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Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas against SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas including the one filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms challenging the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in Bihar. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi concluded the final hearing after a battery of lawyers including Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Prashant Bhushan and Gopal Sankaranarayan argued in the matter. The poll panel was represented by senior advocates Rakesh Dwivedi and Maninder Singh. The bench heard rejoinder submissions on behalf of the petitioners before reserving the verdict.

Silver futures breach Rs 4 lakh per kg mark; gold hits record Rs 1.8 lakh/10g

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Silver prices extended their blistering rally on Thursday, soaring 6 per cent to cross the Rs 4 lakh per kilogram-mark, while gold scaled a lifetime high of Rs 1.8 lakh per 10 grams, tracking record gains in the global markets amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Extending the gains for the fifth straight day, silver futures for March delivery surged by Rs 24,434, or 6.34 per cent, to a new record of Rs 4,09,800 per kilogram. In the last five trading sessions, the white metal had surged Rs 91,308, or nearly 29 per cent,

‘All is good, we are on same page’: Tharoor after meeting Kharge-Rahul

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Amid reports that he was upset with his party, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, and said “all is good” and he is on the “same page” with the leadership. The meeting in Kharge’s chamber in Parliament House complex lasted for over an hour. Sources said Congress general secretary K C Venugopal also joined the meeting. “We had a discussion with my two party leaders, the LoP and the Congress president. We had a very good, constructive, positive discussion,” Tharoor said. “All is good and we

India should consider age-based limits for social media, chief economic adviser says

NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – India’s chief economic adviser called on the government to set age-based limits on access to social media apps to counter “digital addiction”, cautioning against use of platforms by children in the largest user market for Meta and YouTube. A shift in India would align with a growing global trend. Australia last year became the first nation to enforce a social media ban for children under 16. France’s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 from social media and Britain, Denmark and Greece are studying the issue. The adviser made the

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