New Delhi, July 17: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the states and Union territories to formulate a policy within three months for early or premature release of prisoners who are of advanced age or are terminally ill. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the policy should clearly define the eligibility criteria and procedural framework for consideration of release and in particular, it should provide a clear and uniform definition of “terminal illness”. The bench delivered its verdict on a plea filed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) seeking to release on bail…
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New Delhi, July 17: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports that the government is now planning to reintroduce a Constitution amendment bill that would involve delimitation, urging him to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the revised proposals. In his letter to the PM, Kharge said during March and April, he had been writing to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, requesting that the Union government convene an all-party meeting to discuss its proposals regarding delimitation, etc. “Unfortunately, these requests had not been accepted. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, then…
Kolkata, July 17: Actor-turned-politician and Trinamool Congress MP Rukmini Mallick, popularly known as Koel Mallick, on Thursday resigned from the Rajya Sabha, the fourth TMC MP to do so ever since the Mamata Banerjee-led party was ousted from power in West Bengal. Mallick met the Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan and put in her papers. Her resignation dealt a fresh blow to the embattled TMC’s strength in the Upper House, reducing it to the single-digit figure of nine, amid speculations that more from the party may follow suit and raising fresh questions on the party’s stability in Parliament. “I do…
A major controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu over the alleged fraudulent registration of land linked to the famous Arulmigu Dhandayudapani Swamy Temple in Palani. With serious allegations of forgery and illegal
A new report by CUTS International highlights the urgent need for a harmonised, evidence-based regulatory framework for bike taxis in India. Titled “Harmonising Bike Taxi Regulations in India,” the report was launched
Joe Root struck an unbeaten 99 as England cricket team defeated India national cricket team by four wickets in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 in Cardiff.
Indian spin great R Ashwin on Thursday said the structural changes made to the ODI and T20 World Cup formats to include more teams make sense but for the game to become truly global, the ICC needs to add the
New Delhi, July 17: Former ISRO chairman Dr Somanath S has joined Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos as an observer on its board of directors, the company announced on Thursday. Somanath, who served as ISRO chairman till January 2025, oversaw several landmark missions, including the successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing near the Moon’s south pole and the launch of Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observatory. His appointment has come as Agnikul prepares for Mission 02, a flight that will attempt the recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster and the extension of a rocket’s upper stage into an on-orbit platform. “Mission 02 is…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 17: A fraudster allegedly impersonating as the private secretary of Wayanad Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has attempted to dupe Kerala MPs and an MLA by demanding money from them, police officials said on Thursday. A case was registered based on a complaint lodged by D S Rajkumar, private secretary to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, with the State Police Chief and the Wayanad Superintendent of Police. According to the complaint, the accused impersonated Rajkumar, who is based in New Delhi and contacted Elathur MLA K Vidya Balakrishnan and MPs Shafi Parambil and Dean Kuriakose, who are Congress leaders.…