Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has held that three backward class (BC) candidates are entitled to be considered for appointment as civil judge (junior division)-cum-judicial magistrate according to their merit.The ruling came on two petitions filed by Shivadeep Singh Hans, Balvir Kaur and Sharanpreet Kaur, who had applied pursuant to the Punjab Public Service…
Pune: State Congress has urged Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by two months, citing procedural discrepancies, poor response rates and the worsening drought situation across large parts of Maharashtra.In a letter to Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam on Tuesday, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said…
Surat: Rising consumer awareness and a growing number of disputes, particularly involving insurance claims, have pushed consumer complaints in Surat to record levels, with the district consumer commission registering its highest-ever annual caseload in 2025.The Surat District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Main) registered 1,885 cases in 2025, the highest in a single year. The year…
Silchar: An assistant manager of a tea estate in Assam’s Sribhumi district was arrested after a woman worker accused him of sexually assaulting her at his bungalow, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on Tuesday at a tea estate in Ramkrishnanagar co-district. The accused is an assistant manager at the estate and is from…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has proposed higher allocations for road repairs, streetlights, building maintenance and other civic works in its revised budget for the current financial year, scheduled to be presented before the executive committee (EC) on Oct 1.The EC meeting, chaired by mayor Sushma Kharkwal, will be held at the Bharwara sewage…
The All India Sub-Junior (Under-15 and Under-17) Ranking Badminton tournament will be held at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur from October 1 to 9 Jaipur: The All India Sub-Junior (Under-15 and Under-17) Ranking Badminton tournament will be held at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here from October 1 to 9.The qualifying rounds will…
Overall, south Peninsular India receives 30% of its annual rainfall during northeast (winter) monsoon season. TN, Puducherry and Karaikal receive 48% of their annual rainfall during northeast monsoon season. NEW DELHI: The rainy season in India technically ended on Wednesday, with the summer (southwest) monsoon rainfall during June-Sept period recording a deficit of nearly 13%…
Pakistani-origin Texas business tycoon gave talaq to his wife under Sharia Law. Over a decade later, Texas Supreme Court has now canceled it. (Photo: Daily Mail) Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a divorce granted through Sharia law in Pakistan is not valid in the US state. The ruling came in a specific case of…
Quote of the day by James Earl Jones: ‘I cannot be Paul Robeson or Josh Gibson; but I can allow myself to experience what the playwright has set out to show about their life experiences,’ a powerful life lesson on understanding others and finding your own voice(Image Credit: Still from 1989 film Field of Dreams)…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a wedding band, claps his hands during warmup before the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo has abruptly left Portugal’s national team camp one day before the UEFA Nations League meeting with Denmark, after a turbulent few days…
