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BAGALKOT: Expressing confidence in the victory of BJP candidates, Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra has said that no matter Chief Minister Siddaramaiah or any Congress leader campaigns for their candidates in Bagalkot and Davanagere South bypoll, their defeat is certain. Campaigning for Bagalkot BJP candidate Veeranna Charantimath, Vijayendra alleged that voters are disillusioned with the Congress government's administration and claimed that the CM's intensified campaigning reflects fear of ...Read More >
The Supreme Court ruled on March 24 in Chinthada Anand vs State of Andhra Pradesh that a pastor from the Madiga community in Andhra Pradesh could not claim to be a member of a Scheduled Caste (SC) as he had converted to Christianity. The Court upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which had reached the same conclusion in an alleged atrocity matter. Can a person of Christian faith be SC? A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan laid down that the Constitution (Sche ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Election: From AIADMK-Led NDA To Ruling DMK, What Do The Alliances Look Like? Tamil Nadu assembly election 2026: April 23 will see a three-way battle as DMK and AIADMK alliances face debutant Vijay's TVK, with major seat-sharing deals and new factions Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: The battle lines are drawn and Tamil Nadu is ready for a high-stakes assembly election on April 23, which will move away from a traditionally bipolar to a three-cornered contest this time. Tamil Nad ...Read More >
Patna: Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar's resignation as an MLC (Member of Legislative Council) on Monday made it clear that Bihar was in for a tectonic shift in governance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the path to have its first chief minister in the state. The resignation was due as Article 101(2) of the Constitution of India mandates that no person can simultaneously remain a member of the Parliament and a House of the state legislature. Besid ...Read More >
BIHAR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2026: Nitish Kumar stepped down from the Bihar legislative council today, just weeks after winning a Rajya Sabha seat this month. This comes only four months after he started his record-breaking tenth term as Chief Minister, following the NDA's landslide win in last year's state elections. Nitish Kumar Steps Down Who's going to take over as Bihar's Chief Minister now that Nitish is heading to the Upper House? Everyone's talking about the BJP, since they grabbed the mo ...Read More >
Agitated 'displaced' poor people of Vinoba Navodaya Colony, joined by a host of leaders of various mass organisations, staged a dharna at Ambedkar statue in Khammam on Monday demanding justice. Taking up cudgels on behalf of the 'displaced' dwellers, Telangana Jagruthi president Kalvakuntla Kavitha and Dalit Shakthi Programme State president Visharadan Maharaj among others squatted on the main road expressing solidarity with the protesters. Traffic movement on the main road was disrupted for s ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the dispute over the land has traversed different courts and observed that the stalemate over encroached railway land cannot be allowed to continue endlessly. It directed the Centre and the state authorities to ascertain the eligibility of families residing in the area for Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana . The top court directed the Nainital collector, Haldwani sub-division officer and other officials including members of t ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): West Bengal government on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to permit the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to deploy additional civil judges with three years of experience and, if required, seek assistance from the Chief Justices of Jharkhand and Odisha for verifying objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter rolls in the state. The directions were issued by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya ...Read More >
Siddaramaiah, 77, stated that his political journey had never been smooth. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleges political conspiracies against him and his supporters * He claims powerful leaders tried to end his career but public support helped him prevail * Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar denies knowledge of Siddaramaiah's post and discusses leadership issues Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Bengaluru: At a time where the Congress High Command is busy with elections to five states in the country, the power struggle between the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has gained wings again, with supporters of both the camps have engaged in a pitched battle. While Siddaramaiah himself has taken up to X-handle social media to send across messages to his detractors, his supporters have floated the 'Dalit Chief Minister' demand to keep D K Shivakumar at bay. ...Read More >
A top court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi asked the petitioners to move the Gauhati High Court with their pleas, news agency PTI reported. The apex court asked why the petitioners hadn't moved the Gauhati HC, warning them not to undermine its authority. "Why haven't you gone to the Gauhati High Court? Don't undermine its authority... Will ask parties to use restraint and remain within the boundaries of constitutional morality, but this is b ...Read More >
Patna, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Budget Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed massive disruptions on Monday, with members from both the ruling party and the opposition creating a ruckus inside the House. As the House convened, legislators from both sides stood up holding placards and raising slogans, leading to a noisy atmosphere. Despite repeated appeals by the Speaker for order and for members to take their seats, the uproar continued. Question Hour commenced amid the chaos, ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena will contest together in most municipal corporation elections on Jan 15. This includes Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan Dombivli. However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the BJP and Shiv Sena will have friendly fights with the NCP.Speculations about all three Mahayuti partners going solo in the municipal corporation where each is dominant have now been laid to rest."We are trying to form a Mahayuti alliance in most ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress MLAs led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar on Wednesday staged a protest against the Central government's decision to remove Mahatma Gandhi's name from the rural employment guarantee scheme and the alleged hate politics against the party leadership in the National Herald case. All MLA and the MLCs protested in front of the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Soudha Belagavi where the state legislature session is underway. Speaking on the occasion, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court. The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024. A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court. The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim. While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a Nationa ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Neeraj Ghaywan's much acclaimed "Homebound" is among the 15 films shortlisted in the best international feature category at the Oscars, moving a step close to the final five nominations and maybe a win. The movie, inspired by a true story that became the basis of a news article during the pandemic, has been creating a global buzz since its debut in the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival this May. Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese is a fan and has come on ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Wednesday accused the DMK government of prioritising political confrontation with the Centre over addressing the real needs and welfare of the people of the State. He alleged that the ruling party had consistently adopted a confrontational approach on several issues without delivering tangible benefits to the public. Speaking to reporters, Nagenthran said the DMK government had repeatedly raised disputes with the Un ...Read More >
