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All Banke Bihari donations must go to deity: Supreme Court

Senior advocate Maninder Singh said the sevayats cover the donation box put up by the temple management committee with flowers to prevent devotees from putting their donations into it. These donations are then taken away by the sevayats, he said. Senior advocate Maninder Singh said the sevayats cover the donation box put up by the

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Revised bullet train cost Rs 2 lakh crore, 2x of original estimate

Sources said most of the additional funding would come from budgetary support. So far, the funding of Rs 1.1 lakh crore has been from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and budgetary allocation. They added that Railways has said high-speed trains will be manufactured in India and each of these would cost around Rs 390 crore

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Surrender within 3 weeks, SC tells ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal

Goa govt opposed his plea for exemption from surrendering and said his appeal was not admissible since he had not filed a separate application seeking exemption from surrender or shown a certificate that he has already surrendered as per Order XXII Rule 5 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The Goa Police subsequently registered an

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NMC pushes old doctors to re-register, but can’t net new ones

With over 91,000 MBBS seats available in 2020-21, even with an estimated 75-90% pass percentage, at least 68,000 MBBS graduates should have registered to practice in 2025. Yet the Indian Medical Register shows just over 44,400 entries. That means at least 24,000 of those who graduated just last year are missing from the registry.

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Govt seeks 2 years to frame creamy layer criteria for PSU, private staff kids

In its application, Centre said, “On account of the serious challenges and implications with the implementation of the directions of SC, govt is committed to bring out a policy which will effectively address the observations made by SC, while also ensuring that the direct and indirect impact of the policy is fair and just.”

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No intention to quit politics, Nitin Gadkari clarifies

Nitin Gadkari’s office said, “In that context, Gadkari said that he could no longer take on as much work as before and that the younger generation should be given an opportunity to take greater responsibility. His remarks were clearly related to the functioning and future leadership of the Trust. However, some television channels are presenting

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Of 27 lakh ‘logical discrepancy’ deletions in West Bengal, only 7 lakh appealed

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was informed by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan that of total 38.1 lakh appeals filed before the SIR appellate tribunals, an overwhelming 31 lakh were filed by those who challenged inclusion of names in the rolls claiming they were ineligible to be voters

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Fourth-party audit? PM Modi flags quality check lapses in public projects

Chairing the monthly Pragati meeting on Tuesday, Modi is learned to have told the top bureaucrats that such things are “unacceptable” and the system won’t work like this. Modi reviewed six infrastructure projects across railway, road and power sectors, spanning nine states with a cumulative cost of over Rs 30,000 crore. He said infrastructure projects

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Kentucky county turns 225-acre golf course into major public park, 70% stays green

A Kentucky county closed its 225-acre Fox Run Golf Course after it averaged just 9,000 to 10,000 rounds annually. Now, the former golf property is being transformed into a major public park featuring trails, climbing areas, biking facilities, water features and family spaces. Around 70% of the site will remain preserved as natural greenspace for

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Pasaquan: How a Georgia artist spent 29 years building a 900-foot visionary art world

Eddie Owens Martin, an innovative and unconventional artist, dedicated nearly three decades to transforming his land in Georgia into the vibrant, visionary art space known as Pasaquan. He intricately combined various cultural elements through his painted totems and impressive masonry. After years of exposure and deterioration, the Kohler Foundation intervened with a major restoration, breathing

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