SC eases civil judge eligibility from 3-year to 1-year practice, but mandates 2 years of training before judges can preside over courts NEW DELHI: The 20-year-old method for recruiting entry-level trial court judges underwent changes twice in one year as the Supreme Court on Friday relaxed mandatory three-year practice eligibility norm for advocates to apply…
NIA court denies bail to Pulwama case accused Insha Jan, cites ongoing trial and witness examination; jail authorities directed to provide medical care. JAMMU: An NIA court here has rejected the bail application of Insha Jan alias Insha Tariq, an accused facing trial in the Pulwama terror attack conspiracy case, stating that the trial was…
US Ambassador Sergio Gor concludes J&K, Ladakh visit; meets Omar Abdullah, visits Thiksey Monastery. SRINAGAR: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor Friday concluded his visit to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, with his much-speculated meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama not taking place. Gor did not meet any political leader in Ladakh.“Ambassador Sergio…
Omar Abdullah defends Rahul Gandhi’s protests, says opposition must hold govt accountable SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Friday backed Rahul Gandhi, saying it is the job of the leader of the opposition (LoP) to question the govt and hold it accountable. He said, “If the opposition leader does not question the opposition, then…
New Delhi: BJP Friday said Rahul Gandhi had orchestrated the “drama” of sitting on dharna in a police station as a diversionary ploy after Congress came under flak across the country over its stand on Vande Mataram.“Rahul manufactured this drama suddenly as a cover for his anti-national stand and to divert attention from this big…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitating lakhpati didi Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated Chaupal–2026 under the Chief Minister Udyamshala Yojana at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan located at the chief minister’s camp office. On the occasion, he said that more than 13,000 entrepreneurs across the state have so far been supported through…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday hosted a joint delegation from Japan and India, emphasising that youth exchanges are pivotal to driving the next chapter of bilateral relations as the two nations approach a major milestone in their diplomatic history.Speaking at an interaction in Lucknow with Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki, 13…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world is looking at India as a “bright spot of growth and hope”, stressing that the country’s reform journey has shifted from a “punishment model” under the earlier licence raj governments to an incentive-based approach.Addressing the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026, PM Modi said…
Rahul Gandhi stages dharna over pellet injury FIR; Revanth Reddy’s US visit denied clearance Delhi Police registered an FIR over student protester Sahil Lochab’s alleged pellet-gun injury during the July 20 Jantar Mantar protest, after Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in demanding action. MEA denied political clearance for Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy’s proposed US visit,…
NEW DELHI: A scuffle broke out in Ranchi between student protesters and police following an attempt to burn effigies of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.“They gathered in large numbers at the prominent Albert Chowk to burn effigies of CM Soren and Rahul Gandhi. When the police tried to control them,…
