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'Consider pleas for extension of time for SIr sympathetically'

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Election Commission of India (ECI) to "sympathetically" consider the requests for extension of the enumeration period in states where the s... Read More


SC urges Centre to fine tune ad hoc judge appointment policy

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Union government to revisit and fine-tune its policy on appointing ad hoc judges in high courts to tackle mounting pendency, observing tha... Read More


Centre urges SC restraint on PIL on 'unopposed' elections

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Union government on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to exercise restraint on a public interest litigation questioning the law that allows "unopposed" candidates an automatic... Read More


vb-g ram g bill

NEW DELHI, Dec. 19 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, bill, which seeks to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gan... Read More


26 iNDIANS KILLED FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA IN UKRAINE WAR, PARL TOLD

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Twenty-six Indian nationals were killed while serving in the Russian armed forces during the Ukraine conflict and seven have been reported missing, while efforts are on to ensure... Read More


TOP court JUNKS 'luxury' PETITION OVER bottledwater PACKAGING

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an "urban-centric approach" to PIL, refusing to entertain a plea seeking stricter standards for polyethylene terephtha... Read More


'bengal job scheme to be named after mahatma': CM

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government would rename its job guarantee programme after Mahatma Gandhi, in an announcement coming on a day th... Read More


Can generative AI help us to cook better?

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- A few weeks ago, Mumbai-based chef and content creator Natasha Gandhi took the help of Google Gemini to come up with recipes using leftover chapatis. In the Instagram video, she ... Read More


BJP MLA Ram Kadam gets haircut after 4 years to celebrate resolution of water issue in Ghatkopar

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ram Kadam got a haircut on Thursday after keeping his hair uncut for four years, following the resolution of the long-standing water problem in his consti... Read More


Events across city cancelled, delayed due to poor air quality

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- As Delhi slips once again into its familiar winter haze, the city's polluted air is no longer just a health statistic or a daily inconvenience - it is beginning to hollow out its... Read More