Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the MLAs of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance running the Maharashtra government during his visit to Mumbai on Wednesday and gave them the mantra of "good governance", shortly after he commissioned two warships and a submarine to the nation at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Posting Puja Khedkar plea for hearing on February 14, the bench in its order said, “Till next date of hearing, no coercive steps to be taken against petitioner (Khedkar).”
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh asked the Punjab chief secretary to submit Dallewal’s test reports during the course of the day to the top court’s Registrar.
The Orissa High Court exercising judicial restraint and playing a balancing role commuted the death sentence awarded to nine condemned convicts for perpetrating a witchcraft-related triple murder more than eight years back to imprisonment for the rest of their life.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized the government's commitment to modernizing the armed forces to adapt to the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape and evolving warfare dynamics.
He instructed officials to coordinate with the railways to ensure timely operation of special Mahakumbh trains, emphasizing the need for continuous operation of both regular and special trains, with increased frequency to accommodate the large number of devotees.
Makar Sankranti, usually observed on 14 January every year, marks the beginning of a new agricultural year. However, in Bihar, Makar Sankranti signals the formation of new political alliances to harvest votes.
In the first instance of killing of a rare melanistic tiger, the Odisha Forest authorities, on Wednesday, arrested four wildlife offenders and seized the skin of a slain big cat in Similipal Tiger Reserve.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several development projects worth about Rs 241 crore at Mansa in Gujarat.
The Haryana government has set a target of reducing 1,500 burdensome compliances and decriminalise 50 provisions (Business & Citizens) under Acts/Rules/Checklists by December 2025 to promote ease of doing business in the state.
