The Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments challenging the constitutional validity of the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), with petitioners alleging that the legislation was passed in Parliament with “virtually no debate” before being approved through a voice vote.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and…
NEW DELHI: Nida Khan, an accused in the Nashik TCS case, has been taken into custody from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.Khan was wanted in the case of alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).The court had earlier rejected her anticipatory bail. According to the FIR,…
CAG Sanjay K Murthy (File photo) New Delhi: Comptroller and Auditor General Sanjay K Murthy on Thursday said governance is the barrier behind failed urban mobility in the country. It is not for want of roads or rails but for want of systems that work together.“The solutions are not unknown. London, Stockholm, and Singapore have…
West Bengal Governor RN Ravi dissolves Mamata cabinet; paves way for new BJP government formation NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor R N Ravi on Thursday dissolved the Mamata government cabinet along with the state Legislative Assembly ahead of the formation of a new government following the recently concluded Assembly elections.According to a government release issued…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday retained key portfolios, including general administration, home, cabinet secretariat, vigilance and civil aviation, as the Bihar Cabinet portfolios were allocated following the formation of the new government. Departments that have not been assigned to any minister will also remain under the chief minister. Former CM Nitish…
TMC MP Mahua Moitra (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday shared a video showing a group of men raising anti-TMC slogans against her aboard a flight and urged civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu to place them on the no-fly list.Moitra said someone forwarded her the video after…
NEW DELHI: The vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu state unit Khushbu Sundar expressed her support for TVK chief Vijay for the chief ministerial post as the latter has hit a roadblock in government formation in the state after falling short of majority by 5 MLAs.“As a citizen of Tamilnadu State, when people…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that Somnath is a living symbol of India’s eternal culture, faith, and indomitable spirit. Despite thousands of years of history and numerous invasions, Somnath continues to convey to the world that the strength of Indian culture and spiritual consciousness is eternal and unbreakable.The Chief Minister said…
Chennai: DMK President MK Stalin along with other senior party leaders during a meeting of the party’s newly elected MLAs-designate at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters, in Chennai. NEW DELHI: Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (chief) MK Stalin on Thursday chaired a meeting of its 59 newly-elected MLAs at the party headquarters in Chennai, days after the…
From left to right: Sunder Pal, Ghasi Ram Meena. The Times Internet Half Marathon brought together thousands of runners from across age groups, proving that passion for running only grows stronger with time. Among the most inspiring moments of race day came from the 40–49 age category, where experience, discipline, and determination took center stage….