A CJI-led bench expressed difficulty to list the matter on Thursday and said, ‘Instead of Thursday, we will dismiss the appeal on Monday.’ NEW DELHI: Applying its recently framed policy of rejecting challenges to bails granted by high courts, Supreme Court on Wednesday told the West Bengal govt that it would dismiss the state’s appeal…
Government said manufacturers must comply with specifications/formulations tested and approved by the competent authority as well as with the prescribed noise limit and emission and safety requirements fixed under the law. NEW DELHI: Ahead of the festive season, Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for the manufacture and sale of next-generation joined green firecrackers…
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Wednesday told INDIA bloc members that the country will, 10-15 years later, remember them as those who saved the Constitution and democracy. NEW DELHI: Seeking to get around the 2023 law shielding CEC Gyanesh Kumar and two ECs, opposition may seek FIRs against ECI functionaries not covered by immunity provisions, keeping…
‘The truth is INDI alliance is not ready to accept Rahul as its leader,’ Chouhan said, adding that Congress has tried to launch his career dozens of times but in vain. NEW DELHI: BJP seized on the absence of SP’s Akhilesh Yadav from the INDIA bloc meeting – after DMK exited the alliance months back…
Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi NEW DELHI: The full Election Commission – comprising CEC Gyanesh Kumar and ECs S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi – met Wednesday, a second time in five days, and decided to extend the deadlines for the ongoing SIR exercise in Andhra…
Separating the functions could limit concentration of control over the process. The panel is also planning a common calendar involving NTA, SSC, IBPS and RRBs. NEW DELHI: Question-paper setting, exam conduct, test centres and security will be handled by separate agencies under a restructuring being prioritised by the Nandan Nilekani-led task force on exam reforms….
NEW DELHI: Upping the ante against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and PM Modi, the opposition INDIA bloc Wednesday announced a month-long nationwide agitation starting Oct 2, coinciding with the protest call given by various student bodies, including the Cockroach Janata Party, in Delhi and states. Crucially, the opposition collectively demanded that elections should revert to ballot…
The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma’s son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. It alleged that the judge’s presence on the bench raised an apprehension of bias. NEW DELHI: A curative plea has been filed in Supreme Court against a verdict on the law on appointment…
A photograph from a Kolkata delivery room has sparked a heated debate online after an intern doctor shared a picture showing herself stitching a woman after childbirth, with the caption, “Silai bunai aata hai? (Do you know how to sew?)”The intern, Dr Sudeshna, is a student at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH). In…
Tata Group watchers said the orders Srinivasan sought, if granted, could incapacitate SDTT too. MUMBAI: The six Tata Trusts that own 66% of Tata Sons filed caveats before the Maharashtra charity commissioner on Wednesday to block any adverse order against them without first hearing their side.This follows a Sept 24 complaint by vice-chairman Venu Srinivasan…
