Highlights: Allahabad HC junks plea over survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal

Highlights: Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal dismissed a plea by the mosque committee challenging the November 2024 survey order. Catch all the latest news updates here

4:58 PM

Supreme Court orders equal pensions for all HC judges, ending disparity

The Supreme Court of Indiaon Monday ordered that all retired High Court judges are entitled to receive full and equal pensions regardless of their source of entry and the date of appointment. The court highlighted that this is essential in ensuring equality while avoiding disparity in pensions. “The dignity of the constitutional office demands that all judges be paid the same pension. Once a judge enters constitutional office, the source of entry loses relevance,” the court observed, as quoted by legal news website Law Trend. 

3:39 PM

Amidst thin attendance at party meet, PMK leader Ramadoss denies groupism

Amidst thin attendance of party functionaries at a meeting convened by him after taking full control of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), its founder-president Dr S Ramadoss on Friday denied factional feud. He asserted that the PMK would win hands down in the 2026 Assembly election. Downplaying the participation of only 15 functionaries at the district secretaries meet that he had convened at his Thailapuram residence here on Friday.

3:21 PM

Two held in Punjab's Gurdaspur for leaking sensitive information to Pak's ISI

Punjab Police on Monday said it has arrested two persons for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said, "In a counter-espionage operation, the Gurdaspur police thwarted an attempt to compromise national security by apprehending two persons involved in leaking sensitive military information."

3:03 PM

Foundation of SP based on casteism, appeasement: UP deputy CM

Firing a fresh salvo at the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday charged that the party was "born with the DNA of Muslim appeasement" and that it was the bread and butter of Akhilesh Yadav's entire politics. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also backed Pathak and advised the Samajwadi Party top brass to thoroughly review its social media handles and ensure that the language used there is decent, restrained and dignified.

2:24 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies.

In a video statement posted to social media, Netanyahu said that Israel's allies had voiced concern about “images of hunger” and said they told the country that “with that, we will not be able to support you”.

1:38 PM

News update: SC extends Vikas Yadav's interim bail by 4 weeks to attend surgery of ailing mother

1:36 PM

Rain alert: Waterlogged roads stall Bengaluru traffic

Once again, social media is flooded with videos of waterlogged roads from various parts of Bengaluru, highlighting how the city collapses when there is rain.

This pre-monsoon season, according to hobby weather watchers of the city, Bengaluru has been witnessing cloud bursts of 15 to 20 cm for the last couple of days.

 Home Minister G Parameshwara, for the last three days, Bengaluru has witnessed heavy rains. "During pre-monsoon, we usually see flooding and inundation. BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ) has been on the job of clearing waterlogging and uprooted trees and branches from roads. Authorities are on the job," said Home Minister G Parameshwara.

1:10 PM

Three criminals arrested after encounter with police in UP's Jhansi

Three criminals, allegedly involved in theft, were arrested following a midnight encounter with the police in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, officials said on Monday. Two of the accused sustained bullet injuries during the exchange of fire and were sent to a hospital for treatment. Superintendent of Police Gyanendra Kumar Singh said the incident occurred around midnight when the police intercepted three men on a scooter near Muskara Road following a tip-off.

12:06 PM

Flash floods block Sansari-Thirot road in Lahaul-Spiti

Authorities of Pandoh dam in Mandi district on Monday cautioned the general public and tourists not to venture to the banks of River Beas as the spill gates could be opened anytime since the water level is rising. Thunderstorms caused damages in parts of Mandi district on Monday and dark clouds overcast the sky in Mandi and Shimla. The safety of the dam is being ascertained, officials said.

11:46 AM

Ashoka University professor moves SC challenging his arrest

Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad has moved the Supreme Court challenging his arrest for social media posts related to Operation Sindoor.

10:58 AM

Mayawati names nephew Akash as chief national coordinator of BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has appointed her nephew Akash Anand as the party's chief national coordinator, a month after he was brought back into the party fold. As chief national coordinator, Anand will function above the three national coordinators. The post has been created especially for Anand, making him virtually the party's second in command. The decision to elevate Anand was taken by Mayawati at the party's meeting of coordinators in the national capital on Sunday.

10:55 AM

5 killed, two injured as car falls onto dry riverbed in Ratnagiri district

Five persons were killed and two sustained injuries after their speeding car fell onto a dry riverbed in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district in the early hours of Monday, police said. The accident occurred near Khed around 5.45 am, when the vehicle first hit the divider and fell into the dry river bed of the Jagbudi River, an official said. He said the car was heading towards Devrukh town from Nallasopara in Palghar district.

9:57 AM

PM Modi mourns deaths in Solapur fire incident, announces ex-gratia relief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Solapur fire incident where at least eight people died. PM Modi also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia compensation to given to the next of kin of each deceased.

9:54 AM

Sikkim Cricket Ground gets floodlight system

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang inaugurated the newly-installed floodlight system at the Sikkim Cricket Ground at Mining in Rangpo. Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, Justice Biswanath Somadder, was also present at the programme held on Sunday. "This facility has been developed with the support of the Sikkim government, whose continued commitment to infrastructure development and public welfare has made this initiative possible," said the CM.

9:41 AM

Suspected ISI agent arrested in Tanda, UP

A man was arrested for allegedly working as an agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force. Shahzad was apprehended on Sunday by the STF Moradabad unit following inputs about his alleged involvement in cross-border smuggling and espionage activities for the ISI.

8:55 AM

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to brief parliamentary panel today on India-Pak tensions

The parliamentary committee is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and is expected to focus on diplomatic, military, and regional implications following the Indian military's Operation Sindoor.