Month: April 2026

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of UP‑cadre IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma as a police / election observer in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, alleging that his conduct has compromised the neutrality expected of an Election Commission‑appointed observer. The petition, filed under Article 32 by advocate Aditya Das, asks the Court

As the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blocked by the US–Iran war and naval blockades, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have ramped up crude exports to India via Hormuz‑bypassing pipelines, helping Delhi insulate its oil imports from the worst of the Gulf disruption. New data show that flows from these two Gulf heavyweights have either

In the ongoing Sabarimala constitution‑bench reference, Justice B. V. Nagarathna has drawn a sharp contrast between Hindu temples and the places of worship of other religions under Article 25(2)(b) of the Constitution, pointing out that the “throwing‑open” clause deals only with Hindu religious institutions because the caste system is essentially a Hindu‑social structure. The provision, she noted,

The family of Raja Raghuvanshi, the Indore transporter allegedly murdered during his 2025 honeymoon in Cherrapunjee, has been left stunned and furious after a Shillong court granted bail to his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the case. The Meghalaya Additional District & Sessions Judge in the East Khasi Hills district allowed Sonam’s

West Bengal is voting in the second and final phase of its 2026 Assembly elections on April 29, with over 142 seats across Kolkata and South Bengal going to the polls. The Election Commission has set up around 41,000 polling centres, more than 95% of them web‑casted, and over 3.2 crore voters are set to decide the fate

Driving Access Through Innovation Casio India has strengthened its commitment to music education by extending CSR support to India’s first mobile music classroom and recording studio—‘The Musical Bus’. The initiative aims to take structured music learning directly to underserved communities, removing barriers of access and infrastructure. By converting a bus

25,000 Women at Risk Across Key Sectors Afghanistan could face a severe human resource crisis, with up to 25,000 female teachers and health workers at risk of disappearing from the workforce by 2030, according to a new report by UNICEF. The projection includes nearly 20,000 teachers and over 5,400 health