New Delhi: Ten days after the President issued an ordinance to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court to 38, the SC collegium led by CJI Surya Kant on Wednesday recommended the Central government to appoint four HC chief justices – Sheel Nagu, Shri Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli – and senior lawyer V Mohana as SC judges.With the appointment, Mohana will become the second woman after Justice Indu Malhotra to be appointed as an SC judge directly from the bar. The recommendations were finalized after a stormy preliminary discussion that lasted till after midnight at the CJI’s residence on May 22.However, the names were finalized on Wednesday by the collegium comprising CJI Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, BV Nagarathna and MM Sundaresh after removing those names on which there were major differences of opinion. Upon appointment of these five as judges, the strength of the Supreme Court will increase from the present 32 to 37, leaving only one vacancy.Punjab and Haryana HC Chief Justice Nagu was part of the three-member in-house investigation committee constituted by then CJI Sanjiv Khanna for the discovery of a huge amount of cash in a half-burnt state at the residence of then Delhi HC judge Yashwant Verma in March last year. Justice Verma has resigned from the post of judge of Allahabad HC.Justice Nagu was appointed as a judge of MP HC in May 2011 and then as CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC on July 9, 2024. As an SC judge, his tenure will be three and a half years and he is scheduled to retire on December 31, 2029.Mohana is a first generation lawyer and became an advocate on record in 1996. He was designated as senior counsel by the SC in April 2015. Hailing from Coimbatore, she practiced law for over 37 years after obtaining her law degree in 1988.Bombay HC Chief Justice Chandrashekhar will have less than four years’ tenure in the SC and will retire on May 24, 2030. He was part of the Judges Inquiry Committee appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha which was probing the alleged misconduct of Justice Yashwant Verma. MP HC Chief Justice Sachdeva’s tenure on appointment to the SC will be three and a half years. Chief Justice Palli of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC will have a tenure of three years and four months upon his appointment as an SC judge.

Former batsman Aakash Chopra has asked the selectors to be patient with Vaibhav Suryavanshi and not include him in the national team right now. Suryavanshi continues to make headlines Sensational inning of 97 runs on 29 balls in the eliminator Against SRH at Mullanpur on Wednesday, May 28.

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This means that Suryavanshi has scored 680 runs this season at an average of 45.33 and a strike-rate of 242.86. His knock on Wednesday forced people to talk like this Sachin Tendulkar and others shouting. Michael Vaughan was one of them, and he said India needed to pick him.

However, Chopra said that everyone needs to proceed with caution. The former batsman said that although his performances need attention, Suryavanshi should not come into the Indian team at the expense of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, who have done well to cement their places.

“We are still 2 years away from the next World Cup. There will still be time. Yes, it’s exciting. It’s something you can’t possibly ignore because IPL This is India’s best T20 tournament. So if someone is just breaking records, breaking records, you have to take it seriously, and this kid is special. It doesn’t have any message. But then you don’t make changes just for the sake of making changes because someone else did it well,” Chopra said.

“It is very easy for someone to go out; you have to fail in that exam. If someone is already a topper, how can you change the topper because you think someone else will actually get higher grades? I mean, he is the topper.”

‘Suryavanshi is not Indian cricket, he is a part of it’

Samson and Abhishek also performed well in the IPL this season, scoring 477 runs and 563 runs respectively. Chopra said that if Suryavanshi is promoted early, a weak patch for him will mean there will be pressure on the selectors to pick the new player on the block.

“You are talking about Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. You are not replacing them now because if you do that, I can give you in writing in two or three years, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi is going through a bad phase, you are going to follow the same principle.”

“The next kid in town, you would want to step him up to this level. So Ajit Agarkar, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha will face a lot of scrutiny and pressure, but they need to do what is right for Indian cricket, and represent Indian cricket.

Chopra said, “He is not Indian cricket. I mean he is a part of Indian cricket and I think none of the selectors have hidden that fact and they will do the right thing, but it should not happen tomorrow. It may take time. He is 20 years ahead of him, so there is no hurry.”

