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Govt push for ONOP will test its ability to garner numbers

NEW DELHI: The NDA government’s ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls with the One Nation, One Election could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn’t have a two-third majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.

Legal experts divided over plans to conduct simultaneous elections

NEW DELHI: Former judges and constitutional experts are divided over the proposal to hold concurrent elections to state assemblies and Parliament, with one section saying it aligns with constitutional principles while the other warn of potential threats to democracy.

K'TAKA MATERNAL DEATHS: OPPN ACCUSES GOVT OF NEGLIGENCE

Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday accused the Congress-led government of negligence over the recent maternal deaths in Ballari district of Karnataka.

B'desh official criticises PM for Vijay Diwas post

B'DESH GOVT LAW ADVISER SLAMMED PM MODI'S POST, SAYING INDIA WAS 'MERELY AN ALLY' TO BANGLADESH IN THE 1971 WAR

Opposition calls move an assault on basic structure, federal spirit

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that propose simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, arguing that the legislation undermines federalism, violates the Constitution's basic structure, was introduced without adequate consultation with states and envisions an impractical scenario.

Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.

Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.

Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely.

Nadda attacks Congress over Emergency, Article 370 in RS

Union health minister and leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday targeted the Congress, citing Article 370 as an illustration of its attempts to alter the Constitution of India, and said the \"good lot\" - referring to the NDA government - abrogated the article to allow the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the country.

RAJ HC REJECTS ABORTION PLEA OF RAPE SURVIVOR

JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court has refused to allow a 22-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, observing that the fully developed foetus has an independent right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

SC ORDERS STATUS QUO IN KERALA CHURCH DISPUTE

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the status quo be maintained in the long-standing dispute between the Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite factions over the administration of churches in Kerala.

PM launches Raj projects to mark 1 year of BJP rule

JAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of obstructing farmer welfare while inaugurating development projects worth ₹46,300 crore in Rajasthan.

OPPN SLAMS BJP FOR NOT RAISING MANIPUR CRISIS IN HOUSE DEBATE

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the Centre's silence over the situation in Manipur, which has been in the throes of ethnic strife since May last year, and alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has made \"communal division\" a part of its state policy.

92% sanitation workers from SC, ST, OBC groups: Govt data

A TOTAL OF 57,758 SSWs HAVE BEEN SURVEYED, OF WHICH 54,574 HAVE BEEN VALIDATED ACROSS 33 STATES AND UTS, CENTRE SAID IN LOK SABHA

NTA to only conduct entrance tests as part of exam reforms

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will, from 2025, conduct only entrance exams for higher education institutions and not recruitment exams, a move aimed at improving its functioning — the agency has been roiled by controversies, mostly around paper leaks — and in keeping with the recommendations of a high-level committee set up in June 2024.

HC orders security for interfaith couple facing threat from families

COUPLE GOT MARRIED UNDER MUSLIM LAW AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO: PETITIONERS' COUNSEL

Wah Ustad boliye for tabla legend transcended barriers

The mere mention of Hindustani classical music conjures up renditions of rather hard-to-comprehend 'raag', 'alaap', 'aaroh', and other such terms.

Omar set to meet Shah again, press for statehood restoration

After taking oath as J&K chief minister two months ago, Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Union home minister Amit Shah for a second time and press for restoration of J&K's statehood.

Omar set to meet Shah again, press for statehood restoration

After taking oath as J&K chief minister two months ago, Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Union home minister Amit Shah for a second time and press for restoration of J&K's statehood.

'Govt ignoring Hindi, Sanskrit': ABVP activists block highway

JAMMU: Alleging discrimination by the Jammu and Kashmir government against Hindi and Sanskrit in recruitment, hundreds of students led by the ABVP on Tuesday held a protest march and sat on a dharna, blocking the main Tawi bridge on the highway here.

Omission of chapter on Sufi saint in J&K textbook sparks row

The apparent omission of a chapter about Kashmir's revered Sufi saint in the Class 9 text book by J&K school education department has triggered a row with former mayor and deputy mayor of Srinagar targeting the Omar Abdullah led National Conference government for its claims of protecting the region's identity.

4 fake cops arrested for raiding 'fake' call centre

NEW DELHI: Four men posing as Delhi Police officers accused a group of college students of running a fake call centre, then conducted a fake raid at their house, confiscated ₹1.55 lakh in cash, and forced them to sit in the \"murga\" position, police said on Tuesday, uncovering a bizarre case of \"crimes\" and \"punishments\" that unfolded last week.

Gharaunda to get barrier-free electronic toll collection system

NEW DELHI: A request for proposal (RfP) for setting up a barrier-free electronic toll collection system at Gharaunda Fee Plaza on the Delhi-Chandigarh stretch of NH-44 was floated by Indian Highways Management Company Limited, a public sector unit under the union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on Tuesday.

REGULARISED EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION: HARYANA GOVT

Haryana government employees regularised under the regularisation policy of 2014 will be eligible for promotion or first assured career progression (ACP) scale benefits from June 13, 2024, or thereafter, provided they fulfil the eligibility conditions.

Court directs woman to pay maintenance to mother-in-law

In an important judgment, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed a woman, who got a compassionate job in her husband's place, to pay maintenance of ₹10,000 to her mother-in-law.

SKM meet to take call on backing ongoing stir today

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), comprising 32 farm bodies, will meet on Wednesday in Chandigarh to chalk out modalities for giving support to Jagjit Singh Dallewal-led Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) and Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KMSC) led by Sarwan Singh Pandher.

Amritsar contractor arrested in corruption case: Vigilance Bureau

BOUGHT A PLOT IN CONNIVANCE WITH THE THEN AIT CHAIRMAN AT PRICE BELOW MARKET RATE

Centre plans GST-like panel to push lapsed reforms in farm sector

NEW DELHI: A draft national agricultural policy prepared by the Centre and released for public comments has recommended several reforms, most of which were part of the three contentious farm laws the government had to repeal in 2021 due to protests by farmers.

Pink stem borer infests wheat crop on 10,000 acres in Malwa

Agri department experts claim insecticide use has controlled the infestation and there will be no major impact on the crop

2 drive away with state roadways bus, 1 held

Two miscreants stole a Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) parked outside a local dhaba here on Tuesday. One of the accused has been arrested while the other is on the run, police officials said.