Circuit house accommodation row: SC relaxes advance-notice requirement for TMC MP Mahua Moitra, asks Nadia administration to examine MPLADS grievances
New Delhi, Oct. 16: The Supreme Court on Friday modified a Nadia district administration communication requiring Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to give three to four days’ advance notice before seeking accommodation at the Krishnanagar Circuit House, holding that a day’s intimation would suffice. It also asked the district administration to examine her complaints over […]
SC calls motor accident interim relief scheme an “unannounced law”, orders wide publicity
New Delhi, Oct. 16: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Central government for rolling out the Compensation to Victims (Interim Relief) Scheme, 2026 without adequate publicity, observing that a welfare measure meant to provide immediate financial assistance to motor accident victims would serve little purpose if those entitled to its benefits did not […]
Whose Flag Is It Anyway? The Tricolour Under Siege in New Delhi
The scenes unfolding at Connaught Place on October 16, 2026, offered a stark, paradoxical vignette of contemporary Indian statecraft. Thousands of security personnel, reinforced by paramilitary units, transformed the beating heart of New Delhi into a grid of iron barricades and prohibitory orders. Their singular objective: to intercept, derail, and dismantle the “Lehra Do Tiranga” […]
SC CONTEMPT NOTICE TO SANJAY RAUT, NIKHIL WAGLE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a contempt of court notice to journalist Nikhil Wagle and Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut over their statements concerning Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and judiciary. A bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order on a contempt of […]
SC TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST RAHUL FOR PUSHING PREGNANT JOURNALIST
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an application, which alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed a pregnant journalist during a march to the apex court on October 12. The application was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which said it would be heard […]
Rattled by massive protests, ruling party fires on all cylinders; fields Defence Minister Singh to charge INDIA block for spreading anarchy
New Delhi, 16 October—Rattled and panicked by massive protests of youth and the INDIA block, the ruling BJP appears to have decided to proverbially fire on all cylinders fielding Defence minister Rajnath Singh today who accused the Congress and its allies of seeking a regime change along the lines of Bangladesh and using the energy […]
CONG PRESIDENT’S DIG AT RAHUL GANDHI
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with young Congress workers saw a candid exchange between him and party president Mallikarjun Kharge, when Gandhi mentioned several prominent leaders who have quit the party over the years. Citing the examples of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Rahul Gandhi told the young leaders […]
INDIA SELLING MORE TO US DESPITE TARIFF, BUT CHINA TRADE GAP KEEPS RISING
NEW DELHI: India’s shipments to the United States are rising despite tariff-related disruptions. Simultaneously, exports to China are growing even faster, but the trade deficit with Beijing continues to widen. So, if India is selling more goods to both countries, why is one relationship proving resilient while the other is adding to the country’s trade […]
DELHI COPS LAND AT DIPKE’S HOME TO STOP TIRANGA MARCH
NEW DELHI: Do not take out the ‘tiranga yatra’, the Delhi Police arrived at Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke’s New Delhi home to deliver the message. The CJP has called on the general public and its supporters to gather at the Central Park on Friday to wave the national flag as part of […]
MANN GOVT SUSPENDS 520 CHEMISTS’ LICENCES
NEW DELHI: The Bhagwant Mann Government has intensified its crackdown on violations of drug laws, with the Drugs Wing of the Food and Drugs Administration conducting 16,788 inspections between April 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026. During this period, medicines worth ₹20.64 crore were seized from 214 licensed and unlicensed firms, while the licences of […]
