The court said the ECI was required to follow the statutory framework governing its functioning and indicated that it could intervene if decisions were subsequently found to have been taken contrary to the law
The Supreme Court says Election Commission decisions must be unanimous or by majority, and seeks responses within a week
Hamam al-Hammami had previously been barred from flying in Oman, but later underwent security checks before joining Flydubai and operating a flight to Israel.
Born from a controversial court remark, CJP moved from Instagram satire to demonstrations over paper leaks and electoral-roll revision
A laboratory worker's death from severe pneumonia in Siberia has prompted precautionary monitoring of nearly 200 people amid fears of pneumonic plague, although Russian authorities have not confirmed plague as the cause
Students are protesting at the Kashmere Gate campus over facilities, campus access, PhD rules, faculty shortages and student representation.
The Supreme Court asked the Centre and Delhi Police to act fast on women’s safety in Delhi, citing recent rape and sexual assault cases, park security gaps and the need for safer public places and transport.
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The counter-protest took place on October 2 near the statue of BR Ambedkar at Churchgate, as the CJP held its larger agitation at Shivaji Park
International
The UAE had shared the Flydubai flight's passenger and crew details with Israel before an Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain, raising fresh questions over foreign-pilot screening and aviation security
Cricket
India and West Indies have been fined for slow over-rates in the third ODI, with India receiving a heavier penalty as both teams prepare for the T20I series
International
The flight operator company that owned the air ambulance that went missing said they have presumed all 6 to be dead
National
The MPSC has cancelled its Drug Inspector recruitment process following examination irregularities. Protesters, however, are seeking wider action, including the resignation of chairperson Vivek Bhimanwar
National
The Supreme Court asked the Calcutta High Court to hear former IAS officer Meena Gupta’s challenge to the Great Nicobar project quickly, flagging tribal rights, ecology and forest law compliance
National
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into alleged police excesses against Jamia Millia Islamia students in 2019 and related claims linked to the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.
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School administrations informed the police and fire control room after receiving the emails and activated their safety protocols
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SubscribeYour food may not be safe. The system knows it. Yet the food chain keeps moving. From five-star kitchens to roadside dhabas, food passes through a chain where contamination, adulteration and poor hygiene can enter at every stage, with consequences ranging from diarrhoea and jaundice to typhoid and hepatitis. Into this maze has stepped Tukaram Mundhe. Since taking charge as Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration commissioner in May, Mundhe has overseen more than 12,000 inspections and raids, cancelled or suspended around 600 licences and sealed more than 300 eateries. But raids cannot fix a broken system. India has the laws, standards and regulators. Yet violations persist, enforcement remains uneven and corruption finds its way through the gaps. Mundhe can keep cracking the whip. But can one man change the system? In this issue, Outlook examines India’s food-safety maze, where it fails and why one Tukaram is not enough.
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SubscribeClimate change is making the Himalayas even more vulnerable. Glaciers are melting twice as quickly as in 2000.Rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat and altering snow and ice conditions, increasing the potential for landslides, avalanches and glacial floods. But there is another reason for the degradation of the Himalayas. China. Our northern neighbour's insatiable hunger to build humongous infrastructure on ecologically fragile systems has caused harm to the subcontinent as well as the larger Southeast Asia region. The calamity in Nepal offers a stark warning of the risks of China's large, opaque projects, delayed information and environmental disruption. The country is putting millions of lives and billions of dollars of economic activity in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar at stake.
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SubscribeMore than five crore Indians use cannabis and opioids—roughly the population of Spain. Drugs are no longer confined to the margins of society. They are moving from affluent neighbourhoods to small towns and villages, feeding a rapidly expanding illicit market that is becoming more organised, more sophisticated and harder for law enforcement to contain. India’s geography makes the crisis even more dangerous. Wedged between the Golden Crescent in the west and the Golden Triangle in the east, the country sits between two of the world’s major narcotics hubs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech underlined the urgency of the challenge.The stakes could hardly be higher. Nearly one crore young Indians are estimated to be addicted to synthetic drugs, at a time when 27 per cent of the country’s population is aged 15-29. Every addiction carries a cost, not just to families, but to productivity, healthcare, the criminal-justice system and national security. India’s drug problem is a crisis capable of eating into the country’s demographic dividend and undermining its economic ambitions. In this issue of Outlook, we travelled to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana to understand how deep the crisis runs, and to tell the stories of people whose lives have been shattered by drugs.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are set to return to ODI action against New Zealand in November, with India’s veteran stars continuing preparations for the 2027 World Cup
India face the West Indies in the opening T20I match on October 6 in Lucknow. Sanju Samson's inconsistent run of form continues, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi making a mark at the Asian Games. Will Vaibhav get a chance in the opening fixture, or will he have to wait as the World Cup opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson get game time?
Dinesh Karthik weighs in on Mohammed Shami’s 2027 World Cup prospects, saying India should look beyond him, while warning Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s retirement could impact ODI cricket
18-year-old Anahat Singh, playing in her first Asian Games, surprised everyone by making it all the way to the individual squash final. However, she had to settle for a silver after losing to her Malaysian opponent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian athletes after the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games closed in Nagoya, praising their determination, passion and sporting spirit. India finished fourth on the medal table with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, 22 fewer than in Hangzhou.
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