Bengal SIR: Supreme Court seeks EC reply on Trinamool MPs’ pleas alleging ‘arbitrariness’; next hearing on Jan 19 | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Election Commission of India (ECI) one week to respond to fresh interim pleas filed by two Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, alleging “arbitrariness and procedural lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the party-run West Bengal.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

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Project-75I: How India’s $8 billion submarine upgrade reshapes the Pakistan, China equation | India News

NEW DELHI: More than five decades after Indian naval strikes crippled Karachi during the 1971 war, undersea power is once again at the heart of New Delhi’s strategic thinking. As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his visit to India on Monday amid a more volatile regional and global security environment, discussions around Project-75I have acquired…

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BMC polls: From ‘Daddy’ to ‘Didi’, Arun Gawli legacy faces test in Dagdi chawl; Geeta seeks fourth term | Mumbai News

Backed by Daddy, Didi Geeta Gawli seeks her 4th term with focus on redevelopment (Right) MUMBAI: Wearing her trademark oversized sunglasses, Geeta Gawli strides out of the gate of Dagdi chawl in Byculla, the once-feared lair of her father, former underworld don turned politician Arun Gawli. At the peak of his reign of terror, Arun…

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Mustafizur Rahman row: Chennai, Trivandrum considered as alternate venues for Bangladesh? BCCI responds | Cricket News

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the Board of Control for Cricket in India has not received any communication from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on reports suggesting a change of venue for Bangladesh’s matches in the T20 World Cup. He said the issue is between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the ICC.India and Sri…

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‘ICC’s existence is unnecessary’: Ex-Pakistan cricketer’s explosive attack on BCCI dominance | Cricket News

Abhishek Sharma of India speaks to Haris Rauf of Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has launched a strong critique of the International Cricket Council, warning that the global governing body risks losing its relevance if it continues to function under what he described as the dominance of the Indian…

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Pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford leads to felony trial for five students: Here’s what to know

A jury trial began Friday for five current and former Stanford University students charged in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest that occupied the university president’s offices in June 2024. The case is a rare instance in which demonstrators from the wave of campus protests that year are facing trial.Authorities initially arrested and charged 12 people…

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‘Kidnapped, strangled’: 6-yr-old girl raped in Bengaluru; dispute with victim’s mother led to murder, accused arrested | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: The medical examination of the six-year-old found murdered last week has confirmed that she was raped before being strangled to death.The ghastly incident came to light last Tuesday when her father, a rag picker, filed a missing person complaint with Whitefield police station. The same night, police recovered her body from a drain near…

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