EP GROUND CHECK

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said designated protest sites cannot be occupied indefinitely, emphasising that the right to demonstrate must be balanced with the rights of businesses, commuters and other groups seeking to raise their grievances. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, sought […]

The Union government has notified new aviation rules empowering it to intervene in airline ticket pricing during extraordinary circumstances, amid concerns over rising airfares driven by elevated crude oil and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026, notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, allows the government to issue directions to airlines

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the use of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for two days ahead of Diwali, while directing that a complete ban on firecrackers come into effect from November 9. The court allowed green crackers to be burst on November 7 and 8 between 6 am and 7 am, and 8 pm

Delhi authorities imposed penalties and environmental compensation worth Rs 68.4 lakh on the first day of the city’s winter pollution enforcement drive, as restrictions aimed at curbing air pollution came into effect on November 1. According to official data available until 5 pm on Sunday, enforcement teams checked 14,930 vehicles, turned back 1,539 vehicles at

The opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday held a major protest rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, accusing the BJP of electoral irregularities and demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The rally, organised under the banner of ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’, brought together prominent opposition leaders, including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge,

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttar Pradesh if the Bharatiya Janata Party returns to power in the 2027 Assembly elections. Addressing the Uttar Pradesh BJP state executive committee meeting on Friday, Shah told party members that a BJP government would introduce the UCC in the

The Election Commission has extended the timeline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Nagaland, postponing the publication of final voter lists for the third time. Under the revised schedule, the final electoral rolls for Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Nagaland will be published

Students appearing for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations in 2027 are still waiting for the examination timetable, with the board yet to announce even a tentative datesheet as October draws to a close. The delay has raised questions among students, parents and schools, particularly because CBSE

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday announced its support for the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, marking the first time the youth-led movement has publicly backed a political opposition mobilisation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke announced the decision in a post on X,

The Congress has failed to win any of the 28 Legislative Council seats contested across Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra, with the results delivering a significant setback in Karnataka, where the party is in power. The BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance won all four seats in the state, including one previously held by a Congress