No EC nod needed for voter to sue candidate over false information: Supreme Court

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu quashed the Karnataka HC order which had held that “right given to the voter is only to file an election petition, and not to register a private complaint of crime which is the duty of the Election Commission, if it wants to do so”.

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Set to expand cabinet, J&K CM Omar Abdullah asks hopefuls not to ‘mob or spam’ him

J&K CM Omar Abdullah advised them against knocking on his doors or that of his father and National Conference president, Dr Farooq Abdullah, to lobby for ministerial positions. After meeting Sinha, Omar told reporters he sought an appointment with him for next week so that he can make changes and expand his council of ministers.

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Brics parliamentary meet should end with joint statement: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Talking to reporters Friday, Birla said the forum in India would work towards consensus-based dialogue on the role of Parliament in strengthening institutions, promotion of human-centred innovation in AI and digital technologies through Parliament, more representative system of global governance and role of Parliament in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive future for Brics countries.

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Steven McBee Sr. to pay $7.18 million in federal crop fraud settlement

‘McBee Dynasty’ star Steven McBee Sr. must pay $7.18 million in a federal crop fraud settlement after pleading guilty in 2024. The case involved a scheme to obtain federal crop insurance benefits he was not entitled to receive. McBee admitted selling more than 1.2 million bushels of corn and nearly 416,000 bushels of soybeans in 2018.

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Parl panel bats for intercensal surveys, gender-inclusive census town norms



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Govt defends cancellation of Wangchuk institute’s land allotment, alleges role in last year’s unrest

The claims have been made in an affidavit filed on Wednesday in which Wangchuk is also accused of inciting “violence in Leh on Sept 24, 2025” in which four people were killed and scores injured in alleged police firing on protesters demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union territory (UT) of Ladakh.

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Sonam Wangchuk accuses Centre of betraying Ladakh groups, alleges backtracking on May understanding

Wangchuk said the representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) had come prepared for Oct 22 talks in Delhi as a follow up of the May 15 meeting in Leh, with the expectation that the MHA and Ladakh bodies' respective drafts on contours and powers of UT-level body and district councils, would be discussed.

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