Right after the IPL, Suryavanshi will be seen in India A colors as the team tours Sri Lanka for a tri-series.

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New Delhi: In a significant step towards India building its own stealth 5th generation fighter jet, the Defense Ministry on Wednesday issued a request for proposal (RFP) to three shortlisted private players for the development and production of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which once developed will take on the US F35 Lightning II and Russian Su-57 stealth fighters. The budget for the AMCA prototype phase is Rs 15,000 crore.The AMCA will be a medium-weight, multi-role, twin-engine stealth combat aircraft that will be designed and developed based on operational requirements. Indian Air Force (IAF).For the first time, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will not be part of a major fighter jet programme, as the defense PSU is already associated with the 4.5-generation Tejas fighter program and has two big orders for Tejas pending with it from the Indian Air Force.The shortlisted bidders include Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, Bharat Forge in an arrangement with Larsen & Toubro and Bharat Earth Movers Ltd in collaboration with Bharat Electronics Ltd.After the three companies give their responses to the RFP, the selection process for the project is likely to be completed in 4 to 5 months. As per the RFP, the bidding process will begin on June 11 and interested bidders will have to submit their final presentations by the end of next month. Bids will be opened on 28th July.The selected private defense flagship unit will work with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which operates under the Defense Ministry, to develop five prototypes of the aircraft. IAF is emphasizing on AMCA project considering its long term requirement.The AMCA will be produced under the design and expertise of ADA of DRDO. Under the RFP, bidders will be required to support flight test and type certification activities for AMCA. While the first AMCA prototype is likely to be completed by early 2027, the first flight of the multi-role fighter will take place between 2028-29. Its serial production will begin in the mid-2030s.Once the prototype is approved and the Cabinet Committee on Security gives its nod, the AMCA will be constructed at the upcoming integration and flight test complex in Andhra Pradesh, the foundation stone of which was laid by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and CM Chandrababu Naidu a few days ago.Featuring super-cruise, internal weapons bays and advanced AI, the AMCA is expected to have an operational ceiling of 55,000 feet and carry 1,500 kg of weapons in its bays, while a further 5,500 kg externally.On May 27, 2025, the Defense Minister approved the execution model of the AMCA program involving private companies. About 20 days later, expressions of interest (EOI) were invited from private firms for the development of AMCA.

Candace Owens and Blake Neff’s latest social media confrontation quickly gained attention after the conservative commentator challenged Neff to prove a major claim related to it. charlie kirk and his wife Erica Kirk. The exchange began after Owens responded to an article published by The Bulwark, which discussed public reactions to the idea of ​​her potentially running for president in the future. Owens shared the article on X and claimed that President Donald Trump’s attempt to publicly embarrass her “had the opposite desired effect.” The article included comments from people who said they would consider supporting Owens if she ever ran for president.That post later caught the attention of political commentator Blake Neff, who responded, writing, “You should run. I think the whole country would benefit from learning more about who you really are.”Rather than address the comment directly, Owens shifted the conversation to an old controversy involving Charlie Kirk and the leadership of Turning Point USA. He challenged Neff to show proof that Charlie Kirk had officially chosen Erica Kirk as his successor.Owens wrote on

Candace Owens Revisits Charlie Kirk and Erica Kirk’s Inheritance Claims During Blake Neff Exchange

