Governor’s absolute discretion on bills means negating people’s will: West Bengal in Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal on Wednesday warned that vesting governors with discretion to decide the fate of bills would jeopardise states’ legislative functions, while Supreme Court-prescribed timeline for governors and the President would expedite transforming people’s will into laws. This would not amount to amending the Constitution, it told the court. The TMC govt, through…

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Monsoon toll mounts to 500 in Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, Haryana | India News

Relentless rain across Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, and Haryana has killed at least 500 people this monsoon, with fresh landslides, flash floods, and collapsing houses claiming dozens more lives Tuesday night and Wednesday. Highways are blocked, rivers above danger mark, crops flattened, and thousands stranded as rain continued to pound the region.In Himachal, the toll…

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50% of new Congress district chiefs in Gujarat, MP, Haryana below 50 years | India News

NEW DELHI: As Congress revamps its organisation at the district level under the ‘Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan’, the profile of newly appointed District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents of three states — Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana — shows that 50% of the new presidents are below 50 years, making a marked shift towards giving younger party…

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India clears Rs 1,500 crore subsidy for critical mineral recycling | India News

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme for developing capacity for recycling critical minerals from electronic waste and other scrap such as used lithium-ion batteries and end-of-life vehicles etc. scrap with the aim of creating domestic supply chain resilience.The scheme is expected to ensure supply of vital elements, which…

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‘Under leadership of PM Modi, we will make India Naxal-free’: Amit Shah | India News

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, while felicitating the CRPF and Chhattisgarh police personnel here on Wednesday on success of the May 2025 ‘Operation Black Forest’ against Maoists in Karreguttalu Hills on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, said that the Narendra Modi government shall not rest until all Naxalites surrender, or are captured or eliminated.“Under the leadership of…

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Government tightens norms on use of scribes by persons with disabilities in competitive exams | India News

NEW DELHI: The government has tightened norms on use of scribes in competitive examinations for persons with disabilities (PwDs), making it compulsory for bodies conducting tests linked to employment and admission to professional courses — like IIT-JEE, NEET, CAT and civil services — to create their own scribe pools within two years and phase out…

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