Ranipet (Tamil Nadu), Dec 17 (PTI) The DMK government only confronted the Centre on many issues but did not do anything for the benefit of the people of the state, Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran claimed on Wednesday. The state government prevented the setting up of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya across Tamil Nadu and raised the language issue, turning hostile towards the central government. "It is indulging in diversionary tactics rather than doing good for the people. It didn't do anythin ...Read More >
Mumbai, 17 (PTI) Neeraj Ghaywan's "Homebound", the much-acclaimed drama about two rural friends and their aspirations, has been shortedlisted in the best international feature category at the Oscars alongside 14 other films. Producer Karan Johar said he was over the moon with the journey that "Homebound", which first premiered in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes in May, has had. "Homebound" will vie for an Oscar nomination alongside Argentina's "Belén", Brazil's "The Secret Agent", Fren ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Offering a huge relief to the Kerala Private Hospitals Association (KPHA) and others, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Kerala HC order issuing a slew of guidelines, including asking clinical establishments to display a list of services offered. On November 26, a two-judge bench of the HC had delivered the verdict while dismissing appeals against a single-judge order that rejected a plea challenging various provisions of the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regula ...Read More >
New Delhi: Taking note of an increasingly familiar pattern of gangsters moving across jurisdictions in Delhi and its surroundings, Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider enacting a legislation empowering a single agency to pursue organised crime syndicate members in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) states unhindered and produce them before a special court in Delhi, Noida, Faridabad or Gurgaon."Why not a law to cater to the entire National Capital Region? Create exclusive sp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Supreme Court has dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, holding that it had "ceased to exist in reality" and that there was no possibility of reconciliation. Allowing a petition filed by the husband, a bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi invoked its extraordinary powers to do "complete justice between the parties" and granted divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown. The Justice Manmohan-headed Bench set aside a 2011 Gauhati High Court judgment that h ...Read More >
An Andheri court has adjourned the hearing in the domestic violence case filed by actress Celina Jaitly against her husband, Peter Haag, until January 27, 2026. The court has granted time for both parties to file necessary documents.An Andheri Court in Mumbai adjourned the hearing for the alleged domestic violence case filed by actress Celina Jaitly against her husband Peter Haag till January 27, 2026. The matter came before the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, SC Tadye, in Mumbai, for ...Read More >
New Delhi: The statement by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on December 15, that in India's metros, the rich refuse to adapt their lifestyle to emergencies, while daily wagers face the brunt of government-imposed restrictions, is already bearing out across the NCR. The CJI was hearing the amicus curiae's submissions on a plea over worsening air pollution in the Delhi-NCR, as the head of a three-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench yesterday. Meanwhile, with rapidly deteriorating air quality ...Read More >
New Delhi: More than a decade after declaring sleep as part of right to life, Supreme Court on Monday agreed to adjudicate whether the new schedule extending 'darshan' time for devotees at Banke Bihari temple at Vrindavan disturbed the traditional sleep and rest periods of the main deity.Appearing for the Banke Bihariji Temple Management Committee, senior advocate Shyam Divan complained to a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi that the SC-appointed ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state - including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - will be held on January 15, 2026. Also going to the polls are the municipal corporations in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Pune. The announcement was made by state election commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, on Monday. The results of the elections will be announced on January 16, when the counting of votes will take place. Waghmare also addressed the is ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Expressing unhappiness over allowing paid 'special pujas' in temples, disrupting the "resting time" of the deity, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the authorities on a plea challenging changes in 'darshan' timings and temple practices at Bankey Bihari Ji temple in Vrindavan. Issuing a notice to the SC-appointed temple management committee and the Uttar Pradesh government, the three-judge bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pamchol ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon issued notice on a plea on change of darshan timings and other religious practices at the Banke Bihari Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan. Hearing the plea filed by the Goswami community, from which historically the temple's priests are drawn, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said, "After closing the temple at noon... they do not allow the deity to rest even for a minute...they exploit it the most at this time." The court then issued notice to stat ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) High-stakes polls to 29 municipal corporations, including the cash-rich Mumbai, on January 15 will see the ruling Mahayuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) battling it out for electoral supremacy in Maharashtra's major urban centres. The poll schedule announcement was made by Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday in compliance of an order from the Supreme Court fixing January 31 next year as the deadline for holding the long-pending local body election ...Read More >
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