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KOLKATA: Calcutta HC on Thursday slammed EC for imposing a 48-hour restriction on motorbikes in Kolkata and South 24 Parganas from 6pm on April 27, saying, “Declare an emergency... Citizens’ rights cannot be curtailed in this manner.”Justice Krishna Rao, who was hearing a petition challenging the order, criticised EC for “abusing its power” and called...

KOLKATA: The family of celebrated painter Nandalal Bose’s grandson voted Thursday in Santiniketan, but only after two to three attempts despite a tribunal clearing their names following SC intervention, exemplifying the hurdles that citizens had to cross to exercise their rights.Suprabuddha Sen (88) and his wife Deepa Sen (82) were initially made to leave the...

KOLKATA: With last-minute relief following the publication of the appellate tribunal’s supplementary list on Wednesday, a few of the 139 lucky voters, who had lost hope, finally got their index fingers inked.Ainul Miah (30) from Cooch Behar was able to cast his vote at a booth under the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency. “My sister and I...

PRAYAGRAJ:The dominance of smaller districts continued on the top five ranks with students from Farrukhabad, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Mau, Saharanpur, Etawah, Fatehpur and Gonda bagging these ranks. Notably, no major city, including Prayagraj, featured prominently in the top 10, except one student from Kanpur at the seventh position. This consistent pattern across both examinations underscores...

Ishan Kishan and Travis Head (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Every edition of the Indian Premier League brings with it not just high-octane cricket but also plenty of light-hearted moments behind the scenes. IPL 2026 has been no different, offering fans a glimpse of fun, banter and camaraderie beyond the boundary ropes. One such moment...

Mukesh Choudhary (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: When Mukesh Choudhary rattled Quinton de Kock’s stumps, there was no exultation, no pumped-up reaction, no leap in the air. No visible celebrations followed, no loud gestures either. Instead, he stood still in the middle of the ground, looked up at the sky and pointed his finger upwards,...

NEW DELHI: Congress functionary TN Prathapan has approached the Supreme Court, alleging violation of the model code of conduct due to the broadcast of PM Modi’s April 18 speech by state-run channels Doordarshan and Sansad TV.The petition, which lies in defect as per its status on the SC website, claimed the PM’s speech, blaming opposition...

NEW DELHI: Countering the West Bengal government and its CM Mamata Banerjee’s plea that a writ petition filed by ED and its officers is not maintainable as only individuals can claim violation of fundamental rights, the agency told the Supreme Court Thursday that many states, including Bengal, had filed such petitions and these were entertained...

NEW DELHI: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, part of a nine-judge Supreme Court bench, on Thursday said everyone must know that since the days of the Prophet, there was no ban on entry of women into mosques to offer namaz though there were customs and procedures in Islam regulating the manner of how can they offer prayer.When...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130480450,imgsize-189248,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/sabrimala-women-entry-case.jpg" alt="Judiciary can’t interfere in devotees’ sacrosanct right to manner of worship, says Supreme Court" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: In a significant statement, apparently in conflict with the judgment that quashed the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple’s custom of barring entry of women in the 10-50 age group, the Supreme Court on Thursday...