New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear petitions on Monday challenging whether Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar can single-handedly exercise powers constitutionally designated for the entire multi-member poll panel.
Gandhinagar, Oct 5 (IANS) India has demonstrated its first free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link over a distance of 5.56 km, with a field trial successfully establishing a secure quantum communication channel between the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) and IIT Gandhinagar.
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Sunday strongly criticised any process that leads to the wholesale exclusion of citizens from electoral rolls, terming it intrinsically arbitrary and a direct assault on the Constitution.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized cumulative quantity of 15.59 kg dangerous contraband drugs, amphetamine, cocaine and heroin, in three separate intelligence-led operations, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday.
Tashkent, Oct 4 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Sunday hmet Uzbekistan Supreme Court's Chairperson Robakhon Makhmudova and discussed bilateral judicial cooperation.
Islamabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistan has portrayed its airstrikes in Afghanistan as actions taken in response to militant attacks and threats allegedly originating from Afghan territory, but the increasing civilian death toll and its still worsening security situation spark serious questions over its claims, while the action is also seen as a bid to avoid the commitments it faces under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement as well as divert attention from Army chief Asim Munir's failure on the security front, a report said.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and other active pharmaceutical ingredients have been "invisibly" polluting rivers in Bangladesh, thereby impacting marine life and threatening fishing communities, a media report said.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) As many as 32 serving or former Pakistani military personnel have been convicted, prosecuted, investigated, designated, or credibly associated with terrorist groups, terrorism-related conspiracies or militant activity from December 2003 to October 2026, according to a media report which cited a review of documented cases.
Jeddah, Oct 4 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, met Saudi Arabia's Vice Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Abdulfattah bin Suleiman Al-Mashat, and reviewed preparations for Haj 2027, besides inspecting the Haj Terminal at Jeddah Airport and the Haramain High Speed Railway Station, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India's growing global footprint is driven by increasing trade, development and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) partnerships, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar noted on Sunday.
