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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai will open discussions on boosting mediation and strengthening its practice as he inaugurates the Second National Mediation Conference 2025 in Bhubaneswar Saturday evening, a statement said. CJI Gavai, who has often stressed on steps to reduce the...

Leh: Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal Saturday said Sonam Wangchuk is being probed for allegedly having links with Pakistan on the back of last month's arrest of a Pakistani Intelligence Operative who sent videos of his protests across the border. Jamwal...

Leh: Curfew remained in force for the fourth day in violence-hit Leh town of Ladakh Saturday as police and paramilitary forces intensified patrolling and checking following the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) the previous day, officials said. In...

Raipur: A tragic industrial accident at the under-construction Godavari Power and Steel Limited Plant in Silatara Chowki (police post), Raipur, claimed the lives of six labourers and left six others severely injured, prompting renewed scrutiny of safety standards in construction zones across Chhattisgarh. The incident...

New Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was Friday extended for six months in entire Manipur, except the jurisdiction of 13 police stations, in view of the prevailing law and order situation there. The AFSPA, under which a particular state or some areas are...

New Delhi: The Congress Friday condemned the arrest of environment activist Sonam Wangchuk and said it was done to divert attention and responsibility from the BJP's abysmal failure to maintain law and order and ensure security of life and property in the Union Territory of...

New Delhi: India Friday reacted strongly to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue of tariffs imposed by the United States, terming the statement as "factually incorrect" and "entirely baseless". "We have seen...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday barred all parties involved in the dispute over late Sunjay Kapur's property from sharing details, including those of his personal assets and liabilities, with the media. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the directions and said, 'A copy of the 'will'...

Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested Friday by a police party here, two days after violent protests by supporters of the movement for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured, officials said. Wangchuk...

New Delhi: In a significant observation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Delhi High Court has stressed the urgent need for legislative clarity to prevent personal or customary laws from overriding national legislation. “Is it not the time to move towards a Uniform Civil...