VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html NEW DELHI: SC Friday granted pre-arrest bail to DMK’s V Senthil Balaji in a corruption case related to Tasmac saying the state no longer suffers “from his so-called malefic influence”. The court asked Balaji to scrupulously cooperate with the probe, not tamper with evidence or attempt to influence any witness and directed him to surrender his passport with the investigating officer. Seeking TN’s response to Balaji’s plea for quashing of the FIR, it warned him: “We will cancel or modify our order if there is breach of the bail conditions.”Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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How did the offence affect national security? We have doubts about invocation of UAPA charges against the accused, that is why we are not inclined to entertain the appeal,” Justice Bagchi said.Bhatia tried to impress upon the court the seriousness of the offence. “The accused is the mastermind behind mobilising the mob and one of his key associates threw petrol bombs to burn the police station, which is an offence that attracts a life sentence. Just because some co-accused got bail, he should not be granted the same relief without appreciating the gravity of the crime committed by him,” he said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesWhen the AAG said the HC passed a cursory order granting bail without giving reasons, the CJI said, “In light of the facts of the case, there was no need for a detailed order. SC has ruled repeatedly that bail should not be granted mechanically. Here the judge has applied his mind before granting bail.”Bhatia said if a person who engineers such violence gets bail then it would have a demoralising effect on the police force. The bench disagreed and said, “If that is the concern of the state, then its prosecution should have ensured speedy trial and provided cogent evidence to secure conviction of the accused.”The apex court bench dismissed the appeal but clarified that it has expressed no opinion on the merits of the case.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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These are expected to strengthen road connectivity in Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts, and reduce travel time.While the 39-km Singhapora-Vailoo stretch will have 10-km unidirectional twin-tube tunnels, the 13-km Sudhmahadev–Dranga section will have 8-km twin tube tunnels. The projects would be completed in five years and these will be fully Centre-funded.The tunnels are aimed at bypassing difficult stretches of NH-244 that are frequently affected by snowfall, landslides and adverse weather, disrupting traffic and isolating several areas during the winter months. Once completed, the projects will provide a safer and more efficient route for commuters, tourists and freight movement.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesOfficials said the projects would boost regional connectivity by ensuring year-round access to remote districts, facilitating faster movement of essential goods and emergency services. Improved road infrastructure is also expected to promote tourism, trade and economic activity in the Chenab Valley, besides creating employment opportunities during the construction phase.The tunnel projects form part of the Centre’s broader strategy to modernise transport infrastructure in J&K and improve connectivity to border and hilly regions. Govt has undertaken several major road projects in the Union Territory, including the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, the Zojila Tunnel and the Z-Morh Tunnel, to provide seamless and all-weather road links.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Danish singer spotted with Aryan Khan in London sparks dating rumoursOptical Illusion personality test: What you feel most drawn to first says a lot about who you really are10 baby names inspired by Greek mythology123Hot PicksHurricane IrmaRuchika SinghRRB Group D Admit CardNEET selective edit windowCommonwealth Games LiveUS work permit feeE20 petrol debateAssam floodsKanwar Yatra 2026Top TrendingSaurav DasBengal JeM Terrorist ArrestedJaisalmer Military Station AccidentCM VijayDehradun Teacher SuicideAnkit Sharma Murder CaseAam Aadmi PartyShraddha Walkar Murder CaseMumbai Building CollapseStock Market Up Quote of the day by Archimedes: ‘Give me a place to stand, a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the World’, and how to find your own fulcrum NEW DELHI: Cabinet Friday approved a revision to the shipping ministry’s captive waterfront policy to accelerate private investment by providing greater operational certainty and allowing govt entities to obtain waterfronts on a nomination basis.The revised Policy for Award of Waterfront and Associated Land to Port-Dependent Industries (Captive Policy) introduces a series of reforms aimed at improving operational flexibility and strengthening infrastructure development at major ports.The shipping ministry said the revised policy allows existing captive users to develop additional berths, jetties, terminals and Single Buoy Moorings (SBMs) to meet enhanced captive requirements. It also extends the concession period to up to 30 years for govt entities while addressing changes arising from evolving business needs and regulatory conditions.Officials said there were around 24 captive waterfront facilities as of last year.