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No codified law, only conscience: India's judicial recusal doctrine

With no statutory framework, judicial recusal in India hinges on ethics and precedent, balancing impartiality with duty amid concerns over litigant-driven bench selection

Iran presses for end to war within 30 days; Trump expresses doubts

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war, but also expressed doubt it would lead to a deal

MP boat tragedy: Death toll hits 13, body of last missing person recovered

The boat, around 20 years old and operated by the state tourism department, capsized during a storm on Thursday evening

Dharavi rehab: Upper-floor eligibility tied to ground-floor status, records

Officials said the policy marks a departure from past slum rehabilitation schemes, which typically excluded upper-floor occupants

9 dead as fire breaks out in four-storey residential building in east Delhi

The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot

IMD forecasts rain, storms across India; issues yellow alert for Delhi

Rain and thunderstorms have brought relief from scorching heat, but the IMD warns of more showers, gusty winds and isolated heatwave conditions across regions

Centre appoints lyricist Prasoon Joshi chairman of Prasar Bharati

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting appointed Joshi to the key post, according to an official statement on Saturday

Govt appoints R Balasubramaniam, Joram Aniya as full-time Niti members

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the chairman of the Niti Aayog

India must turn crises into opportunities, boost supply chains: Nadda

The Union health minister said economic strength is not just about growth, but also about resilience, self-reliance and strategic autonomy

Mobile users receive emergency alert as govt tests nationwide broadcast

Millions of users received loud test alerts as India rolled out its Cell Broadcast Alert System, designed to deliver instant disaster warnings without delays or network congestion

Patnaik seeks action against Odisha Gramya Bank over Keonjhar incident

Naveen Patnaik urges Centre to act against Odisha Gramya Bank officials after a tribal man allegedly carried his sister's skeletal remains to prove her death and withdraw savings

CBI extradites fugitive Kamlesh Parekh from UAE in bank fraud case

Parekh is wanted in connection with a case involving large-scale banking and financial fraud resulting in a loss of hundreds of crores to a consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India

MP cruise boat tragedy: Search ops expanded to trace 4 missing passengers

The search radius has been expanded to 5 km in the backwaters of the Bargi Dam, located downstream of the Narmada River

Delhi to see cloudy skies today; heavy rain, storms forecast across India

IMD warns of strong winds of 45-65 kmph over the Bay of Bengal and heavy rain in the northeast; Delhi may see light showers and a gradual drop in temperatures this week

Fadnavis apologises after Mumbai-Pune 'Missing Link' launch triggers jams

Fadnavis, who inaugurated the 13.3-km-long road, acknowledged that the ceremony caused traffic jams

Banks not probe agencies, can't freeze accounts arbitrarily: Allahabad HC

A division bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Avadhesh Kumar Chaudhary imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on Indian Overseas Bank for freezing a customer's account without valid justification

India drives into an era of barrier-free toll collection with MLFF rollout

Multi-lane free flow system launched in Gujarat; Delhi will be next

MP cruise boat tragedy: Toll rises to 9; PM Modi announces ex-gratia

While as many as 28 people have been rescued, teams from the Army, NDRF, and SDRF have intensified their search for missing persons within the wreckage

Should money laundering trials pause till predicate offence trial?

Enforcement Directorate seeks Additional Solicitor General view

Filmmaker loses Oscar trophy after NY airport security dubs it weapon

Russian filmmaker Pasha Talankin said that he had flown more than a dozen times with the Oscar since winning it in March without any incident