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New Delhi, Sep 15: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that if any illegality is detected in the methodology adopted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the entire exercise will stand invalidated. Importantly, the ruling will extend beyond Bihar, with the court clarifying that its verdict will have pan-India implications, as reported by The Times of India and national media. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joyma ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President and Sircilla MLA KT Rama Rao (KTR) has filed a civil defamation suit before the City Civil Court, Hyderabad, against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, seeking damages of Rs 10 crore for making "false, malicious, and defamatory" allegations. In his plaint, filed through his counsel, P Viswajanani of PV Janani & Associates, KTR has also impleaded several media organisation ...Read More >
Purnea, September 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it is "Modi's guarantee" that all the poor will get a permanent house and hit out at the Congress and RJD for ignoring "Seemanchal", corruption and protecting infiltrators. Addressing a public rally in Purnea, PM Modi described the NDA government as pro-poor and promised a sharp price drop in prices of articles with the GST reform. He said, "Till the time every poor person in the country gets a house of his own, Modi is not going ...Read More >
BMW car crash NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday arrested 38-year-old Gaganpreet Kaur, the alleged driver of the BMW car that fatally knocked down senior finance ministry officer Navjot Singh at Dhaula Kuan.An FIR was registered on Monday under FIR No. 240/25, sections 281, 125B, 105, and 238 of the BNS Act.Singh, 52, deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and a resident of Hari Nagar, died in the accident on Sunday afternoon. His wife, Sandeep, who was riding pillion, suffered se ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that if any illegality is found in the methodology adopted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the entire exercise will be struck down. The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also fixed October 7 for the final hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Bihar SIR.Presuming the ECI was acting as per law, top court said that the exercise would be invalidated ...Read More >
Surat police and Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) conducted a late-night raid in a hotel in Jahangirpura and busted a high-profile sex racket. 13 Thai women were rescued from the hotel and nine persons were arrested. Among the 9 arrested, five were customers and four hotel staff. As per a report by Times of India, the raid was based on a tip-off. The police reached the hotel on Saturday night and found the hotel door on the fourth floor was locked from inside. The police broke the door and e ...Read More >
AI image India's wholesale price inflation (WPI) moved back into the positive zone in August, rising to 0.52 per cent after staying in deflation for two straight months, according to government data released on Monday. WPI had recorded (-) 0.58 per cent in July and (-) 0.19 per cent in June, while it stood at 1.25 per cent in August last year, PTI reported."Positive rate of inflation in August 2025 is primarily due to an increase in prices of food products, manufacturing, non-food articles, non- ...Read More >
AI image NEW DELHI: The Odisha Education Department has suspended a woman teacher after she was found guilty of corporal punishment at a state-run upper primary school in Mayurbhanj district, officials said on Monday.The incident occurred at Khandadeula Government Upper Primary School under the jurisdiction of Baisinga police station on Thursday. Assistant teacher Sukanti Kar allegedly beat 31 students from classes 6, 7, and 8 with a bamboo stick for not touching her feet after the morning praye ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju interpreted the Supreme Court's order on Waqf Amendment Act 2025 in Centre's favour, saying that the apex court "upheld the decision made in the Parliament." SC stalled key provisions of the act, including the clause that only practising Muslim of five years can dedicate a property as Waqf.Meanwhile, Congress viewed the judgement from an opposite lens saying that the order put a "complete stop to government's conspiracy", welcoming it as a r ...Read More >
Amnesty scheme for traffic challans: Only non-serious violations will be eligible under the amnesty (File image) The Delhi government is set to introduce a one-time amnesty scheme for vehicle owners, offering a waiver of 50 to 70 per cent on outstanding traffic challans, according to a report by The Times of India. Violators are likely to be provided a two to three-month window to pay the reduced fines. A transport department official said the proposal was discussed during a high-level meeting. ...Read More >
