New Delhi: The Ajit Pawar faction is the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Election Commission announced on Tuesday, ending months of speculation over the factional fight with his party founder and uncle Sharad Pawar.

Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh: On Monday, the Baghpat District Court in Uttar Pradesh dismissed a decades-old petition filed by a group of Muslims seeking ownership of a site containing a graveyard and the dargah of Sufi saint Sheikh Badruddin Shah. Civil Judge Shivam Dwivedi, refusing to entertain the plea, issued an order directing the Muslim side to hand over the dargah to Hindus.

Varanasi: The Varanasi District Court is set to hear a plea on February 15, demanding a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a comprehensive survey of inaccessible cellars within the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. The application calls for the removal of blocked entrances and debris hindering access to areas not covered in ASI's recent survey.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has requested recommendations from the Committee established by the Union Ministry of Ayush to determine criteria for categorizing raw materials used in drug production as vegetarian, non-vegetarian, or other classifications.

Chennai: The Madras High Court expressed disapproval of prevailing "superstitious beliefs" in the country regarding the elevation of stones to the status of idols. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh issued a directive to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Pallavaram Range in Chengalpattu district, to remove a stone placed at the entrance of a private property.

New Delhi: A bill, which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday tabled in the assembly the Uniform Civil Code bill, the first such move in any state after independence that could be followed by similar legislation in other BJP-run states.

New Delhi: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said his party could have won the Rajasthan Assembly polls if they had made some more efforts, adding that differences between him and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot had been ironed out and they did not impact the poll results.