Sadhvi Prem Baisa case: 9-member SIT formed to probe suspicious death, injection angle under scanner

IANS | January 31, 2026 10:49 AM

Barmer, Jan 31 (IANS) The mysterious death of renowned religious storyteller and devotional singer Sadhvi Prem Baisa has triggered a major police action in Rajasthan. Taking a firm stand in the high-profile case, Jodhpur Police Commissioner Omprakash has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to ensure a thorough and impartial probe.

'Possibility of misuse cannot be ruled out': SC stays UGC’s 2026 equity regulations (Lead)

IANS | January 29, 2026 7:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court, in an interim order passed on Thursday, stayed the operation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, directing that the earlier 2012 Regulations will continue to govern the field until further orders.

YSRCP demands CM Naidu’s apology after no animal fat found in Tirupati laddu

IANS | January 29, 2026 1:31 PM

Amaravati, Jan 29 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Thursday demanded that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan apologise to devotees, after a chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that came into public domain on Wednesday, confirmed that no animal fat was used in sacred Tirupati laddus.

Land-for-job case: Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav plead innocence; trial to commence on March 9

IANS | January 29, 2026 1:12 PM

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Daughters of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav – Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav – pleaded their innocence on Thursday in connection with the alleged Railways land-for-jobs corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

SC to hear petitions challenging UGC's new regulations today

IANS | January 29, 2026 7:37 AM

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a batch of petitions challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.

Gaurav Gogoi’s Pakistan links: SIT report to be made public on Feb 8, says Assam CM

IANS | January 27, 2026 9:55 PM

Guwahati, Jan 27 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that the report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe allegations linked to Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi's connection to Pakistan will be made public on February 8 at 10:30 am.

SC allows woman who lost husband during Covid to settle bank loan on relaxed terms

IANS | January 27, 2026 5:25 PM

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In an extraordinary exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, aimed at doing "complete justice", the Supreme Court has granted relief to a widow who lost her husband during the second wave of Covid-19 by permitting her to settle a bank loan on relaxed terms and directed the Central Bank of India to release the title deeds of her residential property upon payment of a reduced amount.

Plea in SC against new UGC equity regulations, says these 'institutionalise discrimination'

IANS | January 27, 2026 12:26 PM

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, alleging that it institutionalises discrimination by denying grievance redressal mechanisms to persons belonging to non-SC/ST/OBC categories.

CJI Surya Kant lauds chess star Divya Deshmukh, presents Young India Country Award

IANS | January 26, 2026 11:48 PM

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The nation is looking forward to the next chess milestone of woman Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Monday while presenting the Dynamite News Young India Country Award to the young chess star here.

Pakistan’s judicial system faces stress test in high-profile cybercrime case

IANS | January 25, 2026 7:16 PM

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan's criminal justice system, long plagued by chronic delays and a staggering backlog of over 2.4 million pending cases as reported by the Law and Justice Commission, has come under intense scrutiny through a prominent cybercrime trial involving human rights lawyer Iman Zainab Mazari and political activist Hadi Ali Chattha.

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Sadhvi Prem Baisa case: 9-member SIT formed to probe suspicious death, injection angle under scanner

'Possibility of misuse cannot be ruled out': SC stays UGC’s 2026 equity regulations (Lead)

YSRCP demands CM Naidu’s apology after no animal fat found in Tirupati laddu

Land-for-job case: Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav plead innocence; trial to commence on March 9

SC to hear petitions challenging UGC's new regulations today

Gaurav Gogoi’s Pakistan links: SIT report to be made public on Feb 8, says Assam CM

SC allows woman who lost husband during Covid to settle bank loan on relaxed terms

Plea in SC against new UGC equity regulations, says these 'institutionalise discrimination'

CJI Surya Kant lauds chess star Divya Deshmukh, presents Young India Country Award

Pakistan’s judicial system faces stress test in high-profile cybercrime case

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