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Supreme Court flags systemic gaps in Delhi’s public safety measures amid rising rape cases NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of recent rape cases in Delhi-NCR, saying the incidents point to a “systematic failure” by law-enforcement and public administrative authorities to ensure basic public safety.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala...

J&K assembly passes Omar’s statehood resolution amid BJP walkout NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding the urgent restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory, amid strong protests and walkout from BJP legislators.The resolution was moved by chief minister Omar Abdullah and was passed despite opposition from...

Bronze medalists Pincky Balhara of India (AP Photo) Three family deaths in quick succession could have brought Pincky Balhara’s sporting journey to a halt. Instead, the Delhi athlete carried her grief into the competition arena, turned her father’s dream into motivation and went on to win an Asian Games medal.Eight years after her historic silver...

Manu Bhaker (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will return from the Asian Games 2026 without a medal after competing in four events in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan — an unexpected outcome for one of India’s biggest medal hopes and another indication of the shooting contingent’s struggles to match its record haul from the...

SC asks ‘what is the service’ behind new charges NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on a plea challenging Gazette notifications introducing charges on commercial UPI transactions above Rs 2,000.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

Mamata Banerjee; Ritabrata Banerjee NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it has “every reason to believe” that the West Bengal assembly Speaker is “fully cognisant” of an order fixing a three-month time frame to decide petitions seeking disqualification of MLAs.The observations came from a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant...

India’s Rahi Sarnobat competes during the rapid stage of the women’s 25m pistol qualification event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India were left ruing a costly and extraordinary lapse by experienced shooter Rahi Sarnobat after a rare miss in the women’s 25m pistol team event derailed their medal hopes at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya...

Violent protests erupted at Lovely Professional University after claims of a female student’s alleged rape on campus. PHAGWARA: Violent protests at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara erupted after social media reports and student claims about the alleged rape of a female student on campus, coupled with questions over the suicide of another student...

The demolition is part of a larger road-widening exercise in Ujjain. NEW DELHI: Tensions rose in Ujjain on Monday as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations over development work in the city. Police were deployed in large numbers around the Shahi Masjid Complex as sporadic protests and stone pelting were reported in the area.The clashes...

SC cancels Mhatre’s bail in doctor assault case, stays Bombay HC order The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting a doctor at a civic hospital. The court also stayed the High Court order granting him bail on a...