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Parliamentary panel flags NGT staff shortages, case backlogs, weak digital infra, recommends urgent reforms. NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has identified critical operational gaps at the National Green Tribunal (NGT), including severe staffing shortage and reliance on contractual workers, inadequate digital infrastructure, prolonged pendency of cases across benches and weak enforcement mechanism, and recommended various…

Vijay also raised the issue of inter-state river disputes at the meeting. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay on Thursday raised concerns over the proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, saying southern states could lose their share of representation in Parliament if seats are redistributed mainly according to population.Speaking at the 31st meeting of the…

Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council near Mamallapuram. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the development journey of the southern states, saying “high literacy rate, trained manpower and technical expertise in the utilisation of deep seas” have been the three pillars behind the…

Additionally, report reveals US used secret corridor to pass tankers through Hormuz despite Iran closure; India, Japan sign maritime security pact Jharkhand High Court stayed the government’s order cancelling the 11th and 13th JPSC exams and appointments, amid protests over recruitment irregularities and demands for a CBI probe. The US military has secretly guided commercial…

The 2026 regulations had already been kept in abeyance by the Supreme Court on January 29. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the 2026 University Grants Commission (UGC) equity regulations, which seek to address caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions, are currently being reconsidered.The development came during a hearing before…

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand high court on Thursday stayed government’s order to cancel 11th and 13th JPSC exams and appointments following student protests.This comes days after the government cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination and all recruitment exams conducted by TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL).Chief minister Hemant Soren had announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and…

A search op was conducted in forest areas near the in Udhampur-Kathua border in Billawar forests. NEW DELHI: Security forces conducted a search operation in the forested areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday after locals reported suspected movement of unidentified persons, officials said.The search was launched in the Billawar forests near the…

Sajjan Kumar resigned from Congress after his 2018 conviction NEW DELHI: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, died on Thursday, PTI reported, citing sources at Safdarjung Hospital.The hospital has not yet clarified the cause of Kumar’s death. He was 80.Kumar was…

NEW DELHI: A group of lawyers on Thursday protested outside the Bar Council of India (BCI) office, demanding the resignation of chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. The protest came days after the council’s now-withdrawn order targeting the enrolment of NALSAR University’s graduating batch drew criticism from sections of the legal fraternity.Heavy police deployment was seen near…

Copper spheres (Instagram) In a recent update, 29 large metal spheres were excavated in Bhanauli village of the Musafirkhana area, Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, August 18. The discovery spread a sudden panic among villagers during foundation excavation. The objects, initially described as cannonball- or shell-like, were soon taken into custody by police….