A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi directed Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, acting as amicus curiae, to suggest the names of environmentalists and scientists with expertise in mining within four weeks
21 January,2026 03:46 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Elections in Greater Bengaluru Authority will be held after May 25 using ballot papers, Karnataka State Election Commissioner G S Sangreshi said. Zilla and Taluk Panchayat polls later this year will also follow the ballot paper system in Karnataka
19 January,2026 10:34 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
Delhi High Court has reserved its order on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s petition seeking to quash the CBI FIR and chargesheets in the land-for-jobs case. Yadav has argued that the probe is invalid without prior sanction under the Prevention of Corruption Act
19 January,2026 09:21 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
That means one lakh-plus Mumbaikars felt there was no point in voting for a particular political party in recently held BMC elections; of the overall votes polled across the city, the highest number and percentage of NOTA votes were polled in the western suburbs
19 January,2026 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MSADVERTISEMENT