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the provision in the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 that required a person to be a practitioner of Islam for five years to create a Waqf. The court said this provision will remain stayed until rules are framed on how to determine whether a person is a practitioner of Islam.The court said, "some sections need some protection."However, the Supreme Court refused to stay the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, noting that only some sections nee ...Read More >
New Delhi: Following high-voltage encounter in the Asia Cup 2025 clash between India and Pakistan, the support staff not only avoided shaking hands with Pakistan's player but also reportedly closed their dressing room door on Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha. India secured a convincing seven-wicket win over Pakistan, but their was no post-match pleasantries exchanged. Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson broke his silence and expressed disappointment, stating that the Indian camp deliberately declin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A video shows nurses at a hospital in Assam's Nagaon acting heroically during 5.8-magnitude earthquake, ensuring the safety of newborns as tremors shook the Northeast and parts of West Bengal on Sunday.Their quick response and presence of mind have drawn praise for protecting the infants in a moment of panic.Officials said the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck at 4.41 pm on Sunday had its epicentre in Assam's Udalguri district, at a depth of 5 km. Tremors were felt across several d ...Read More >
Delhi BMW crash: According to the statement given by Kaur's son Navnoor Singh to PTI, the car - BMW X5 was driven by a girl. Eyewitnesses also told the police that the car was in fact being driven by a woman, and her husband was with her in the vehicle when the accident happened. Navjot Singh, Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, died on Sunday after his motorcycle was hit by a BMW car on Ring Road near Delhi Cantt metro station, the police said. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon started withdrawing from some parts of west Rajasthan Sunday against the normal date of Sept 17, IMD said. Normally, the withdrawal process ends on Oct 15 - a few days ahead of onset of winter monsoon in Peninsular India.It's the earliest withdrawal of monsoon since 2015, when the retreat began on Sept 4, under the old regime where normal date of beginning of withdrawal used to be Sept 1 based on records during 1901-1940. This is also the earliest withdrawal ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit flood-affected areas in Punjab on Monday. He will land in Amritsar on a chartered flight in the morning and will take a return flight on the same plane from Pathankot after visiting flood-affected areas in border districts, an official said. As per his schedule, the Raebareli MP is set to go to flood-affected Ghonewal, Ajnala, Gurchak, and Makoura before heading to Pathankot.Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said Gandhi had ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested an arms supplier and three receivers, recovering a large cache of firearms and ammunition with links traced to the Neeraj Bawania gang and other criminal syndicates. 15 semi-automatic pistols, 150 live rounds of various calibres, and 8 additional magazines were seized.Police received an input about the circulation of illegal weapons in Delhi. "On Aug11, a trap was laid near the parking area of Netaji Subhash Place District Centre, where the accus ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man was found dead in a hotel room in northeast Delhi's New Usmanpur on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Mohit Garg (26), a resident of Brahmpuri. Police were informed about the incident around 9.30pm on Saturday. "A police team reached the spot and found the man lying unconscious in the room," a police officer said. He was rushed to JPC Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. "Preliminary inquiry suggests Garg checked into the hotel earlier i ...Read More >
Patna: The state chiefs of NDA partners on Sunday unanimously endorsed CM Nitish Kumar as their central campaign face for the forthcoming assembly elections, stressing that the women's empowerment schemes introduced by him over the last two decades would secure the alliance a resounding victory.The meeting of state-level chiefs was held at the JD(U) headquarters after the completion of the fourth phase of assembly constituency-level conferences of NDA workers. These conferences, which began on A ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court granted bail to a TV actor in a rape case, observing he could not be kept incarcerated merely because the police thought he could commit a similar offence in the future. The court of additional sessions judge Bhupinder Singh of Tis Hazari Courts, on Sept 10, observed that there was nothing on record to show that the actor did not cooperate with the probe. The court was hearing his bail plea. The FIR was registered for offences of rape, voluntarily causing hurt and common ...Read More >
