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SC seeks Centre's view on use of totalisers for votes counting in EVMs

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on petitions seeking the introduction of totalisers for counting votes recorded in electronic voting machines (EVMs), sa... Read More


Centre halves sugar stock limit for dealers

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Centre has cut the stock holding limit for sugar dealers by half to 2,000 quintals, seeking to curb hoarding and speculative trading amid a sharp rise in retail prices. The r... Read More


Tech layoffs cross 175,000 in 2026 as AI reshapes jobs, hiring and workforce plans

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- More than 175,000 technology workers have lost their jobs globally in 2026 so far, putting the industry on course for another year of large-scale workforce reductions as companie... Read More


Journalist challenges police request for digital data in SC

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Ghaziabad Police request to X, formerly Twitter, seeking his digital activity records from June 1, 202... Read More


Manipur: Violence reported along IT Road, houses set ablaze in Kangpokpi

Imphal, Sept. 1 -- Fresh violence was reported along the remote IT Road in Manipur's Kangpokpi district early Tuesday, with firing and arson incidents allegedly targeting villages inhabited by the Lia... Read More


Bihar to get NSD campus, CM hails Centre's nod

Patna, Sept. 1 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat after the Centre approved the establishment o... Read More


Ram Temple Trust set to get first CEO

Ayodhya, Sept. 1 -- The selection committee is likely to submit three shortlisted names to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the first CEO of the Ram temple, sources said on Tuesday. T... Read More


L-G Saxena flags off 'Ladakh Bike Week'

Leh, Sept. 1 -- Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday flagged off the inaugural edition of 'Ladakh Bike Week 2026' to showcase Ladakh's growing stature as a premier motorcycling and high-a... Read More


Cong, Akali Dal 'hollowed out' Punjab: Mann

Mohali, Sept. 1 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday criticised the Congress and Akali Dal, accusing them of having "hollowed out Punjab like termites" and alleging that the Akali D... Read More


Hry Assembly Monsoon Session ends amid uproar; 11 Bills passed

Chandigarh, Sept. 1 -- The three-day Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha concluded on Tuesday with 11 Bills being passed, while Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini criticised the Opposition over ... Read More