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CJI DY Chandrachud
Supreme Court administration, under CJI DY Chandrachud, has waived off the need for law degree as a basic requirement for the correspondents covering the apex court, Bar and Bench reported on Thursday.
Earlier, the reporters who wanted to work at the Court had to have a law degree, unless exempted by the CJI in exceptional cases.
Bengaluru: A seven-year-old boy died after he allegedly fell into an open pit meant for a lift to be installed in an under-construction building at Kadugodi here, police said on Thursday.
Suhas Gowda was playing with his friends near the five feet deep pit, which got filled with rain water, when he suddenly fell into it leading to his drowning on Wednesday.
Local residents pulled him out and rushed him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, a senior police officer said.
Based on the complaint filed by the victim’s mother, a case under section 106 ( Causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against two people, including the building’s caretaker, he said.
Srinagar: Two soldiers who were critically wounded in Thursday’s terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll in the ambush to four.
Two Army porters died on Thursday while another porter and a soldier were injured.
Terrorists attacked a vehicle of the force six kilometres from tourist hotspot Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Thursday.
They had said the terrorists opened fire on the Army vehicle in the Bota Pathri area in the evening when it was headed for the Nagin post in the Afrawat range.
Confirming the deaths of the two porters, the officials had said the condition of two of the injured soldiers was critical.
They had said the soldiers in the vehicle opened retaliatory fire when they came under attack.
The area is completely dominated by the Army and there were reports recently that a terrorist group had infiltrated during early summer and taken shelter in the higher reaches of the Afrawat range, they said.
The Bota Pathri area was recently opened to tourists.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the recent spate of attacks in the Valley was a matter of serious concern.
“Very unfortunate news about the attack on the Army vehicles in the Bota Pathri area of north Kashmir, which has resulted in some casualties and injuries. This recent spate of attacks in Kashmir is a matter of serious concern,” he said in a post on X.
“I condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms and send my condolences to the loved ones of the people who lost their lives. I also pray that the injured make a complete and swift recovery,” he added.
Former chief minister and People’s Democratic Party supremo Mehbooba Mufti also condemned the attack.
The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir president Ravinder Raina, meanwhile, condemned the attack and blamed Pakistan for trying to destabilise peace and tranquillity in the Union Territory.
The attack came amid a spike in terror incidents in the Valley.
In another deadly attack on Sunday, six non-local labourers and a local doctor were killed when terrorists fired indiscriminately upon them at the Z-Morh tunnel construction site in the Gagangir area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Before that, a labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian district on October 18.
Earlier on Thursday, terrorists shot at and injured a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in the Tral area of Pulwama district.
Kishore Kumar Botyadi
Mangaluru: In the recently held by-election for the Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities Legislative Council seat, BJP candidate Kishore Kumar Botyadi emerged victorious. The by-election was conducted on October 21 following the resignation of Kota Srinivas Poojary.
The vote counting took place today (October 24), where Kishore Kumar Botyadi defeated Congress candidate Raju Poojary by a margin of 1,697 votes.
Out of the 5,912 votes cast, Kishore Kumar Botyadi secured 3,654 votes for the BJP, while Raju Poojary received 1,957 votes for the Congress. Anwar Sadat of the SDPI obtained 195 votes, with 9 other votes cast, and 87 votes declared invalid.
Nairobi: In a remarkable display of cricketing prowess, Zimbabwe shattered several records during their T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier match against Gambia on Wednesday.
Highest T20I total ever
Zimbabwe posted a staggering 344/4 in 20 overs, setting a new world record for the highest total in a T20I, surpassing Nepal’s 314/3 against Mongolia at the Asian Games in 2023. Sikandar Raza led the charge with an unbeaten 133 from just 43 balls. Contributions from Brian Bennett (50 off 26), Tadiwanashe Marumani (62 off 19), and Clive Madande (53* off 17) bolstered Zimbabwe’s innings.
Sikandar Raza’s milestone achievements
Raza’s explosive innings included 7 fours and 15 sixes, making him Zimbabwe’s first T20I centurion. His 133* also marked the joint-second-fastest century in T20Is. With 118 of his runs coming through boundaries, Raza broke his own record for most sixes in a T20I innings by a Zimbabwean and surpassed Virat Kohli’s record for the most ‘Man of the Match’ awards in T20Is, with 17 accolades.
Record-breaking victory margin
Zimbabwe bowled out Gambia for a mere 54 runs, securing a historic 290-run victory, the largest margin of victory in a T20I match.
Most boundaries in a T20I innings
The Zimbabwean batsmen smashed 30 fours and 27 sixes, totalling 57 boundaries, the highest in any T20I innings. The 27 sixes also set a new record for the most hit by a team in a T20I.
