Law

Twisha death case: Giribala Singh, son Samarth sent to judicial remand till June 16

IANS | June 2, 2026 2:30 PM

Bhopal, June 2 (IANS) The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Bhopal on Tuesday sent retired district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to judicial remand till June 16 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chose not to seek any further remand in connection with the death of actor-model Twisha Sharma.

Centre notifies Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) rules; revamps process

IANS | June 2, 2026 10:31 AM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified the Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing significant changes to the registration process for foreigners, provisions relating to children with Indian parents, emergency registration cases, and the appeals mechanism under the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025.

SC declines to shift NEET-UG 2026 re-exam to computer-based format

IANS | June 1, 2026 8:31 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination in a computer-based test (CBT) mode, observing that such a direction could not be granted at this stage when authorities were already engaged in conducting the fresh examination scheduled for June 21.

PM Modi monitoring NEET paper issue, Centre tells Supreme Court

IANS | May 29, 2026 10:56 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the situation following the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday, as the apex court stressed the need to fix individual accountability within the National Testing Agency (NTA) to prevent recurring lapses in national-level examinations.

Twisha Sharma case: Ex-judge Giribala Singh returns to same court, this time as accused

IANS | May 29, 2026 7:43 PM

Bhopal, May 29 (IANS) Former district judge Giribala Singh returned to the Bhopal District Court on Friday under dramatically different circumstances from those in which she last walked its corridors more than two years ago. Giribala Singh, who retired as Principal District Judge in February 2023, appeared before the same court as an accused in the alleged dowry death case of her daughter-in-law, actor-model Twisha Sharma.