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Representative image (File photo) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Calcutta HC chief justice to requisition judicial officers from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha to help such officers in West Bengal in expeditiously scrutinising and determining validity of claims of voters falling under ‘logical discrepancy’ or ‘unmapped’ categories of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said some mechanism needs to be devised, not necessarily punitive, to make voting compulsory so that democracy gets stronger by attracting more eligible people to contest elections and render Nota option redundant.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the Nota option was devised to attract...

NEW DELHI: Breaking his silence on the protest at the AI Summit venue that has resulted in a police crackdown on members of Indian Youth Congress, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he is proud of the “babbar shers” of Youth Congress who protested against the “compromised PM” in national interest.The remark came as Delhi Police...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Israel, India and Israel unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, and reaffirmed zero tolerance in a joint statement.They strongly condemned the “brutal terror attacks in both countries, including the Oct 7, 2023, terror attack in Israel, the dastardly terrorist attack in...

NEW DELHI: Indian govt Tuesday officially announced PM Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Israel starting Wednesday, saying it will reaffirm the deep and long-standing strategic partnership between the two countries and present an opportunity to review common challenges as well as “realign efforts towards achieving their shared vision for a robust partnership between two resilient...

Representative image NEW DELHI: What slows down a court case, why public trust in courts matters, and how corruption can affect access to justice are now questions Class 8 students will encounter in their civics textbook, with the latest NCERT social science book explicitly listing corruption, massive case pendency and shortage of judges as challenges...

The US has moved a step closer to revising wage rules for foreign workers after a proposed regulation affecting the H-1B visa and employment-based green card process cleared federal review – a development that could eventually push up minimum wage requirements for sponsored workers.The proposal was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now facing trade issues (Image via Getty Images) The Milwaukee Buckswill not have Giannis Antetokounmpo available against the Miami Heat. He remains out with a right calf strain.This will be another game without their main player. Milwaukee has been dealing with his absence for over a month and still does not have...

Josh Allen’s wife Hailee Steinfeld breaks silence on being aggressively bullied every day.(Image via Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Riot/Netflix) Josh Allen, the Buffalo Bills’ star player, is gearing up for one of the most exciting chapter of his life with his wife, Hailee Steinfeld, as the two are all set to become parents in the...

Bhojpuri superstar Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, has once again grabbed headlines — this time for his candid remarks about his personal life. The actor, who has been married to Mansha Devi since 2000 and is a father to two sons, opened up about his marriage and his views on love during a...