File photo: Delhi high court The Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant on Monday recommended appointment of Justice P Sam Koshy, at present a judge of Telangana HC, as CJ of Delhi HC. It also recommended names of Justices Manash Ranjan Pathak, Tapabrata Chakraborty and Sudhir Singh as chief justices of HCs in…
After India accused China of carrying out activities detrimental to peace, Beijing said Monday it is strictly abiding by relevant agreements and “conducts normal border patrol… activities to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and stability in border areas”.“We hope India will work with China in the same direction by jointly implementing the common understandings reached between…
EC tells SC that the June 24, 2025 decision to conduct nationwide SIR was unanimous, denying opposition claims that CEC Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Monday filed an affidavit in SC that the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners had unanimously taken the decision on June 24, 2025 to…
Lawrence Bishnoi (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is learnt to have been recently shifted to “Do sau kholi”, a specialised high-security block at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Central Jail housing 200 dangerous inmates accused of terrorism and other heinous offences, sources say. To ensure total isolation and prevent inter-cell movement, the block has four segregated…
SC assures no one will be prosecuted for using Form 6 to re-enter names in electoral rolls, and says genuine voters left out of the final list may get extra time. New Delhi: No one will be prosecuted for using Form 6 to re-enter their name in electoral rolls, the Supreme Court verbally assured electors…
Will stop in 30 seconds if Gyanesh resigns,’ Rahul said NEW DELHI: Days after some traders raised concerns about the impact on business of ‘Chalo Delhi’ rally on Nov 1, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi urged the traders to ask PM Narendra Modi to sack CEC Gyanesh Kumar to end the protests against ‘vote chori’.Rahul posted on…
Digital News Publishers Association is set to move the Supreme Court challenging provisions of the DPDP Act and Rules, alleging they violate free speech and threaten journalistic activity. (file photo) NEW DELHI: Challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and subsequent rules framed by govt, Digital News Publishers…
Five people killed during shooting in Guwahati, Assam GUWAHATI: Five people, four of them from same family, were killed and another sustained gunshot injury in a shooting at the hotel owned by the family in Guwahati on Tuesday evening over a suspected property dispute.Within an hour of the incident Guwahati police nabbed the alleged killer,…
Abhay Oka questioned what would happen if an election commissioner, such as Gyanesh Kumar, were removed from office, highlighting the need for clear legal provisions governing such appointments and ensuring institutional independence. NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Abhay Oka has called for a legal framework to ensure that the appointment of election commissioners remains…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah must sack Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar if they are genuinely concerned about Delhi’s traders and want to stop the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan.In a post on X, Congress MP Pawan Khera said the government’s refusal…
