NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday turned its critical gaze on its own functioning. On the growing trend of benches overturning orders of earlier ones within days or months of them being pronounced – such as on the menace of dog bites, retrospective environmental clearance, Bhushan Steel Ltd’s insolvency and the ban on fire crackers…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar will on Dec 3 take up chairship of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA) for the year 2026 in Stockholm, reflecting a “global recognition of Election Commission’s standing as one…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, left, and Ajit Agarkar, chairperson of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee, talk during a practice session ahead of the first Test cricket match against West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP) Gautam Gambhir was in the firing line when he sat for the…
BENGALURU: After months of uncertainty, the Congress high command has decided to hold a meeting to address growing speculation over a change of Karnataka CM. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge confirmed this in Delhi on Wednesday, saying, “The high command – Rahul-ji, Sonia-ji and I – will together take a decision to resolve this issue.” Sources…
NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission (NMC) has turned down a proposal from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), Katra, seeking to place 100% of its 50 MBBS seats under the All-India Quota (AIQ) through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).An NMC official said the commission did not approve the request as it would…
Bollywood lost one of its most cherished stars on 24 November 2025, when the legendary Dharmendra, fondly known as the industry’s ‘He-Man’, passed away. His gentle smile, warm heart and timeless charm shaped generations of cinema lovers, leaving behind a legacy that continues to shine even in his absence. As tributes continue, we look back…
NEW DELHI: India’s rice production during the 2025-26 kharif season that ended in Oct reached a record 124.5 million tonnes (MT), which is 1.7 MT (over 1%) more than the production of kharif rice last year, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Output of pulses, oilseeds and cotton, however, marginally declined.The ministry’s first advance estimates…
NEW DELHI: Upping the ante in its political battle with TMC over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in West Bengal, BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to strengthen the ongoing process in the state as it flagged a host of concerns, including the presence of alleged infiltrators on voters’ rolls, and…
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has deactivated over two crore Aadhaar numbers belonging to deceased individuals as part of a nationwide clean-up drive to strengthen the accuracy and reliability of the Aadhaar database.Officials said the exercise is aimed at preventing identity fraud and ensuring that govt benefits linked to Aadhaar are…
Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik South Africa, the current ICC World Test Championship holders, completed a 2-0 series win to whitewash India at home. The Temba Bavuma-led side defeated India by 408 runs in the second Test in Guwahati on Wednesday.The result gave South Africa the biggest win over India in terms of runs in…
