‘You buy Mercedes, I want to invest in my education’: What Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay, daughter of a bus driver, once told colleagues who questioned her ambitionsNavi Pillay, the South African lawyer of Indian origin, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work defending human rights and...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gets time to respond as court hears appeal against sexual harassment case acquittalBrij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been granted time by a Delhi court to reply to an appeal. This appeal was filed by four women wrestlers again...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
'Criminal illegal alien': Who is the 28-year-old man shot by an ICE agent in New York City?During an enforcement operation in the Bronx, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot a 28-year-old man. The man survived...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Delhi on high alert ahead of October 10 CJP protest; around 23,000 security personnel to be deployed: SourcesDelhi has been put on high alert ahead of the CJP protest scheduled for October 10, with extensive security arrangements being put in place...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
GST Council meet: Scrapping tax officers' arrest powers, decriminalisation among reforms on agendaThe GST Council is poised to address significant reforms that could transform GST compliance for businesses. Among the proposed measures ar...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Cornell students stage sit-in to protest university's handling of alleged 2024 gang rapeCornell University students held a sit-in at a dining hall to protest sexual violence and school response. They demanded changes to univers...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
CBI files FIR, searches sites linked to Bhagwant Mann campers; ED summons CM's bro-in-lawCBI action follows high court order on 'graft' around Punjab CMO; ED summons Amardeep Grewal on Friday after he seeks adjournment.
07 Oct, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Proposal to scrap GST officers' arrest powers based on 'trust'; states likely to back move: SourcesThe 57th meeting of the GST Council, to be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers, wil...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
Republicans return to tough-on-crime message ahead of difficult midterm electionsRepublicans are leaning heavily on crime, immigration and “law and order” messaging in the 2026 midterms as voter concerns over affordabili...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
SC issues notice to Centre, EC on plea seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s suspension, may annul decisions if they breached lawThe Supreme Court has issued notices regarding a plea seeking the suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Opposition parti...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Established beyond doubt Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 illegally, unilaterally: Rahul GandhiIn a bold statement, Rahul Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of unlawfully changing Form 6 without consensus. The Su...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
GST enforcement may shift from 'arrest' to 'detect, recover and prosecute serious frauds'The GST Council is likely to consider major enforcement reforms on October 7 that could remove GST officers’ power to directly arrest alleg...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Priyank Kharge defends cases filed against those who file 'fake form 7'Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has claimed that BJP leaders submitted false Form 7 applications for voter deletions. He stated that...
05 Oct, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
GST 2.0's next move: Council may scrap officers' arrest powers, raise prosecution bar to Rs 5 croreThe GST Council is weighing changes to GST enforcement, including ending officials' arrest powers and shifting to court-ordered arrests. Cr...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
After full implementation of BNS, cases from FIR to Supreme Court will be disposed of in 3 yrs: ShahUnion Minister Amit Shah stated that the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will ensure case resolutions within three years. He emphasised improvement...
03 Oct, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
'Over 23,000 criminals arrested, Rs 15,233 cr mafia assets seized': UP govt highlights improved law and order in stateThe Uttar Pradesh government has reported extensive actions against criminals since 2017 under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Police have ...
03 Oct, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
Govt proposes tougher penalties for petroleum offences, decriminalises licence breachesThe Indian government has proposed amendments to the Petroleum Act, aimed at decriminalizing regulatory breaches. Violations of petroleum l...
02 Oct, 2026, 04.45 PM IST