Gambia’s unwanted records
Gambia’s bowlers faced the brunt of Zimbabwe’s onslaught, with Musa Jobarteh conceding 93 runs in four overs, the most by a bowler in a T20I innings. Additionally, five Gambia bowlers each conceded 50 or more runs, another unwanted T20I record.
New Delhi (PTI): AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will campaign for INDIA bloc parties in the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, party sources said on Thursday.
Kejriwal will particularly campaign for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners — the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s NCP-SP — in Maharashtra, the sources said.
AAP is a constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), which was formed before the Lok Sabha polls.
Sources in AAP claimed that the party was contacted by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP-SP for campaigning by Kejriwal in Maharashtra.
In Jharkhand, the former Delhi chief minister will campaign for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. The campaign schedule will be announced later, they said.
AAP entered into an alliance with the Congress — the largest constituent of the INDIA bloc — in Delhi, Gujarat and Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls. However, it went without an alliance in Punjab.
It also contested the recent assembly elections in Haryana independently.
The Congress is also a constituent of the MVA in Maharashtra and a part of the ruling alliance in Jharkhand. Assembly elections in the two states are due in November.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday indicated the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies could swap some seats among themselves, a day after the opposition bloc in Maharashtra announced a formula of 85 seats to each of the three major parties.
Raut also said there could be “some corrections” in the list of candidates announced by his party on Wednesday.
After days of stalemate, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising Congress, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), on Wednesday announced contesting 85 seats each for polls to the 288-member state assembly even as deliberations to seal a final pact were still underway.
The three allies were discussing the sharing of the remaining 33 seats among themselves and smaller parties.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday released its first list of 65 candidates for the state assembly polls.
“There can be an exchange of seats,” Raut on Thursday said, stressing merit and winnability will be the key factors in selecting a candidate.
“There can be switching of seats in one or two places. In some places, candidates have to be changed at the last minute. I don’t think anything drastic can happen beyond this,” Raut said.
But the three parties have agreed to 85-85-85 (formula), he said, adding the decision on rest of the seats will be taken by Thursday evening.
The Rajya Sabha member also indicated his party could contest 100 seats.
“We have come close to scoring a century. We will hit two-three sixers. We scored 85 and the match is still on. We will score the remaining runs,” Raut said drawing a parallel with a cricket match.
The state assembly elections are scheduled on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man accused of tampering with evidence to shield his son, a minor, involved in a fatal accident in May.
Justice Manish Pitale, while delivering the order, observed that prima facie evidence supported the charges against the applicant. The case involves a high-end car accident in Kalyaninagar on May 19, which claimed the lives of two motorbike-borne IT professionals, including a woman. The applicant’s son, allegedly intoxicated and seated in the rear of the vehicle driven by a teenage friend, is under investigation.
The prosecution alleges that the parents of the minor driver bribed doctors to swap his blood sample with that of his mother. The applicant is accused of similarly conspiring with doctors at Sassoon General Hospital to replace his son’s blood sample, with the intention of obstructing the investigation.
The police informed the court that while other accused in the case had been arrested, the applicant had remained absconding. The high court noted that his absence hindered the investigation and pointed to the deliberate tampering of evidence.
Senior counsel Aabad Ponda, representing the applicant, argued that at most, his client could be charged under Section 201 of the IPC (causing disappearance of evidence), which is a bailable offense. However, public prosecutor Shishir Hiray opposed the plea, highlighting that the sessions court had rightly dismissed the bail request on September 9.
The court concluded that the applicant’s involvement in the manipulation of blood samples warranted the rejection of his bail plea, reinforcing the need for a thorough investigation.
Kasaragod: A man died after being bitten by a snake in Miyapadavu, Manjeshwar. The deceased has been identified as Ashok (43) from Pallathadka, Miyapadavu.
On the night of September 18, Ashok was bitten by a snake while he was in the sit-out area of his house. He was immediately rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru for treatment.
Despite medical care, he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. Manjeshwar police have registered a case of unnatural death.
Kalaburagi: To cater to the increased passenger demand during the Diwali festival, South Western Railway (SWR) has announced a special express train service between Bengaluru and Kalaburagi. This one-time special service will begin on October 31, 2024, from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) in Bengaluru.
According to a press release issued by SWR, the SMVT Bengaluru-Kalaburagi Special Express (Train No. 06217) will depart from Bengaluru at 9:15 PM on October 31 and is expected to reach Kalaburagi city at 7:40 AM on November 1. The train will pass through several key stations, including Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir, and Shahabad.For the return journey, the Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Special Express (Train No. 06218) will leave Kalaburagi at 9:35 AM on November 1 and is scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru at 8:00 PM the same day. The train will stop at the same stations on its route back to Bengaluru.
Passengers seeking further details can visit the official railway inquiry website www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or use the NTES app. Additionally, inquiries can be made by calling the toll-free number 139, the release added.