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (ANI) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received the highest share of votes in a Times Group survey assessing the performance of chief ministers from disaster-affected states.The online poll, conducted by Navbharat Times, asked, "which chief minister has performed the best in disaster-affected states?" The options included Omar Abdullah, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Bhagwant Mann. Survey results showed Dhami with 79 percent of t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Richi Kaypee, the son of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee, died in a road accident in Jalandhar, police said on Sunday.The accident took place around 11 pm on Saturday near Mata Rani Chowk in Jalandhar's Model Town area, when a speeding vehicle collided with Richi Kaypee's SUV and then struck two other vehicles.Richi, 36, sustained serious injuries and was initially rushed to a hospital before being shifted to another facility, where he was pronounc ...Read More >
Asia Cup: As India is gearing up for the high-octane match against Pakistan, scheduled to held on September 14, Suryakumar Yadav-led team suffered a massive blow. A star India crickter got injured duing the nets session. Read here to know who who will replace him if he unable to play. In a concerning development for the Indian cricket team and its fans, reports indicate that star top-order batter Shubman Gill has sustained a hand injury, raising concerns ahead of the highly anticipated match ag ...Read More >
Lucknow: Ayodhya Deepotsav 2024 will feature a spectacular show of green fireworks Oct 19. This year, official event will showcase 26 lakh earthen lamps along Saryu river ghats and at Ram Ki Paidi to celebrate Lord Ram's arrival in Ayodhya."Amid devotional performances, special highlight will be a pollution-free green fireworks show -- a fusion of faith and innovation. Lasting about 10 minutes, international-standard display will blend music, laser effects and modern choreography, as colourful f ...Read More >
Chennai: As many as 90,832 cases, including pending and pre-litigation cases, were disposed of, in the National Lok Adalat held in the state on Saturday. This follows a direction from Madras HC Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and HC judge Justice M Sundar to all legal service institutions across the state to hold National Lok Adalat. A total of 501 benches in the district legal services authorities and taluk legal services committees were constituted across the state. The High Court Leg ...Read More >
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent a powerful message across the border to Nepal, where a historic political transition is underway.Modi used the stage in Imphal not only to address the people of the state but blended diplomacy with emotion, while hailing the civic spirit of Nepal's youth, who played a pivotal role in the country's recent upheaval.Highlighting "a notable aspect of recent developments in Nepal that has not received much attention", Modi said that over the past ...Read More >
Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the Bihar state president of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the 2022 Phulwarisharif criminal conspiracy case.The accused, Mahboob Alam alias Mahboob Alam Nadvi, a resident of Hasanganj in Katihar district, was arrested in Kishanganj on Saturday. He is the 19th person to be arrested and charged in the case, which was originally filed by local police in July 2022 against 26 persons.The case pertains to the alle ...Read More >
train Patna: Railways has rolled out QR code-based identification for all food stall vendors operating in the Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) following directives from the Railway Board to ensure transparency and convenience for passengers.Danapur senior divisional commercial manager Abhinav Siddarth told this newspaper that all authorised food stall vendors have been issued a unique QR code, which is prominently displayed at their stalls. "These QR codes contain essential inf ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: At a rally in Madurai last month, Tamil superstar Vijaycompared himself to a lion and declared that next year's assembly elections in Tamil Nadu would be a battle between his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)."A lion knows how to live in a crowd and also how to live alone. It remains unique. A lion comes out only to hunt, not for entertainment -- and it always hunts living prey," he told supporters, drawing thunderous applause. As the actor- ...Read More >
AI image Indian Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are delivering average yields of 6-7.5 per cent, outpacing many mature global markets, according to a joint report released by CREDAI and ANAROCK Capital. The study, Indian REITs: A Gateway to Institutional Real Estate, was unveiled at CREDAI NATCON in Singapore, as reported by news agency ANI.Since the country's first REIT listing in 2019, the sector has expanded to a market capitalisation of nearly $18 billion as of August 2025. With three ...Read More >
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