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Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on whether the challenge to the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners should be considered by a Constitution Bench.Under the law, the selection panel comprises the Prime Minister, a Union cabinet minister and the leader...

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected reports of internal differences between the election commissioners and claimed that exchange of observation, technical suggestions are standard ongoing practices designed to ensure complete transparency legal compliance and operational rigour of the institution.“The ECI is a constitutional body that functions under the strict mandate of Article 324...

File photo: Organ donation (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old who had spent nearly two years waiting for a kidney, undergoing dialysis twice a week and with no family donor, received not one but two kidneys from a single brain-dead donor on Monday — after the organs were airlifted from Chandimandir to Delhi. Both kidneys were...

Mirabai Chanu and Karnam Malleswari (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: For 28 years, Indian weightlifting waited for this moment. There were new lifters, big names, and fresh hopes of returning to the Asian Games podium. But the medal remained out of reach.On Wednesday, Mirabai Chanu finally ended the wait.With India’s hopes resting on her shoulders,...

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday revived his “vote chori” charge against the Election Commission and accused election officials of committing “treason”.In a post on X, Rahul said, “I am telling the EC and election officials clearly: What you are doing is wrong. This is treason, this is against...

The government said it has taken the proactive steps to safeguard the banking needs of citizens. (AI image) NEW DELHI: Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, to ensure customers have access to essential banking services ahead of a proposed three-day nationwide strike, the government said on Wednesday.The move comes after the United Forum...

File photo: US president Donald Trump with Chinese premier XI Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan when the two leaders meet in Washington this week. Sources have informed Reuters that Beijing is likely to invoke a 1982 US-China agreement that commits Washington...

In Rajkot, a customer recorded a video of two rats in a McDonald’s outlet. RAJKOT: A video showing two rats running across tables and chairs inside a McDonald’s outlet in Rajkot has gone viral on social media, prompting the civic action.The video, recorded by a customer, shows the rats moving across tables and seating areas...

Suryanarayana Doolla (L), Ravindra Wakode (R) MUMBAI: The parents of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode alleged they were driven out of Mumbai in a “private car” early Wednesday morning despite repeatedly telling the driver that they intended to stay in the city and begin a hunger strike outside the Powai institute.The family, accompanied by their lawyer,...

Mirabai Chanu (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won her maiden Asian Games medal on Wednesday, claiming silver medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center in Aichi and Nagoya.Mirabai lifted a total of 198 kg in the event. She lifted 87 kg in the snatch...