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The top court rejected the vehement submission of the Delhi government that there was no need for referring the matter to a constitution bench as it will "paralyse the whole system" during its pendency.    During a brief hearing, the bench raised a query with regard to the ordinance.  New Delhi:  A five-judge constitution panel will now hear the Delhi government's appeal against the Centre's May 19 order, which stripped the city administration of its authority over services and sparked a new power struggle between the two institutions. The Delhi government's impassioned argument that there was no need to submit the case to a constitution bench because doing so would "paralyze the entire system" while it was pending was rejected by the Supreme Court. The larger bench will begin the proceedings after the hearing on the pleas challenging the repeal of Article 370, which had granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, is over, according

Seema Haider, who hails from Sindh province in Pakistan, had entered India illegally along with her four children in a bus via Nepal on May 13.   Seema has said she does not wish to go back to Pakistan. (File) Noida, Uttar Pradesh:   According to official sources, central investigation agencies met with the Noida Police on Thursday to discuss the inquiry into the Pakistani national Seema Haider's unauthorized entry into India.   The meeting takes place after Seema and his Indian partner Sachin Meena were questioned by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Uttar PradeshPolice on Monday and Tuesday.According to an official source who spoke to PTI, "officials of central investigation agencies met with senior officers of the Noida Police in connection with the probe into the Seema Haider case" on Thursday morning. The Noida Police are conducting a separate investigation into the crime while the UP ATS questioned the couple for two days. Charge sheets have not yet been filed in this

Ajit Pawar was the Deputy Chief Minister when Uddhav Thackeray was Chief Minister before a split in the Shiv Sena led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.     Uddhav Thackeray said he was sure Ajit Pawar would work for the state's people.    Mumbai:   Uddhav Thackeray, head of the Shiv Sena (UBT), visited former ally and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for the first time since the NCP leader joined the Eknath Shinde government on Wednesday. The meeting took place on the fringes of Mr Thackeray's attendance at the parliamentary proceedings, and a day after the former Chief Minister attended a key meeting with other opposition parties in Bengaluru. The meeting was the first formal meeting since Mr Pawar, a former ally of Mr Thackeray in the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), switched sides and joined the Shiv Sena-led BJP government. "I met Ajit Pawar, wished him well, and hoped he would serve the public well. After the meeting, Mr. Thac

A Delhi court has reserved its order on the bail petition of the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief.   The Delhi police told the court it is neither opposing the bail petition nor supporting it. New Delhi:   The ex-president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple female wrestlers, has been granted bail, and the Delhi police has not objected.  The Delhi Rouse Avenue court reserved its decision at a bail hearing today and stated that the verdict would be delivered at 4 PM.  The attorney representing the wrestlers in court opposed the Federation chief's request for normal bond, arguing that Mr. Singh is a powerful figure who might try to sway witnesses in the case.  The attorney added that if Mr. Singh is given bail, a stringent condition must be put in place prohibiting him from approaching the witnesses or complainants . Rajiv Mohan, the attorney for the WFI chief, informed the court that

    Mukesh Ambani’s Rs 17.69 trillion firm partners with Mercedes-Benz’s sister company, unveils hydrogen-powered coach . Over the years, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has collaborated with a wide range of businesses to create and manufacture cutting-edge technologies for the general public. On that note, Reliance Industries unveiled India's first intercity luxury concept coach driven by hydrogen fuel cell technology in collaboration with BharatBenz, a division of Mercedes-Benz's sister business Daimler Truck AG. With a market cap of Rs 17.69 trillion, Reliance Industries is the most valuable corporation in India, and its relationship with BharatBenz for the next generation of public transportation will benefit the Indian economy significantly.  According to Nitin Seth, CEO of Reliance Industries' New Mobility division, "This luxury intercity coach is powered by a Fuel cell system, which is designed and developed by Reliance Industries, using state-of-the-art