With 64 lakh cases, backlog refuses to easeNEW DELHI: After hovering between 36% and 40% over the past decade, vacancies in HC judges have shown a significant decline, falling to 26%, this despite sanctioned strength of judges in HCs increasing from 906 in 2014 to 1,122.The largest HC, Allahabad, has brought down its vacancies to…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has allowed a complainant to submit additional documents in a case alleging that Congress MP Sonia Gandhi was included in poll rolls before acquiring Indian citizenship.The ACJM court has scheduled the next hearing for Nov 18 after the complainant’s counsel sought more time to place further evidence on record.The complaint…
Karnataka minister Rizwan Arshad Friday alleged that tests at state-authorised labs found “excess” mixing of ethanol in E20 fuel, as high as 31.2% in some cases. Samples were collected from 63 petrol bunks across the state and 14 of them had ethanol above the prescribed limit, he said. PSUs denied the claim, saying it was…
They won’t have to fill form 6, EC saysNEW DELHI: Electors across seven states/UTs undergoing SIR, including Delhi, who were excluded from the draft electoral roll on account of being absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD) and whose enumeration forms (EFs) were not received, will be provided one more opportunity to get their names included…
Dal Lake floating post office SRINAGAR: Working hours at India’s only Floating Post Office, operating from a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, have been extended from five hours to 12 hours, Department of Posts announced Friday. According to the revised timings, the post office (PO) at Nehru Park will now remain open from 9am…
NEW DELHI: Is a storm brewing in Maharashtra’s Pawar clan? The family that saw a vertical split in 2023, seems to be at a crossroads again.“As a member of the Pawar family and their relative, I want to alert Parth Pawar, Jay Pawar and Sunetra kaki. They need to understand the political strategies of the…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta NEW DELHI: In a relief to Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, a city court on Friday dismissed a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly comparing Delhi government officials to Lord Hanuman.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar dismissed the application filed by complainant Ram Niwas Sharma, observing…
The new annual local pass are available at eligible toll plazas since Nov 1. Motorists will also be able to obtain it through the Rajmargyatra app from Dec 1 Living within 20 km of a National Highway toll plaza could now mean lower toll expenses for motorists. From November 1, 2026, eligible owners of non-commercial…
NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Friday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “silence” on Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari’s “Nepal-Bangladesh” remark.Nabin asked whether Rahul Gandhi’s silence amounted to “tacit approval” of the comments made by Ansari, a Congress leader.Also Read | ‘India may face situation worse than Bangladesh, Nepal’: Cong minister’s…
Panic as Karmabhoomi Express catches fire in Punjab; bomb threats to Bombay HC, BSE and Amitabh Bachchan’s residence. A fire broke out in three coaches of the Karmabhoomi Express in Punjab’s Patiala district; no casualties were reported. The Indian stock market rallied strongly in the festive season, defying global trends. The Bombay High Court received…