This is not the first time Candace Owens has publicly questioned Blake Neff on the same topic. In April, Neff posted on X that there was “no doubt” as to who would ultimately be Charlie Kirk’s successor at TPUSA. Owens immediately pushed back and asked her to provide evidence that Charlie had publicly named Erica Kirk as her replacement.After this the disagreements became personal and acrimonious.In a response, Blake Neff wrote, “Candace, we didn’t bother playing this because we know psychopathic predators like you don’t care what is true or false and normal evidentiary logic has no effect on you.”Neff also claimed that he no longer believed that “any good-faith negotiation” was possible with Owens. He later compared him to “a maniac who brandishes knives and yells at people on the subway.”Owens fired back shortly thereafter and mocked Neff’s comments. He wrote, “Please just say April Fools’, brother. This is so stupid it hurts, but you have a few hours left to claim it was a joke.”Social media users divided back and forth. Some users defended Owens and questioned why Neff would not release the alleged video if it existed. Others criticized Owens and accused him of creating unnecessary drama online.Erica Kirk has also faced criticism online since stepping into a larger leadership role associated with TPUSA after rumors of Charlie Kirk’s death and succession discussions circulated online. Public figures including Candace Owens, Jennifer Welch, and Jason Whitlock have all publicly questioned their positions within the organization.

New Delhi: The Election Commission As directed by the Supreme Court, the list of deleted voters will be forwarded as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in 13 states – primarily those classified as ‘Others’, as distinct from Absent, Transferred, Dead, Duplicate (ASDD) voters and thus, excluded from the rolls on the basis of ‘doubtful’ citizenship as well as the decision, during which they are in their mapping with the rolls from the previous SIR. Could not explain the logical inconsistencies – to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955, to investigate his citizenship.Election Commission officials welcomed the decision, saying that the SIR and all its processes, including seeking further clarification from voters on the basis of logical anomalies – mismatch with father’s name, gender mismatch, being above 45 years of age but never enrolled, being one of more than six children of the same parent, age difference of less than 15 years or more than 50 years with the mapped parent and those of the mapped grandparents. including a difference of less than 40 years – and eliminating those who fail to explain the discrepancies. Validated by SC. Those challenging the SIR had previously called these logical inconsistencies an exercise in disenfranchisement.Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said, “The Election Commission was, is and will always be with the voters.”According to EC data from a dozen states covered in the second round of SIR, around 6.5 crore ASDD voters were removed. More than 12.7 lakh people were excluded from the list and classified as ‘others’, who sources said are basically “suspected illegal immigrants”. Another 63.2 lakh were removed through Form 7 and decision; These include more than 27 lakh people who were removed from the Bengal list after their appeals were rejected by the authorities.The SC’s direction to the EC to hand over ‘doubtful’ citizenship cases under the Citizenship Act to the competent authority was already in the SIR order. The order directed Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant EROs to “forward cases of suspected foreign nationals to the ‘competent authority’ under the Citizenship Act, 1955”. Sources said the competent authority is the Foreigner Registration Office (FRO) or Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO), and the ERO/SDM can refer ‘suspicious’ cases to them for verification. If the citizenship is verified, the FRO/FRRO can refer the case back to the EC authorities who will include the person in the list. Otherwise, the FRO/FRRO may order the suspect to be sent to a custody or holding centre.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine the validity of CBSE’s recent policy mandating three languages ​​for Class 9, two of which should be Indian languages, which parents termed a sure recipe for chaos and confusion in the absence of trained teachers, requiring textbooks and denying students a choice.Several lawyers, including Mukul Rohatgi, Kapil Sibal and Shraddha Deshmukh, made repeated requests to stay the implementation of the policy, which came into effect from July 1. But a bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi rejected the request and said, “The objective (of the three-language policy) may be salutary, but we understand the difficulty faced by the students in the absence of infrastructure and teaching support.“The SC did not agree with the argument that the three-language scheme impacts federalism, but said it could be examined on the basis of rationality in view of infrastructure constraints.The bench considered a batch of petitions filed by parents and teachers from the National Capital Region and Chennai, seeking a comprehensive affidavit dealing with all the issues raised by the petitioners related to the implementation of the policy, and said it would devote a day to its decision in the second week of July.“There is a ray of hope because there are no examinations right now,” the CJI said, but he also recognized the importance of the pleas about the hardship and inconvenience faced by students in the absence of trained teachers and textbooks in Indian languages. SC issued notice to Education Ministry, CBSE and NCERT.Additional SG Aishwarya Bhati said the policy has been formulated after much deliberation and the court should wait for the response of students after its implementation before deciding on its validity.Sibal said the emphasis on the two native languages ​​denied students the opportunity to make an informed choice and raised issues of federalism.Justice Bagchi immediately responded and said that there is no issue of federalism as more and more languages ​​have been added to the Eighth Schedule by designating them as national languages. “But it could be an issue of unfairness when trained teachers and books are not available in schools,” he said.The main petition, filed through advocate Deshmukh by 17 parents and two teachers of children studying in CBSE-affiliated schools in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and Chennai, said the new policy is contrary to the CBSE’s April 9 notification which clearly assured that the third language “will not be implemented at the Class IX level till the academic session 2029-30”.However, the change in the policy of three languages, two of which should be Indian – once the session for 2026-27 begins on May 15, allocation of languages ​​and timetable is finalized – will cause irreversible harm to thousands of Class IX students and take away the livelihood of many teachers skilled in teaching foreign languages, as they will have to make way for teachers who can teach regional languages, the plea said.It said the unavailability of textbooks and teaching material and the ad-hoc arrangement by CBSE asking students to learn the basics of another Indian language from class six textbooks have increased the problems faced by students and teachers.“Making a compulsory subject mandatory without textbooks, trained teachers or an evaluation framework does not amount to quality education; it is a constitutional violation,” the petition said. The petition has requested the Supreme Court to stop CBSE from making such agreements on quality education.

