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NE DELHI: The March 31 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for the elimination of Left-wing extremism (LWE) from the country may pass uneventfully, after having served its purpose of creating the right psychological mindset among all the stakeholders – security and police forces, local administration, political brass of affected states, Maoist leadership and...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court’s most senior judge, Justice Vikram Nath, on Sunday said artificial intelligence could at best be a facilitator for the justice delivery system but could never replace the core task – writing judgments – which would always remain with judges.Speaking on ‘Challenges, innovations and role of AI in judicial governance’ at the...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Sunday said in merit-based selections, women secure more than 50% of judicial officers’ posts across states, but in the collegium’s subjective assessment criteria, only a minuscule get selected as judges of high courts and SC.Addressing the Supreme Court Bar Association’s first national conference at Bengaluru, Justice...

NEW DELHI: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan Sunday said the political executive’s goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047 requires more room for debate and dissent without criminalising these, and erasure of “deep social fault lines” reflected in caste-based discrimination and atrocities on Dalits.Addressing the first national conference of SC Bar Association in Bengaluru, Justice Bhuyan said...

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday reached the milestone of being the longest serving head of govt, which includes his tenure as Gujarat CM, drawing accolades from the governing NDA, with home minister Amit Shah describing it as a rare legacy built on unprecedented trust and unparalleled service.Till now, the feat was held by...

BENGALURU: A day after the pre-dawn drifting stunt by a Lamborghini in central Bengaluru drew police scrutiny, investigators traced the high-end car to the residence of Ricky Rai, son of late underworld figure Muthappa Rai, escalating a case that began with a viral video.The incident, captured and widely shared on social media Saturday morning, shows...

The accused, Sumit Kumar, a resident of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, was working as Multi-Tasking Staff at Air Force Station Chabua in Assam. JAIPUR: A 36-year-old civilian employee posted at an Air Force station in Assam was arrested Sunday for allegedly passing sensitive military information to Pakistan-based handlers, in what officials said was a joint...

NEW DELHI: Amid the LPG supply crunch, the Centre has asked all ministries to assess the potential demand of piped natural gas (PNG) across canteens and pantries at govt departments and offices, and push for its expansion.It has also urged govt establishments, residential colonies and canteens to switch to PNG, while city gas distribution (CGD)...

NEW DELHI: Amid the crisis in West Asia, two vessels – LPG tanker Pyxis Pioneer, carrying 16,714 tonnes of LPG from the US, and oil tanker Aqua Titan, carrying 96,099 tonnes of Russian crude – arrived at New Mangalore Port on Sunday.Mangaluru has India’s largest underground LPG storage facility of 80,000 tonnes, which became operational...

NEW DELHI: Recognising the “significant impact” of the conflict in West Asia on the global economy and its effect on India, the cabinet committee on security led by PM Narendra Modi on Sunday discussed steps to diversify the sources of import of chemicals, pharma, petrochemicals and other industrial sectors, while drawing comfort from the stock...