The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma’s son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. It alleged that the judge’s presence on the bench raised an apprehension of bias. NEW DELHI: A curative plea has been filed in Supreme Court against a verdict on the law on appointment…
File photo: MGNREGA workers at a work site (Picture credit: PTI) MGNREGA, which served as rural India’s job safety net for two decades, was repealed on July 1, 2026. In its place is the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, which raises the guaranteed employment from 100 to 125…
(Image used for representational purposes) JAMMU: J&K Police have filed a case and started a probe against a Jammu-based Army officer’s wife for allegedly collecting and sharing sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including those linked to China, sources said Sunday.The woman is from Telangana, works as a freelance researcher and had a UN internship…
Channing Tatum clarifies that he does not have a secret account. (Instagram) ALTOver the weekend, rumors started going around online that Channing Tatum, who is best known for his work in films like ‘Step Up,’ ‘21 Jump Street,’ ‘She’s The Man,’ and ‘Magic Mike,’ had a secret social media account. The rumors started after an…
JAMMU: A 36-year-old Pakistani undertrial prisoner allegedly died by suicide at the high-security central jail in Jammu Sunday.“The deceased has been identified as Shahid Imran (36), a resident of Sargooda district in Pakistan‘s Punjab. The prisoner was found unconscious in his cell around 5.15am. He was rushed to GMCH, where doctors declared him as brought…
The SP has so far announced two candidates, both of whom are assured of win NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Virendra Singh on Friday announced that the party will field a third candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, despite only two SP candidates being assured of victory.If the SP fields…
Electric transmission towers in frame as Power ministry sends draft National Electricity Policy 2026 to Cabinet NEW DELHI: Union power ministry has finalised the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) and moved the Cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultation.Released in Jan this year, the draft National Electricity Policy has proposed index-linked automatic annual tariff revision, sought to…
Sonu Nigam’s October 24 Bengaluru concert in trouble as KRV warns of statewide protests over his alleged Kannada song remark: ‘Kannadigas have not forgotten this wound’ The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) has urged the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner to deny permission for singer Sonu Nigam’s concert in the city on October 24. The group says…
Jairam Ramesh takes jibe at Centre over MDR on UPI NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack against the Centre and accused it of “giving into” United States’ demand to get rid of zero MDR and charge for UPI.In a social media post on X, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh dubbed the government’s…
Imran Masood has been critical of Akhilesh Yadav. NEW DELHI: The new Congress team in Uttar Pradesh has a daunting challenge at hand: to revive the fortunes of the grand-old-party in the 2027 assembly elections. But before the big political test early next year, there is a pressing concern at hand: the alliance dynamics. And…
