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SC posts pleas challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 to January 21 next year

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted to January 21 next year the hearing on the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising... Read More


Filing Form 6 after SIR deletion won't invite prosecution

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday said previously enrolled voters can submit Form 6 for inclusion as electors if their names are missing from draft Special Intensive Revision (SI... Read More


Former Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid arrested over alleged sexual abuse of minor

Male, Nov. 3 -- Former Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid has been arrested over allegations of sexually abusing a minor, according to local media reports. Shahid, 64, was arrested at 9:59 pm o... Read More


Row over Dia Mirza's Diwali appeal: Deeply pained, says HC; asks BMC to re-upload her video

Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed its "deep pain and displeasure" with the controversy over actor Dia Mirza's video for the BMC's eco-friendly and firecracker-free Diwali ca... Read More


First get 'hatchet man' CEC to resign: Congress on Shah's SIR debate dare

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Congress on Tuesday hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the SIR issue, saying if he... Read More


JNU sexual harassment case: Delhi court seeks police's reply on Akoijam's anticipatory bail plea

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday issued notice to the city police on Congress MP and dismissed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam's plea seeking anticipato... Read More


Indian Navy rescues 20 crew members from pirate-hijacked vessel off Somalia after 48-hour operation

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- In a swift operation that lasted for over 48 hours, the Indian Navy has rescued a hijacked fishing vessel with 20 crew members off the coast of Somalia. The vessel, Azini, was hij... Read More


Cyclonic storm Murasu wreaks havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati, Nov. 3 -- The severe cyclonic storm Murasu has left a trail of destruction in coastal Andhra Pradesh, uprooting thousands of trees, damaging hundreds of electric poles, and wrecking fishing... Read More


Need to make judicial system more accessible, efficient through modern tech: CJI Surya Kant

Ranchi, Nov. 3 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the judicial system must be made more accessible, efficient and responsive through modern technology, stressing that digital innovation must co... Read More


Delhi's AQI slips to 'very poor' as thick smog engulfs city; Jahangirpuri worst at 452

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Delhi's air quality slipped into the 'very poor' category at 332 as a thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Tuesday morning, with Jahangirpuri recording the highest... Read More