Parvathaneni Harish called for comprehensive Security Council reforms, arguing that all permanent members of an expanded Council must have equal rights and responsibilities NEW DELHI: India has called for comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying all permanent members of a reformed Council must have the same rights and responsibilities, including the…
File photo: Delhi high court The Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant on Monday recommended appointment of Justice P Sam Koshy, at present a judge of Telangana HC, as CJ of Delhi HC. It also recommended names of Justices Manash Ranjan Pathak, Tapabrata Chakraborty and Sudhir Singh as chief justices of HCs in…
File photo: Siang dam protest turns violent as mob torches NHPC office and police station in Arunachal PASIGHAT/ITANAGAR: A 12-hour bandh against a proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district turned violent Monday, with mobs damaging vehicles and NHPC equipment and wounding two security personnel as anti-dam protests spread from Siang basin to…
After India accused China of carrying out activities detrimental to peace, Beijing said Monday it is strictly abiding by relevant agreements and “conducts normal border patrol… activities to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and stability in border areas”.“We hope India will work with China in the same direction by jointly implementing the common understandings reached between…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti addresses the gathering during Accession Day, at party office, in Srinagar. SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday launched a scathing attack on National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, accusing him of fuelling anti-India sentiment despite having championed Jammu & Kashmir’s accession to India and providing what she called…
EC tells SC that the June 24, 2025 decision to conduct nationwide SIR was unanimous, denying opposition claims that CEC Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Monday filed an affidavit in SC that the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners had unanimously taken the decision on June 24, 2025 to…
Supreme Court slams UP police for “slipshod investigation”, orders Rs 6 lakh compensation for man held six years without evidence. NEW DELHI: In a severe indictment of Uttar Pradesh police for carrying out a “slipshod investigation” that resulted in a man being in custody for six years when there was no evidence against him, Supreme…
Lawrence Bishnoi (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is learnt to have been recently shifted to “Do sau kholi”, a specialised high-security block at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Central Jail housing 200 dangerous inmates accused of terrorism and other heinous offences, sources say. To ensure total isolation and prevent inter-cell movement, the block has four segregated…
SC assures no one will be prosecuted for using Form 6 to re-enter names in electoral rolls, and says genuine voters left out of the final list may get extra time. New Delhi: No one will be prosecuted for using Form 6 to re-enter their name in electoral rolls, the Supreme Court verbally assured electors…
The six were together near the hotel’s reception counter when they fired upon. NEW DELHI: Five people were killed and one injured after a shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati’s Bora Service area around 9pm on Monday, with police suspecting that a property dispute over the hotel’s lease agreement triggered the attack.Guwahati Police Commissioner…