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines“The policy is expected to provide greater certainty to investors, facilitate capacity augmentation and improve the ease of doing business in the port sector without any financial implication for the government,” the ministry said.The revised policy also provides a framework for allotting waterfronts and associated land to eligible government organisations on a nomination basis, without resorting to competitive bidding, subject to availability and prescribed safeguards.Eligible entities include Central and state govt departments, statutory authorities, autonomous bodies, public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government-controlled joint ventures operating in sectors such as fertilisers, food, petroleum, oil and gas, coal, and steel, as notified by the shipping ministry.Under the revised policy, concessions will be awarded at the notified floor price.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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His wounded co-worker, Bhupender (28), has been moved to Government Medical College in Anantnag.The last such terror strike targeting migrant labourers in Kulgam was on Oct 11, 2021, when two men from Bihar, Raja Reshi Dev and Joginder Reshi Dev, were killed in their rented accommodation in Wanpoh.“I strongly condemn this cowardly act. I have directed our security forces to step up their operations and eliminate the terrorists,” lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha wrote on X, adding that he had spoken to DGP Nalin Prabhat and other top security officials.PDP chief and ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti said it was a shame that workers migrating to find employment had been targeted. “They work themselves to the bone far away from home only to feed their families. Unimaginably cruel to target them in such senseless acts of violence,” she said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBJP’s J&K spokesperson Altaf Thakur called the attack “cowardly, barbaric and inhuman”, saying the only intention was to disrupt the atmosphere in J&K.On July 22, a terrorist shot dead J&K Police head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi at Lal Chowk market of Anantnag town while he was on Amarnath Yatra duty. That was the first attack in Kashmir since the Pahalgam massacre of April 22, 2025, in which 26 people were killed.Both attacks came during the Amarnath Yatra, which began on July 3 but has been suspended since July 19 on the Pahalgam side because of heavy rain and landslides. It continues through the Baltal route in Ganderbal.Security forces have launched a cordon-and-search to trace the Kulgam attackers.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Let’s guide the misguided. Let’s work together. Let’s work for Bharat.”The post comes a day after Ruchika Singh, a 25-year-old woman from Noida, was booked for allegedly making abusive and objectionable remarks against the PM Modi during student protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.In the video, PM Modi also spoke about the government’s efforts to strengthen India’s examination system following Parliament’s passage of a stringent anti-paper leak law.”Friends, we are continuously taking one step after another to build a trustworthy examination system. Whether it is creating fast-track mechanisms or incorporating suggestions from the states, we are working in that direction.”The Prime Minister said paper leaks had affected governments across the country for decades and jeopardised the future of students.”For several decades, every state government and every central government has faced the challenge of paper leaks. Because of this, the future of our children has also been put at risk.”He said reforming the education system and expanding the use of technology had become essential to tackle the menace.”Keeping all this in mind, it has become essential to reform the education system across the country, both in the states and at the Centre. The extensive use of technology has become a necessity.”PM Modi reiterated that the government would act firmly against those involved in paper leak rackets.”At the same time, paper leak mafias, gangs involved in leaking examination papers and gangs that play with the future of the nation’s children will not be spared. Strict laws are also necessary.”Referring to the legislation recently passed by Parliament, he said:Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines”We introduced a Bill in Parliament and, as I had promised you, over the past two days members of both Houses discussed it in detail. Today, both Houses have passed this Bill containing stringent legal provisions.”PM Modi described the legislation as a major step towards restoring confidence in the examination system.”With this, one important step has been completed towards creating a trustworthy examination system. Our work will continue. We will not allow such a situation to continue for long.”Concluding his message, PM Modi urged citizens to work together towards building a developed India.”With this confidence, friends, let us all move forward shoulder to shoulder to fulfil the dream of a developed India. Thank you very much.”Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAyush PandeyAyush Pandey is a journalist at The Times of India, covering breaking news, politics, defence, and major legal and policy developments across India and the world. His reporting focuses on elections, national security, and institutional affairs, tracking the decisions and conflicts that shape public life. He specialises in sharp explainers and in-depth feature stories that go beyond headlines to decode political shifts, defence strategy, geopolitical flashpoints, and changing public sentiment. 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