NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has reallocated work among its deputy election commissioners (DEC) and directors-general in view of the recent appointment of DEC Prakash Rajpurohit. DG (IT) Seema Khanna, who heads the division that manages the ECINet portal and application, will now put up all files regarding the IT/ICT and grievances divisions under her…
A week after they set sail from Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai while Cyclone Murasu was brewing in the Bay of Bengal, the bodies of five out of nine fishermen were washed ashore along the Andhra Pradesh coast Thursday. The tragedy triggered anger among fishermen, who faulted the state govt and Coast Guard for delay…
NEW DELHI: Centre’s move to consider a fresh review of the controversial UGC equity regulations are being seen as an olive branch to agitating upper caste groups, while giving BJP room to avoid a fresh caste controversy ahead of the assembly elections, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.The regulations, which extended specific protection against caste-based discrimination to…
A 20-year-old college student was killed when firecrackers bought for Diwali celebrations exploded at his friend’s house near Melur in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai early Thursday. The student’s friend and his mother were seriously injured in the blast that brought down a part of the building’s upper floor. Source link
NEW DELHI: Referring to the contradictory orders given by Supreme Court in the matter of bail to the accused on the ground of delay in trial and long incarceration for UAPA offences, which have been referred to a larger bench for authoritative pronouncement, former student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have moved SC for…
University Grants Commission (UGC) NEW DELHI: The Centre told Supreme Court on Thursday that it is considering appointing a committee to review provisions of the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, the operation of which was stayed by SC saying its provisions could fuel divisions in society.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta told…
4 die as car plunges into Bhagirathi Source link
MUMBAI: Mehli Mistry, former trustee of the Bai Hirabai Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution, has contested Noel Tata’s qualification to sit on the same board under the trust’s century-old deed, raising questions about his faith, citizenship and residence.In a rejoinder filed before the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner on Thursday, Mistry sought directions requiring Noel to file…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the constitutional mandate of producing an arrestee before a magistrate within 24 hours starts the moment one is detained for interrogation and not from the time when formal arrest is made by an investigating agency, since the liberty of a person is curtailed when one is detained.Noting that…
