Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud refuted allegations by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, who blamed the court’s handling of MLA disqualification petitions for the MVA’s election defeat in Maharashtra polls. Chandrachud defended the Supreme Court’s prioritization of key constitutional cases over politically driven agendas, citing limited resources and the need to address long-pending matters.
A man in Bengaluru allegedly stabbed his lover to death in a service apartment. He spent a day with her body before fleeing. Police are investigating the crime and searching for the accused, who was seen on CCTV entering the apartment with the victim.
Congress plans Parliament demonstrations led by Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to protest insufficient central aid for Wayanad landslide victims. Kalpetta MLA T Siddique criticized the Centre’s response as “inhuman” after joint appeals with CM Vijayan to PM Modi. The landslide, impacting three villages, resulted in 231 deaths and 47 missing.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a significant margin, marking another Nehru-Gandhi family member’s entry into Parliament. Her victory follows her brother Rahul Gandhi’s win earlier this year and highlights her growing influence within the Congress party during its challenging times.
Accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea has appealed to the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court blocked her travel to Spain and the UK. The High Court overturned a lower court’s approval of her trip, arguing she could handle her affairs remotely.
The Delhi High Court criticized city officials for the dilapidated state of a decade-old flyover and suggested a CBI probe into possible corruption. The court questioned the lack of internal investigations and the delay in a consultant’s report since 2021. A PIL seeks repairs and reopening of the Nathu Colony Chowk flyover, citing ongoing structural defects and public inconvenience.
UAE’s Crysp Farms has announced a new partnership with agritech veteran Alesca Technologies to deploy 500 modular vertical farms over the next five years across the Middle East. The partnership will provide more than 130 varieties of fresh produce year-round for Crysp’s corporate clients. The…
Isabel Ortega-Salazar is a graduate student in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. Barbara Blanco-Ulate is an associate professor in the same department. Together, they will be presenting “Impact of pectin depolymerization on tomato fruit quality.” This is part of the university’s Wednesday Seminar…
After several challenging years, the asparagus and soft fruit sector is recovering. This became evident during expoSE in Karlsruhe, a two-day trade fair dedicated entirely to asparagus and soft fruit. With approximately 440 exhibitors representing all aspects of the supply chain and various European…