NEW DELHI: Framing a unique standard operating procedure, Supreme Court has directed that if a poor person, arrested for an offence and lodged in jail pending trial, is unable to furnish monetary surety for bail, government concerned through district legal services authority will provide it to ensure release, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The new SOP was…
NEW DELHI: The government’s in-principle go ahead to setting up of an apex federal agency for planning and monitoring of all modes of surface transport, railways, shipping, civil aviation and mass transit at national level, and logistics sector is set to bring a paradigm shift in the country’s infrastructure planning and accelerated development. The new…
Arvind Kejriwal (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal participated in a Diwali get-together organised by the party’s women’s wing at its headquarters on Saturday.In a post on social media platform X, Kejriwal shared that he met with mothers and sisters at the event and extended heartfelt wishes for…
NEW DELHI: Conceding a key demand of the Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the home ministry on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the “serious law and order” situation created in Leh town on Sept 24, 2025, which resulted in police action that claimed four lives.The judicial inquiry will be conducted…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Dhanteras. Taking to X, PM Modi in a post wrote, “Heartfelt Dhanteras greetings to all my family members in the country. On this sacred occasion, I pray for everyone’s happiness, prosperity, and good health. May Lord Dhanvantari…
People look from atop a banner during the funeral of singer Zubeen Garg, on the outskirts of Guwahati. Zubeen Garg died while scuba diving in Singapore. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A month after the death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) has said that it does not suspect any…
NEW DELHI: As nominations for Phase 1 of the Bihar assembly elections closed on Friday, the NDA appeared battle-ready, its candidate list finalised, campaign plan rolled out.Across the aisle, the opposition’s Mahagathbandhan (or INDIA bloc), led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), continues to debate who fights where. Congress and RJD, which are still holding talks,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court took serious note of the rising incidents of digital arrest across the country and sought a response from the government and CBI on Friday. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a case registered as suo motu after a senior citizen couple from Haryana’s Ambala was…
NEW DELHI: Cautioning high courts, and itself, against routinely ordering CBI probes, Supreme Court on Thursday said courts should invoke their power to direct an inquiry by the central agency as a last resort in an exceptional situation.A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside Allahabad high court’s order directing a…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for around 28 lakh state government employees and pensioners.With this revision, the DA and DR will rise from 55 per cent to 58 per cent of basic pay, effective from July 1, 2025,…