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Parliamentary panel flags NGT staff shortages, case backlogs, weak digital infra, recommends urgent reforms. NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has identified critical operational gaps at the National Green Tribunal (NGT), including severe staffing shortage and reliance on contractual workers, inadequate digital infrastructure, prolonged pendency of cases across benches and weak enforcement mechanism, and recommended various…

NEW DELHI: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday spoke to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma over the violence reported in Shillong after attacks on people from Assam during a students’ rally.In a social media post, Sangma said that they had agreed to work together to normalise the situation. He said designated cabinet ministers…

Vijay also raised the issue of inter-state river disputes at the meeting. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay on Thursday raised concerns over the proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, saying southern states could lose their share of representation in Parliament if seats are redistributed mainly according to population.Speaking at the 31st meeting of the…

Screengrab from the video posted by Nitin Nabin NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded that Congress and Samajwadi Party provide proof or issue a public apology for claiming that saffron party president Nitin Nabin consumed non-vegetarian food during the ongoing Hindu holy month of Sawan.In a social media post on X, BJP said…

Additionally, report reveals US used secret corridor to pass tankers through Hormuz despite Iran closure; India, Japan sign maritime security pact Jharkhand High Court stayed the government’s order cancelling the 11th and 13th JPSC exams and appointments, amid protests over recruitment irregularities and demands for a CBI probe. The US military has secretly guided commercial…

Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council near Mamallapuram. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the development journey of the southern states, saying “high literacy rate, trained manpower and technical expertise in the utilisation of deep seas” have been the three pillars behind the…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday decided to set up a bench of high court of Jammu and Kashmir in Ladakh.In a post on X, Union home minister Amit Shah said the government is “fully committed” to the all-round development of Ladakh and claimed that the decision will enhance access to justice to citizens living…

The 2026 regulations had already been kept in abeyance by the Supreme Court on January 29. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the 2026 University Grants Commission (UGC) equity regulations, which seek to address caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions, are currently being reconsidered.The development came during a hearing before…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a 5-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee to examine the allegations of excessive use of force by police, and paramilitary force on students during July 20 Sansad Chalo march organised by Cockroach Janata Party.The committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice R. Subhash Reddy. The other…

(Photo: @himalayanhindu/ X) A viral video showing a group of men dancing to loud music inside a cave in Dehradun has drawn sharp criticism online, with users calling out what they described as a lack of civic sense at a shared tourist spot.The clip, shared on X by an account named @himalayanhindu, was reportedly filmed…