NEW DELHI: In an intelligence-backed operation, RK Regan Singh aka Gandhi, a wanted militant belonging to People’s Liberation Army, Manipur, has been arrested from a hotel in south Delhi. PLA is a separatist militant group fighting for the creation of an independent and socialist Manipur.Confirming the arrest, special commissioner HGS Dhaliwal said that Gandhi’s family…

NEW DELHI: Observing that the Constitution is supreme and that no individual or political organisation stands above it, Supreme Court Friday issued notice to office-bearers of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), including its president, seeking their response on why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them over a now-deleted social media post on CJI…

With 64 lakh cases, backlog refuses to easeNEW DELHI: After hovering between 36% and 40% over the past decade, vacancies in HC judges have shown a significant decline, falling to 26%, this despite sanctioned strength of judges in HCs increasing from 906 in 2014 to 1,122.The largest HC, Allahabad, has brought down its vacancies to…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has allowed a complainant to submit additional documents in a case alleging that Congress MP Sonia Gandhi was included in poll rolls before acquiring Indian citizenship.The ACJM court has scheduled the next hearing for Nov 18 after the complainant’s counsel sought more time to place further evidence on record.The complaint…

NEW DELHI: Sikkim HC, with a sanctioned strength of three judges but a working strength of two, is unable to hear intra-court appeals against judgements rendered by two single-judge benches headed by the chief justice and the other judge.Pendency of appeals against single-judge bench’s orders has forced Sikkim CJ A Muhammed Mustaque to write to…

NEW DELHI: India’s postgraduate medical education system is set for a major expansion, with 9,783 seats being added for the 2026-27 academic year. The increase takes the total approved PG intake to 68,305, up from 58,522, with govt medical colleges accounting for the largest share of the new seats.Of the additional seats, 4,373 have been…