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Number of gram panchayats up from 3,615 in 2021 to 3,758 in 2026

Shimla, July 31 -- In a significant expansion in the State's local governance structure, following delimitation, the number of gram panchayats increased from 3,615 in 2021 to 3,758 in 2026 in the stat... Read More


SC for pan-India campaign on driving licence compliance

New Delhi, July 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Centre and state governments to launch nationwide awareness campaigns through social media and other platforms to underscore the importanc... Read More


Parliament nod for anti-paper leak bill; modisays promise met

nEW DELHI, July 31 -- Parliament has passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced following student protests against competitive exam irregularities. Th... Read More


Parliament nod for anti-paper leak bill; modisays promise met

nEW DELHI, July 31 -- Parliament has passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced following student protests against competitive exam irregularities. Th... Read More


sc earmarks site close to Bhojshala for Friday Namaz

New Delhi, July 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to allow members of the Muslim community to offer Friday namaz at a separate site "adjacent to or near" the d... Read More


sc Reserves Order on referring CEC appointment issueto 5-Judge Bench

New Delhi, July 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on whether the challenge to the law appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners should be referred f... Read More


Allahabad HC at top of backlog with nearly 54k 30-yr-old cases

New Delhi, July 31 -- The country's judicial backlog continues to be weighed down by decades-old litigation, with the Allahabad High Court emerging as the single biggest contributor to long-pending ca... Read More


senthil BALAJI MOVES sc AFTER HC denies relief

Bengaluru, July 31 -- DMK MLA and ex-Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking protection from arrest in a graft case hours after the Madras HC rejected his anti... Read More


Indian hockey's kit change criticised by former skippers

NEW DELHI, July 31 -- For exactly a century, Indian hockey has been synonymous with blue. From Dhyan Chand at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics to the modern-day resurgence that finally brought India back t... Read More


Umar Khalid moves Delhi HC seeking bail

India, July 31 -- Former JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid has moved the Delhi high court seeking bail in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case. Khalid's petition against trial co... Read More