VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html JNU VC says her varsity a beggar, needs Venkateswara temple to raise funds Oil prices today: Crude edges higher as US-Iran tensions revive supply concerns Clavicular’s old graduation video sparks massive reaction as fans discover the streamer’s life before fame Rebel Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay NEW DELHI: Breakaway Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay has urged PM Narendra Modi to appoint a NDA convener, saying it will allow the governing alliance parties to convey their views to him and exchange ideas, more so when Parliament is not in session.He made the suggestion to Modi as he met him at the tea hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for leaders of different parties on Thursday.”I made the request as there is no connection and communication, especially when session is over,” he said, adding that a convener will serve as a point of contact for other parties and keep the communication line open.With Birla also present, the sixth-term Lok Sabha MP urged him for an early decision on the merger of his faction 20 MPs with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).While they are now part of NDA and its second biggest constituent after BJP, they are shown as AITC (All India Trinamool Congress) MPs by Sansad TV when they speak in Lok Sabha. “Our issue should be sorted out soon,” he said, adding that it allows TMC, which is now left with only eight MPs in the House, to question their group’s legitimacy.While BJP allies like George Fernandes and Sharad Yadav served as NDA convener in the past, especially during the Vajpayee govt, no one has held the position for several years.TMC is, however, preparing to move the Supreme Court against the rebel Lok Sabha MPs to seek their disqualification.Party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Birla on Jul 27, urging him to expedite his decision on its petition seeking disqualification of the 20 MPs.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBanerjee, a Lok Sabha MP, had also sought revocation of changes made to the seating arrangements of his party’s MPs to allow the rebel members to sit separately. He had submitted separate letters to the speaker on each of his concerns.He had met the Speaker on Wednesday over the issue.”If the Speaker does not decide on these petitions within the period required by law and applicable judicial directions, I will be compelled to approach the Supreme Court and seek its intervention,” Abhishek said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? 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So we must dig and delve unceasingly.” Hariyali Teej 2026: How your Moon sign determines marital happiness, trust & emotional security Eye on RSS, Karnataka cabinet clears bill to curb events at public spaces Who was Jiang Xiaorou? The haunting story of the Chinese TikToker whose death brought her most controversial video back Ramesh said the washout mirrored the one in 2015 over the Vyapam scam, which proved nothing had improved for the youth. NEW DELHI: Terming the monsoon session a grand success, Congress said opposition unity forced Modi govt to defer five legislations that are dangerous for the country, the most important being the one on delimitation for which BJP has been splitting parties to contrive a “tainted majority” in Parliament.AICC spokesperson Jairam Ramesh and MP Gaurav Gogoi said DMK’s support for the Tamil Nadu assembly resolution against delimitation had smashed the lies spread by BJP that it was close to winning new backing. However, Ramesh said the opposition could not be complacent because BJP had “unlimited resources” at its disposal to try new mischief.“The TN resolution is a big setback for PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah. No matter how much they try, they will never get the majority for delimitation,” Ramesh said.Congress said it had also forced the postponement of four key bills — “one nation, one election”, the 130th constitutional amendment bill on automatic dismissal of jailed CMs and ministers, FCRA and Viksit Bharat Shikshan Adhishthan.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesGogoi said the passage of the mines and minerals amendment bill and national cooperative development corporation bill was a matter of concern, but some states would challenge the mines bill in court.Ramesh said the washout mirrored the one in 2015 over the Vyapam scam, which proved nothing had improved for the youth.SP MP Dimple Yadav said the insistence on a discussion on “chanda chori” was to show the country how temple donations were being looted under BJP.DMK spokesman TKS Elangovan said the PM and the home minister evaded Parliament because they were “afraid” of being caught.Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien said, “This session belonged to the opposition. This was a win for the students and youth.”Congress has convened a meeting of its apex body, CWC, on Aug 19 to discuss future political strategy.