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Eknath Shinde meets PM Modi in Delhi, discusses Maharashtra drought

The Maharashtra government on September 26 declared drought in 265 of its 358 talukas, or 74 per cent of the state, amid rainfall deficit

SC seeks ECI reply on SIR decisions, says modified Form 6 not approved

Supreme Court declines interim suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, seeks responses on alleged unilateral SIR decisions and says it did not approve any modified Form 6

Supreme Court to fast track 1988 Ahmedabad air crash compensation case

At the centre of the dispute is the legal basis for determining compensation payable to victims of an air crash

Special charity tea auction raises over ₹2.26 crore for Assam flood relief

The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre event raised ₹1.61 crore through the auction, with an additional ₹65 lakh contribution taking the total proceeds to ₹2.26 crore

Supreme Court gets three new judges, working strength goes up to 37

Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh have been elevated as judges of the top court

Minimum 10% water cut in Maharashtra urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16

State Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan appealed to citizens and government agencies to use water judiciously

BJP releases Rajya Sabha candidate list, drops Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh is being held for 10 seats, with voting scheduled for October 16.

We did not approve Form 6 modification: Supreme Court on ECI claim

The Supreme Court's clarification comes days after the Election Commission said the additional declaration attached to Form 6 during the SIR had been upheld by the court

UIDAI sets out fresh rules for Aadhaar name corrections and changes

UIDAI has issued a revised procedure for Aadhaar name updates, covering spelling corrections, additions or removals, marriage-related changes and complete name changes

Pharma sector must move from scale to trust to gain global edge: Report

Grant Thornton-Ficci report flags data integrity, supply-chain resilience and digital capability as the next tests for India's global pharma ambitions

SC to hear pleas seeking directions to Delhi Police to allow protests

Agreeing to list the plea for a hearing, the bench said it would ascertain whether similar matters were already pending before the court

SC asks Allahabad HC to act on Lakhimpur Kheri case judge allegations

The SC also asked the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint a new public prosecutor at the earliest to conduct the trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Kerala reopens probe against Gyanesh Kumar in 2006 graft case: What we know

Kerala has reopened a Vigilance probe into alleged corruption linked to a 2006 road project involving CEC Gyanesh Kumar, amid Opposition protests demanding his resignation

Need to create fear in minds of goons committing crimes against women: SC

The court made the remarks while hearing a suo motu case over recent rape incidents in Delhi-NCR

Any process disenfranchising millions is arbitrary: Justice Bhuyan on SIR

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said stripping citizens of their voting rights on a large scale would strike 'at the very heart of the Constitution'

SC seeks Centre's response on relocation of 135-year-old Delhi library

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked Centre to file an affidavit giving full details of the area which would be allotted for the library along with the actual layout plan

SC asks Delhi HC to hear plea against Centre's takeover of Gymkhana Club

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was apprised by senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the members of the club

Delhi HC dismisses pleas for SIT probe into 2020 riots, 2019 Jamia violence

The court had reserved its verdict on the batch of petitions on July 24

Delhi to remain hot today; heavy rain likely in parts of South India

Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, south interior Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on Monday

Around 15 police personnel injured, 110 detained in Jantar Mantar protest

The controversy follows a report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally raised objections on at least 14 occasions over 10 months over decisions on electoral rolls