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Sonipat, Feb 25 (IANS) The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) hosted the four-day prestigious Law Schools Global League (LSGL) Deans’ Meeting and Academic Conference recently. The 2026 conference was organised around the theme -- Law and the Digital Future: Reimagining Global Legal Education, reflecting the profound and accelerating impact of artificial intelligence and digital technologies on legal systems, legal practice, and the foundations of legal pedagogy worldwide. It brought together 40 Deans and senior academics from 24 leading universities and law schools across the world, reaffirming JGLS’s role as a global convenor of legal scholarship, institutional leadership, and transformative dialogue on the future of law.The Law Schools Global League is...

Dhanbad, Feb 25 (IANS) Security was heightened at the Civil Court in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Wednesday after an anonymous email threatened that a bomb had been planted inside the court premises.According to officials, the threatening email was received during court hours, following which the District Judge and senior police officials were immediately alerted.Acting swiftly, authorities ordered the evacuation of the entire court complex as a precautionary measure. Lawyers, litigants, court staff and visitors were escorted out of the court premises to safety.Police personnel, along with dog squads and bomb disposal teams, rushed to the spot and launched an intensive search operation. All entry and exit points of the court were sealed, and sensitive areas, including courtrooms, judges’ chamber...

Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) An Income Tax Department search operation is underway at the Lucknow residence of Uma Shankar Singh, the only Bahujan Samaj Party legislator in Uttar Pradesh.More than three dozen officials reached his home early in the morning, accompanied by a heavy police deployment.The presence of the tax authorities and security personnel led to heightened activity in the area, while scrutiny of documents inside the house triggered political reactions.According to sources, the Income Tax team arrived at around 7 a.m. and swiftly sealed the premises, restricting entry and exit. A group of nearly 30 officials, assisted by local police, is examining documents linked to financial dealings and property matters.The department has not yet issued an official statement regarding the ongo...

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 (IANS) Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday accused the CPI(M)-led government of orchestrating a "deliberate diversion" in the alleged gold theft at Sabarimala, following his visit to the shrine's Tantri, Kantararu Rajeevaru, at a private hospital here.Rajeevaru, who was released on bail last week after spending 40 days in jail in connection with the case, was admitted to hospital the other day.Chandrasekhar said he visited the Tantri as a matter of duty after learning about his health condition."I am not justifying anything that is happening in Sabarimala, nor is it my job to comment on the investigation. But to arrest a person like him on the basis of a remand note that had absolutely nothing against him is deeply troubling," the BJP leader...

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, seeking strict action after a video surfaced showing staff and locals offering namaz inside the electricity department office of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation.Speaking to IANS, Kirit Somaiya said, “Now, namaz is being offered openly inside a Municipal Corporation office. A video of the incident was also recorded and made viral on social media.”He further stated, “I have spoken to officials of the Municipal Corporation and have also written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, stating that namaz cannot be offered inside government offices. Whoever is responsible for this act should face strict action. The police should also register an FIR in this matter.”The controversy...

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) With clear policy direction and strong industry participation, India can firmly establish itself as a leading global centre for electric mobility manufacturing and innovation, Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the third 'FICCI National Conference on Electric Vehicles', the minister stressed that "whatever best way we can encourage the electric mobility adoption, we are going to go for that"."As we move towards the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’, electric mobility must remain central to the 'Make in India' agenda, strengthening domestic manufacturing, deepening localisation, and positioning India as a global production hub for EVs, batteries, and critical components," he added.Over t...

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to begin a three-day visit to Bihar on Wednesday, focussing on border security, administrative preparedness and ongoing development initiatives in the state’s Seemanchal region, which shares proximity with Nepal and Bangladesh.Reacting to the visit, Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary said, “He (Amit Shah) is coming to review our border areas with Nepal and Bangladesh because reports are coming that drug peddlers have become active from Nepal. Our resources are for our Muslims, not for Muslims of other countries.”During his visit, HM Shah is scheduled to review security arrangements in border districts and hold high-level meetings with officials regarding issues along the India-Nepal border.He is set to reach Purnia around 4:00 P.M. ...

Imphal, Feb 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh of all possible support from the Centre for the development of national and state highways in the state, officials said on Wednesday. An official of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Chief Minister, accompanied by the two Deputy Chief Ministers -- Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho -- met Gadkari at his office in New Delhi on Tuesday night.During the meeting, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister on the status of various ongoing and proposed road infrastructure projects in Manipur.Singh also urged the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister to give special attention to the state's proposals for elevated highways and the s...