New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday highlighted the Centre’s unwillingness to evolve on the method of execution for death row convicts, following the government’s indication that it may not be “very feasible” to allow prisoners the option of lethal injection as an alternative to hanging. The observation came during the hearing of a public interest…

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Baksa, Assam: Chaos and violence broke out outside the newly constructed Baksa District Jail on Wednesday as five accused in the mysterious death of singer Zubeen Garg were remanded to judicial custody following a court order. The unrest left several police personnel injured, three police vehicles torched, and prompted authorities to impose prohibitory orders in…

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In a united show of strength, the opposition in Maharashtra on Wednesday demanded that the upcoming local body elections be deferred until major discrepancies in the state’s voters’ list are resolved. The demand came during a meeting with Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S. Chockalingam and State Election Commissioner (SEC) Dinesh Waghmare, attended by prominent opposition…

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The Supreme Court’s decision permitting the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR ahead of Diwali has sparked a wave of political reactions and public debate. While leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government welcomed the ruling as a “balanced approach” between tradition and environmental protection, critics expressed concern over its potential to worsen Delhi’s…

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In a major welfare push for India’s armed forces community, the Union government has approved a significant increase in financial assistance for non-pensioner ex-servicemen (ESM) and their dependents. The announcement, made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, marks a 100% enhancement in aid under multiple welfare schemes administered by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare…

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The ongoing tariff tensions between the United States and China — now intensified by Beijing’s latest restrictions on rare earth mineral exports — appear to be opening an unexpected window of opportunity for India. A leading New Delhi-based trade think tank has suggested that Washington’s growing urgency to diversify its critical supply chains away from…

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The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to former Corbett Tiger Reserve director Rahul, a 2004-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, by staying the state government’s sanction order permitting his prosecution in a case linked to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged illegal tree felling and unauthorised construction for a…

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The Tamil Nadu government has significantly increased its commitment to prison reforms, doubling the budget allocation for the sector from ₹5 crore to ₹10 crore, Minister for Natural Resources S. Regupathy announced on Wednesday. The announcement was made during the second day of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly session, where the minister, who oversees Courts,…

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In a significant disclosure before the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday said that several state governments, their agencies, and private entities have encroached upon defence lands across the country, prompting the government to initiate large-scale efforts to identify and remove such unauthorised occupations. The revelation has added urgency to an issue that has been under judicial and administrative…

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As the Bihar Assembly election campaign intensifies, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav took a sharp dig at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party, the Janata Dal (United), alleging that the JDU is now effectively being run by three of its senior leaders — Lalan Singh, Sanjay Jha, and Vijay Choudhary — rather than by Nitish himself. The remark, made shortly after…

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