New Delhi, 7/11: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the quota for the economically weaker sections in a 3-2 majority saying that it did not violate the Constitution. The apex court pronounced its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing…
Chennai, 27/6: Putting his ally AIADMK in a spot, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form the next dispensation in Tamil Nadu following the 2026 Assembly elections with the BJP being an integral part of coalition governmeHe also made it clear that the elections will be fought…
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today dismissed petitions filed by Bidyabharati Panda and former Paralakhemundi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Behera, who had challenged the directive of the SDJM court in Paralakhemundi. The case pertains to the death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra. The SDJM court had earlier directed Panda and Behera…
Bhubaneswar, May 30, 2025: In response to increasing passenger demand and to enhance travel comfort, Indian Railways has announced the temporary augmentation of one Second Class Chair Car Coach in the 12892/12891 Puri–Bangiriposi–Puri Express. Starting June 1, 2025, the train will operate from Puri with 15 coaches—an increase from the existing 14—until June 30, 2025….
New Delhi, 8/4: The Delhi High Court is scheduled to deliver on Tuesday its verdict on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked with the alleged excise scam, challenging his arrest. As per the cause list uploaded on the high court’s website, Justice Swarana…
Bangalore, 16/4: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday hit back at the Congress for its ‘holier than thou’ stand on corruption, and maintained that the investigation into contractor Santosh Patil’s death will happen as per law. “The Congress has announced protests. They talk about corruption. Are they clean? Are they holy? Let…
In a major bust against alleged illegal smuggling, the Government Railway Police (GRP) on Wednesday seized 60 kg of silver ornaments at Rourkela police station.A man, named Chandan Kumar was apprehended while illegally transporting the silver and was handed over to the GST department today for further investigation after failing to provide any satisfactory answer.Sources…
New Delhi,14/5: With the state of Indian economy remaining a “cause of extreme concern”, Congress on Saturday said a “reset of the economic policies” is necessary and expressed hope that it will be able to defeat the “hype” being created by Narendra Modi the way it overcame the ‘India Shining’ campaign. Former Finance…
Kyiv, 10/7: Four people died and 11 were injured in Russia’s bombing of a residential area of the frontline town of Orikhiv in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region when distribution of humanitarian aid was taking place, the governor of the region said on Monday. Governor Yuriy Malashko said those killed included three woman and a man, all…
Mumbai: The 19th season of Salman Khan-hosted reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ is set to premiere in August. the new season of ‘Bigg Boss’ is going to be a digital-first rollout with a five-month runtime, and a panel of new hosts. The show, expected to go live from August 29-30, will first stream on OTT platform JioHotstar…
