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New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the controversial UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, taking serious exception to several of its provisions and saying that these could fuel societal division and have a dangerous impact on the goal of a casteless society.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant…

New Delhi: Placing before Supreme Court the videos and the transcripts of his alleged inflammatory speech and interview which were termed as anti-national and became grounds for his detention under National Security Act, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk told Court on Thursday that he was misquoted and edited videos were circulated by “certain IT cell” which…

New Delhi: As Republic Day celebrations drew to a close with the Beating Retreat ceremony, Vijay Chowk reverberated with three of composer AR Rahman’s iconic songs – Oscar-winning ‘Jai ho’, ‘Bharat humko jaan se pyaara hai’ and ‘Ma tujhe salaam’.Earlier this month, when asked about his absence from Hindi-film music during an interview with BBC…

Court Rejects Bhushan’s Idea On Illegals New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to implement in Tamil Nadu the court directed procedure for submission of documents by voters flagged under ‘logical discrepancy’ category during Special Intensive Revision of West Bengal electoral rolls, prompting the EC to request the SC to extend it…

In 35% Of Cases, Toll Debited Sans Vehicles At Plaza New Delhi: NHAI has refunded toll charges in 17.7 lakh cases between Jan and Dec 2025 for incorrect deductions and in nearly 35% of these cases, the vehicles were not at the toll plaza when the user fee was debited from FASTag wallet.Considering that such…

New Delhi: SC agreed and suggested to states to take legislative measures to protect domestic helps from exploitation, but refused to issue a direction for the adoption of minimum wages, apprehending that it would make families wary of taking their services because of the fear of being dragged to court by workers’ unions, reports Dhananjay…

NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General K Sanjay Murthy on Thursday raised his concern on excessive regulatory burdens that impede the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and slow down industrial growth.“MSMEs-related reforms need to cut across multiple departments and levels of government — Centre, state, and local bodies,” Murthy said, and added…

The National Centre for Seismology confirmed via an X post that a tremor a measuring 3.0 was felt in Virudhunagar district at 9.06 pm. VIRUDHUNAGAR: Mild tremors were felt in Srivilliputhur, Sivakasi, Sattur and Kovilpatti areas of Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday night. The National Centre for Seismology confirmed via an X post…

NEW DELHI: The sudden death of Ajit Pawar has left his party, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with many challenges. After losing its most skilful political manager, the party is now in a Catch-22 situation over a possible merger with the rival faction, while also keeping the alliance with the BJP intact.As “Ajit Dada” was…

NEW DELHI: After weeks of visible discomfort, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi finally met the senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday.The PTI sources described it as a detailed “redressal” meeting ahead of the crucial Kerala assembly polls. ‘No Rebellion, No Ambition’: Shashi Tharoor Sends Unity Signal After Meeting…