NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to raise the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from the current 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. With this, the effective strength of the apex court, including CJI, will rise from 34 to 38, reports Dipak Dash. I&B minister Ashwini…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was halting ‘Project Freedom’ as Washington seeks to secure a broader agreement with Iran to end the ongoing Middle East conflict. He also cited requests from Pakistan and other countries for the move.The operation is an US military-backed initiative launched just a day earlier to escort and…
A shepherd boy’s lost goat led to a monumental discovery in 1947. He found ancient pottery in a cave near Qumran. Inside, he discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls, a hidden library. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons The story began in a crevice of limestone caves in the Judean Desert when an intrepid young shepherd was…
‘Raja Shivaji’, directed by and starring Riteish Deshmukh in the lead, has hit a new milestone at the box office. The Marathi film, that tells the story of the Marathi warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, has officially crossed the Rs 50 crore mark at the worldwide box office.According to a report on Sacnilk, the film…
NEW DELHI: A Parsi woman Tuesday questioned a decision of the Valsad Parsi Panchayat barring women who married men of another faith from attending funeral rites of their parents, and challenged a Gujarat high court judgment that stated a woman’s religion is extinguished with marriage as she embraces the husband’s religion. Appearing for Goolrokh M…
An accidental discovery in 1748 unearthed Pompeii, a Roman city preserved by volcanic ash. This find revolutionized archaeology, revealing intact streets and homes. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons Think about drilling down into the ground to find nothing more than water, but suddenly finding yourself in another world. It is precisely what occurred back in…
Amit Shah and Suvendu Adhikari (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Pitting Suvendu Adhikari — who defeated CM Mamata Banerjee in his turf, Nandigram, in 2021 — against her in Bhabanipur was only the beginning of Union minister Amit Shah’s determined bid to take down the TMC supremo in her backyard. What followed was precise execution of gruelling…
Ancient Bristlecone Pines in the Great Basin mountains exhibit remarkable longevity, surviving millennia in harsh conditions. These trees, immune to cellular ageing, possess dense, resinous wood and conserve energy through a unique strip-bark design and long-lasting needles. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons To be able to withstand the rigours of altitude and aridity in the mountains…
‘It Ends With Us’ co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni surprised all when they settled their high-profile lawsuit, just two weeks before going to trial.Amid rumours that a lot of money exchanged hands in the ‘settlement’, new reports indicate that this buzz is actually far from the truth. As per a report on TMZ, and…
NEW DELHI: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday said the SC in 2006 should have outrightly “thrown in the dustbin’ the original PIL that led to quashing of Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple custom restricting entry of women in the 10 to 50 age group. “All India Young Lawyers Association’, which…