CJI DY Chandrachud urges lawyers to not seek adjournments in fresh matters, saying he doesn’t want SC to become a ‘tarikh-pe-tarikh’ court.

Delhi's air quality worsened to the ‘severe plus’ category Friday with a hazardous layer of smog engulfing the national capital, even as the Centre deferred implementation of stricter measures saying air quality index in the region is already showing a declining trend.

Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee Chairman Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb Friday said the much awaited Puri Herritage Corridor (Srimandir Parikrama) will be dedicated to the devotees January 17, 2024. Deb, who is the chief religious functionary of the famed temple visited the spot earlier in the day.

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted Nepal around 11.32 pm Friday, with tremors reverberating through parts of north India, including Delhi NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated para-athletes Pramod Bhagat and Soundary Kumar for their incredible performance at the recently concluded Asian Para Games and presented them with cash awards. Bhagat’s performance was recognised with a cash award of `2 crore while Soundarya received a cheque of `1.5 crore.

Odia film producer Sanjay Nayak, aka Tutu Nayak, was booked Friday for allegedly slapping and abusing a woman journalist while she was at a theatre here to cover a premiere show, police said.

The state government received investment intents worth `4,940 crore for generating 575 megawatt (MW) wind energy, during the ‘Odisha Wind Energy Summit - Investor Roundtable’ held here, Friday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Audit Officer, PAG (Audit-1) in Bhubaneswar over the charges of bribery. The accused, identified as Santosh Kumar Panigrahy, was arrested for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 6,500 from a person.

A 15-member delegation from six departments of Telangana government visited Sundargarh district for two days – Tuesday and Wednesday – on the instruction of Special Chief Secretary of Telangana government’s Finance and Planning department to learn about spirulina farming.

Opposition parties in Assam Friday claimed that 95 per cent of cases registered by CBI and ED in the last four years are against leaders of political parties which are rivals of the ruling BJP.

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court chief justice's decision to withdraw the Gyanvapi case from a single-judge bench that was hearing it since 2021.

The Supreme Court Friday asked suspended AAP lawmaker Raghav Chadha to meet Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar and tender an unconditional apology to him over the select committee row, and said the latter may consider it “sympathetically”.

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says his militia is not deterred by US warnings to stay out of the Israel-Hamas war.

Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities said Friday as they prepare for another winter of infrastructure bombardment by the Kremlin’s forces.

The Reserve Bank Friday said it has imposed a `72 lakh penalty on state-owned Punjab National Bank and a `30 lakh penalty on private sector Federal Bank for noncompliance with certain regulatory norms.

Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (56 n o, 64b, 6x4) and Rahmat Shah (52, 54b, 8x4) made well-compiled fifties and veteran Mohammad Nabi (3/28) produced a stifling spell as Afghanistan continued their dream run in the World Cup, registering a smooth sevenwicket victory over Netherlands to keep their semifinals hopes alive here Friday.

The National Investigation Agency has filed a supplementary charge sheet against three accused in a case related to unlawful activities of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Tamil Nadu, an official said Friday

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party can only get his body arrested and not his thoughts

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the intentions of the state government are clear on the Maratha reservation issue adding that justice will be ensured towards the Maratha community.

Jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his plea against his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped liquor policy case.