Zohran Mamdani Celebrated Eid al-Adha by wearing a custom Arsenal-inspired thong in the Bronx, combining her long-standing support for the English football club with traditional Eid attire during a public appearance with fellow Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Mamdani wore a modified version of Arsenal’s blue away shirt, a kurta-style garment extending below the knees. The livery included the club crest, “Emirates Fly Better” sponsor logo and red sleeve stripes associated with Arsenal’s 2025–26 away kit design. The robe appeared to be transformed from Arsenal’s away jersey into a traditional Angrakha-style thobe or kurta for the Eid celebrations. Mamdani, who is the first Muslim mayor of New York City and a vocal Arsenal supporter, linked the symbolism of Eid al-Adha to his political message, posting photos of the event on social media. “Today as we honor the Prophet Ibrahim, Eid al-Adha reminds us that sacrifice is not a burden,” Mamdani wrote on X. “It’s an opportunity to see ourselves as part of something bigger. To extend a hand to those who need it most.” “I am honored to be the first Muslim mayor of New York City and I am determined to lead with solidarity. Together, we are working to ensure that every New Yorker can afford the groceries, housing, and child care they need.” “Our unity is our strength,” he said. Eid al-Adha is one of the most important festivals in Islam and is thus Eid-ul-FitrWhich marks the end of Ramadan. The holiday commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to make sacrifices in obedience to God and is associated with charity, community gatherings, and shared meals. Mamdani’s outfit immediately attracted attention online due to its unusual mix of football culture and traditional Eid clothing, especially given Arsenal’s recent success. The Premier League club were crowned English champions this season for the first time in 22 years and are also preparing to face Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final on May 30. Mamdani’s favorite teams have enjoyed a memorable sporting period in recent weeks, with Arsenal winning the Premier League title while the New York Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Meyer’s Arsenal support is often visible in his public appearances and social media posts, although the custom Eid outfit marked one of his most visible football-themed statements since taking office.

