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A 13-member full court read the judgment - a split verdict with eight in favor and five against - declaring that the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to allocate reserved seats to the ruling coalition was unconstitutional."The Pakistan...

Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sonu Bhatt said that after a survey in Raisina Hills, a seven-day notice was given to illegal farmhouses in the area.He said that when no proper response was received, sabotage action was initiated, during which some people tried to stop the JCB machines by...

Mumbai, amid threat of cross-voting, voting for the biennial elections for 11 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council concluded at the Vidhan Bhavan Complex on Friday afternoon.Voting took place between 9 am and 4 pm, officials said. The votes will begin for counting from 5:00 p.m. and...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Dharmarao Baba Atram on Friday told the state Legislative Council that his department will issue an order banning the sale of energy drinks with high caffeine content within 500 meters of schools in the state. .He gave this...

Mumbai Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said allowing BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad, who is in judicial custody in a shooting case, to vote in the Maharashtra legislative council elections would amount to a abuse of power.The Congress had also urged the returning officer of the biennial...

Mumbai: The Congress has urged the returning officer of the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council elections not to allow BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad, accused of firing at a Shiv Sena leader inside a police station, to cast his vote.In a letter to the returning officer, Congress candidate Pradnya...

Mumbai, amid talks of cross-voting, three of the 37 Congress MLAs in Maharashtra skipped a meeting called by the party ahead of Friday's legislative council elections.Zeeshan Siddique, Jitesh Antapurkar and Sanjay Jagtap were absent from the meeting held here on Thursday night.Antapurkar is...

Mumbai Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday demanded that the polling time for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections be extended by one hour due to heavy rain in Mumbai.Biennial elections for 11 council seats are scheduled to be held at the Vidhan Bhavan complex in south Mumbai between 9 am and 4...

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University will open a Center for Hindu Studies as well as a Center for Buddhist and Jain Studies, according to an official notification.It said that three new centers will be set up under the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies.The decision to set up the new...

Alagiawanna said the National Road Safety Council has allocated 50 million rupees (about US$165,000) to the Sri Lanka Police to purchase speed control equipment.He said the transport ministry will also issue a gazette with the new road speed limit within the next two weeks, Xinhua news agency...

A day after the announcement of panchayat elections in Agartala, Tripura, 33 candidates of the Left Front submitted their nomination papers for West Tripura District Council and South Tripura District Council seats, a party leader said on Thursday.Senior CPI(M) leader Pabitra Kar said 33 Left...

The SP legislator also wrote to Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, state Congress chief Nana Patole and state NCP SP chief Jayant Patil and made a strong appeal to give adequate representation to the Muslim community in the state council.“Muslims make up 12 percent of the state's...

New Delhi: A proposal to teach Manusmriti (Laws of Manu) to LLB students of Delhi University is scheduled to be discussed at a meeting of its Academic Council on Friday, a move that has drawn criticism from a section of teachers.The Law Faculty has sought approval from the highest...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to operationalize the state advisory council for policies related to disabled persons within a month."For God's sake, do it by then," the HC said.A division bench comprising Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice...

NEW DELHI: The British Council on Thursday launched an initiative to equip India's youth and communities with the skills needed to become resilient to climate impacts and contribute to transitioning the country to a net-zero economy.Launched in partnership with HSBC India, the “Climate Skills...

In a statement on Wednesday, the office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said the council called on Turkey to respect good neighborliness and engage diplomatically.The Iraqi Prime Minister has appointed a delegation to visit Kurdistan to assess the situation and develop a joint...

Matome Chiloane, executive council member for education, sports, arts, culture and recreation in Gauteng province, said on Wednesday that a minibus carrying students was hit from behind by a pickup truck, causing it to overturn and kill about 6 people. It caught fire at: 45 am local time...

New Delhi, The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has officially sent rider Anush Agarwalla's registration to the IOA to participate in the Paris Olympics after the court upheld its selection criteria which was questioned by another contender Shruti Vora .The federation is also preparing for...

New Delhi, India has called for effective measures to resolve the issue of seafarer abandonment and ensure the safety of the maritime workforce, an official statement said on Wednesday.A high-level Indian delegation led by Secretary of Ports, Shipping and Waterways T K Ramachandaran raised the...

The Indian delegation led by Shipping and Ports Secretary T.K. Ramachandran noted that despite efforts, there are currently 44 active cases involving 292 Indian seafarers. India's strong stance on the need for effective measures and monitoring to resolve these issues was welcomed.India, an...