matter of joy if Sule joined the NDA. We would welcome her if…
The report was published ahead of the 31st session of the UN climate change conference (COP31) (Photo: PTI). NEW DELHI: Even if the developed countries triple their money available to support developing nations to adapt to climate change by 2035, it would still cover less than a third of what is actually needed to protect…
