SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas against mandatory singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram
New Delhi, Oct. 27: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Central government’s response on two petitions challenging the Union Home Ministry’s January 28 and July 9, 2026 orders requiring all six stanzas of Vande Mataram to be sung at formal State functions, with the petitioners seeking quashing of the orders on the ground that […]
YOUTH CONG WITHDRAWS VIDEO FOR NOV 1 CHALO DELHI RALLY
NEW DELHI: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has deleted a promotional video for its November 1 ‘Chalo Delhi’ rally in Ramlila Maidan after facing a backlash over footage that appeared to show a man secretly filming women on a street at night. The post, captioned “Kinda chic tho??”, drew criticism for seemingly portraying the unwanted […]
Ravneet Bittu’s Symbolic Protest Sparks Political Dispute at Punjab Assembly
NEW DELHI: Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ravneet Bittu kicked up a storm on Tuesday after arriving at the Punjab Assembly premises with a liquor bottle in a symbolic attack on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Accusing Mann of being “fond of expensive liquor”, Bittu claimed a similar bottle was found with the Chief […]
PAK IMPORTING FROM INDIA DESPITE TRADE BAN
NEW DELHI: While direct trade between India and Pakistan has remained suspended since the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, the latest figures suggest Indian goods continue to be in great demand in Islamabad. Pakistan imported goods worth $61.74 million (Rs 5,876 crore) from India in the first quarter of the 2026-27 fiscal year, up 69% from […]
5 SHOT DEAD IN GUWAHATI HOTEL DISPUTE
NEW DELHI: Five people were killed and one was critically injured after a man opened fire in a hotel in Guwahati on Monday. The incident occurred at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati’s Bora Service area. A dispute between the hotel owner and the person who had taken it on lease led to the shooting, police […]
NEW TOLL PLAZA RULES FROM NOV 1
NEW DELHI: The Central Government has introduced a new concessional annual toll pass scheme for eligible private vehicle owners living within 20 kilometres of a National Highway toll plaza. The new rules will come into effect on November 1, 2026, allowing qualifying residents to obtain an annual pass for Rs 1,500 or Rs 3,000, depending […]
PETITIONERS GET 10 DAYS TO REPLY TO EC AFFIDAVIT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted ten days to the petitioners to file a rejoinder (reply) to the Election Commission’s affidavit on pleas questioning the functioning of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the poll panel. The court also issued notice on a fresh plea filed by Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen who […]
SC NOTICE TO RAHUL ON PREGNANT JOURNALIST SEEKING FIR AGAINST HIM
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an application filed by a pregnant journalist seeking registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and others over an alleged incident of assault during the Opposition’s march to the Court premises on October 12. The application has been moved […]
SC tells police to focus on serious cases, questions FIR over Facebook post on ‘breast tax’
New Delhi, Oct. 26: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned Chhattisgarh Police over why it had registered an FIR concerning a Facebook post on the so-called “breast tax”, observing that investigating agencies should devote their attention to serious offences rather than inconsequential cases. A bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan was hearing […]
ECI rejects claim of unilateral decisions by CEC, says key SIR orders were unanimous
New Delhi, Oct. 26: The Election Commission of India has rejected allegations that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took decisions in the Commission’s name without the approval of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, asserting that its key SIR orders were unanimously approved, that it had not amended Form 6, and that in […]
