Thursday, 26 December 2024
Thursday, 26 December 2024
In a major setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Calcutta High Court order to deploy central armed forces across all districts of Bengal for conduct of the upcoming panchayat elections.
Dismissing the Special Leave Petition moved by the Bengal government and the State Election Commission which challenged the directions passed by the High Court last week, the Vacation Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Manoj Misra observed: “The fact remains that the tenor of the order of the High Court is ultimately to ensure that free and fair election is conducted the entire State of West Bengal, since the state is conducting election for local bodies on a single day and having regard to the volume of booths which are being set up. We find that the order of the High Court does not call for any interference. The SLP stands dismissed.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said ties between India and the US are stronger and deeper than ever, and asserted that there is an "unprecedented trust" between the leaders of the two countries.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal ahead of his first state visit to the US, Modi, while talking about global politics, also said, "India deserves a much higher, deeper and wider profile and role." Talking about the India-China relationship, Modi said peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential for normal bilateral ties.
The Manipur High Court has admitted a review petition seeking to modify its March 27 order that directed the state government to recommend inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.
Based on the petition, the court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the state government, seeking their response.The review petition by the Meitei Tribes Union (MTU) was admitted for hearing by a bench of Acting Chief Justice MV Muralidharan, who had also authored the March 27 order.
A team of experts from the Union health ministry, ICMR, IMD and NDMA will visit Bihar and Uttar Pradesh to support the two states in public health response measures to address heat-related illnesses.
This was directed by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday as he chaired a high-level meeting related to public health preparedness for heatwave management across the country.
Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of state-run universities.
The Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed after a brief debate. Apart from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and a lone Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member supported it.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders and workers observed "gaddar din" (traitor's day) on Tuesday in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra to mark the first anniversary of the rebellion by Shiv Sena legislators, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Led by NCP working president and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule, the party workers in Mumbai shouted slogans and carried symbolic "khoke" (cartons) to claim the rebel legislators took money to come to power in the state.
Asserting that India follows a zero-tolerance policy on spurious medicines, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said 71 companies have been issued show-cause notices following concerns raised in some quarters about reported deaths due to contaminated India-made cough syrups and 18 of them have been asked to shut shop.
In an exclusive interview with PTI video, the minister also said an extensive risk-based analysis is done continuously to ensure the production of quality medicines in the country, and the government and regulators are always alert to ensure that no one dies due to spurious medicines.
Highlighting the "alarming" surge in crimes, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has proposed a meeting of the cabinet with the Lieutenant Governor to discuss the matter. In a letter dated June 19, he wrote to LG V K Saxena over the rising crimes in the national capital and the dire need to deliberate on the issue.
"The seriousness of the situation can be gauged from the heart rending fact that four murders have taken place during last 24 hours in different parts of Delhi," read the letter.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday conducted an aerial survey of Jalore, Sirohi and Barmer districts that have been severely hit by the recent rains in the state and took stock of the situation.
The chief minister reached Chauhtan area in Barmer this afternoon as a part of a two-day tour of the rain-affected areas and said those affected would be given compensation as per norms.
The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against TV show "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah" producer Asit Kumarr Modi and two others following a complaint of sexual harassment by a woman actor, a police official said on Tuesday.
The FIR was lodged at Powai police station on Monday evening under Indian Penal Code Sections 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), he said.