New Delhi: Supreme Court Validated on Wednesday Election CommissionThe decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar voter lists rejected the opposition’s stand that it was an arbitrary and exclusionary exercise and said the SIR was carried out in accordance with the constitutional mandate of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections, which are based on the integrity, accuracy and correctness of the voter lists.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also said that while preparing the voter list, the election panel is empowered to make a preliminary inquiry into the citizenship of a person wishing to be included as a voter as only an Indian can exercise the franchise.Writing a 124-page judgment disposing of a dozen petitions filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms, social activist Yogendra Yadav, TMC’s Mahua Moitra, RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha and Congress’s KC Venugopal, among others, CJI Kant said, “The Election Commission has the power to conduct a limited inquiry of citizenship in the exercise of its constitutional mandate for the purpose of satisfying itself about the eligibility for inclusion in the electoral list. Is.“This rejects the petitioners’ stand that the Election Commission has no power to inquire into the citizenship status of voters for the purpose of inclusion or deletion from the electoral roll, although the Supreme Court clarified that such inquiry does not determine citizenship in the true sense of the term, and any subsequent action is limited to the electoral results only.Send list of removed voters to Home Ministry: Supreme Court tells Election CommissionUpholding the special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar voter list, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to send the list of names of people removed from the voter list due to ‘doubtful citizenship’ to the competent authority (Home Ministry) within four weeks for decision on their citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955.The order comes amid heightened scrutiny of citizenship claims of many people and tightening of borders, and details collected by the Election Commission could potentially help the Home Ministry trace and deport foreigners who have crossed from Bangladesh illegally.“The competent authority shall, after giving notice to the removed persons and giving them an opportunity of being heard, preferably before the next Parliamentary, Assembly, local body elections, whichever is earlier, take necessary decision in accordance with law,” the bench said. If they are found to be Indian citizens, their names will be included in the voter list, the bench said.On the need for conducting the SIR exercise in Bihar, which was raised by the petitioners, the bench said that since it is being conducted after a gap of 23 years and considering the nature of the problems and the procedural safeguards as well as the scale of the exercise, the EC cannot be held arbitrarily to carry out the mandate.The challenge to the number of documents required to be produced by voters during the SIR probe was also rejected by the CJI-led bench, which said, “The classification of documents, including the exclusion of certain categories (other than Aadhaar card, which was directed to be included by the SC on September 8 last year), is based on sensible norms having direct bearing on the objective of ensuring the integrity of the electoral roll.“

A former JPMorgan broker who claimed he was wrongfully fired over a $642.50 deli platter attached to a business meeting has been awarded nearly $4 million in damages by a Wall Street arbitration panel, the New York Post reports.The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ruled last week and ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay veteran Beverly Hills broker Brent Ryan Bodner millions in compensation in 2024 following his dismissal over what he called misplaced expense claims.The controversy centered on a gathering held by Bodner at his home in February 2024. Banks reportedly described the meeting as a “Super Bowl party”. Bodner’s lawyer said it was a pre-approved business meeting.His attorney, Baltimore-based Mark Seldin Rosen, said the expense was for a deli platter delivered to Bodner’s home for the meeting, which was ordered before the Super Bowl.“They weren’t hiding anything,” the lawyer said, adding that the receipt showed a delivery to Bodner’s home. “There was nothing nefarious there. He presented documents showing it was at his home.”He said the assistant handling the expense initially coded it as if the food was eaten at a deli rather than through delivery, but argued it still complied with company expense rules.Rosen also claimed that JPMorgan used the incident as an excuse to fire his client, adding that the decision to fire him was made before the investigation was concluded.“This was no Super Bowl party,” he said.He added: “They tried to mischaracterize it as a Super Bowl party to humiliate them.”Bodner has spent more than a decade registering with JPMorgan Securities and its affiliates and now works at Wells Fargo.The FINRA panel also recommended that Bodner’s employment records be corrected, including changing his termination to “voluntary” and removing the termination explanation entirely.A JPMorgan Wealth Management spokesperson said: “We strongly disagree with FINRA’s decision and are disappointed by the outcome.”The news of this decision was first reported by Barron’s.Bodner had initially sought $30 million in total damages, including punitive compensation, but a three-member arbitration panel rejected most of those claims and did not award punitive damages. However, it also cost them $800 in filing fees plus almost $4 million in interest.Arbitrators also ordered JPMorgan to cover most of the costs related to the case. The bank has not said whether it will challenge this decision in court.