New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that revenue authorities cannot review their own concluded quasi-judicial orders unless such a power is specifically conferred on them by law. The ruling came in State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind Pvt. Ltd. (2026), where the court examined whether revenue authorities empowered under Section 57A of the Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi remembered the former Prime Minister and paid tribute to him. “On the occasion of his birth anniversary, paying homage to former Prime Minister of Read More…
Imphal: The Manipur government on Wednesday announced that all educational institutions across the state will remain closed for three days from August 20, citing the prevailing law-and-order situation. The decision came amid protests in several parts of Manipur’s valley districts over demands for an update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census Read More…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday paid floral tributes to former President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Murmu paid homage to the former President and remembered his contributions to the nation on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Mahatma Gandhi’s values are being genuinely embraced by Generation Z, while the legacy of the Father of the Nation was earlier largely confined to symbols and memorials, his great-grandson Tushar Gandhi said on Wednesday. Tushar Gandhi made the remarks during his visit to Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. He later met Read More…
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha remained critical on Wednesday, affecting more than 11.80 lakh people, as authorities placed Balasore district on high alert following a sharp rise in the water level of the Subarnarekha river. Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said water levels in most rivers across the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack over the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) findings concerning Veena T, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, describing the agency’s observations as “extremely serious”. KPCC president Sunny Joseph said the ED’s findings raised questions over alleged unauthorised financial transactions linked to Veena Vijayan and called for Read More…
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday decided to adhere to the party’s 1937 resolution on Vande Mataram, stating that only the first two stanzas of the National Song will be sung at all Congress events hereafter. Addressing a press conference after a meeting that lasted more than four hours, Congress general secretary Read More…
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA, Gyanesh Kumar, today met His Excellency Dr. Robert Zischg, Ambassador of Austria to India, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening democratic cooperation, in line with the vision outlined Read More…
Washington: Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot successfully removed a faulty space-to-ground antenna from the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk, but ran out of time to install its replacement. The astronauts completed the removal and safely stowed the failed antenna during their six-hour and 23-minute spacewalk, which began at 8:29 a.m. The installation Read More…