(With inputs from Ambika Pandit)Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? Here’s what they actually doYour balcony can be more than a laundry zone: 8 clever makeover ideas to turn a small Indian apartment balcony into a space you will actually useAlia Bhatt’s hairstylist Amit Thakur reveals the truth about hair spas!Kangana Ranaut turns heads on her first Teej in a Kanjeevaram lime green saree, proving traditional never means boring1230Top TrendingChhattisgarh NH-30 AccidentKarnataka Closed TodayMallikarjun KhargeBengaluru Mother AccidentGermany Haryana Youth MurderGujarat SuicideSouth Delhi MurderAbhijeet DipkeWeather TomorrowShakeel Noorani Commission caps may hit low-value life covers From ‘DC’ to ‘Athiradi’: South Indian cinema embraces style over substance 7 things you should never feel guilty about after 30 How the Leo Moon transit brings visibility and luck to your sign – check your zodiac sign’s lucky color & number for August 14, 2026 Elizabeth Taylor’s former Bel Air estate gets $47m makeover Lok Sabha passed the bill Wednesday, while Rajya Sabha cleared it Thursday NEW DELHI: Parliament Thu-rsday passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to restrict states’ powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands. Govt said the new law doesn’t seek to interfere with the autonomy of states, but aims to ensure uniform mineral rates.Lok Sabha passed the bill Wednesday, while Rajya Sabha cleared it Thursday. While no Congress MP participated in the discussion, others in the opposition, including DMK, BJD, RJD and Left parties, raised questions on whether the law would adversely impact revenues of state govts.Replying to the debate, mines minister G Kishan Reddy said Centre was seeking to regulate major minerals such as coal, limestone, iron ore, copper and manganese, while states would continue to have powers over 49 minor minerals.Reddy alleged coal blocks allocated during UPA’s tenure were a “scam” while claiming mineral allocations over the past 12 years had been transparent. He said states’ share of mineral revenue had risen from 65% in 2014-15 to 85% now, while their share of coal revenue had increased from 51% to 96%. He said Centre receives only about 11% of mineral revenue, with 88% going to states, and asserted that no state would suffer any revenue loss.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesJharkhand CM Hemant Soren, however, announced a statewide agitation against the legislation, warning that “the entire nation will witness its scale” if Centre did not withdraw it. Kerala CM VD Satheesan also said his govt would oppose the new law, alleging the proposed changes would encroach upon powers of states over land. tnnGet the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? 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This was a win for the students and youth of the country. What they did till July 20, we the MPs had to just carry that forward. It was their win,” O’Brien said.“They taught us MPs how to use humour in serious political communication. What happened was because of the youth-student movement. Just from criticising the govt it went to ridiculing the govt,” he added citing examples of slogans coined by Gen Z to attack the govt during the protests. The TMC leader further said that a key takeaway from this session was that the opposition worked in a coordinated way.On Thursday all opposition parties had a casual meeting in the lobby of Rajya Sabha just to tell each other that all had worked as a team, an opposition MP said. He added that it was basically an assessment that the opposition really did well in the way it went about raising issues and there was a lot of unity.Opposition members highlighted that not just the INDIA bloc members but the opposition also found the way to create room for AAP which is no longer part of the grouping to speak and also DMK to make their point amid the protests in the House. The DMK distanced itself from the wider opposition INDIA bloc following friction with Congress since the latter severed its longstanding alliance with it and decided to support the TVK govt in Tamil Nadu.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesGoing forward, the INDIA bloc parties have decided to keep up the momentum and build on the unity seen in the current session to counter the ruling dispensation till the winter session. There was also consensus that if the INDIA bloc is meeting anytime soon then the date should be announced in August itself. The bloc had held its last meeting on June 8 and had announced that they propose to meet next in Hyderabad in August. However, the date of the meeting is yet to be decided.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? 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But lasting change outside often begins with a change inside…”; What the engineer-turned monk advises on beginning the change from within Pisces Horoscope Today, August 14, 2026: Don’t exhaust yourself by saying yes to everything ‘Great competition’: Harry Brook makes U-turn, opens door on IPL return amid ban TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress is preparing to move the Supreme Court against the 20 rebel Lok Sabha MPs who merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. A disqualification petition will be filed within 10 days, TMC sources said.TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday to reiterate his demand for a speedy decision on the disqualification petitions submitted by TMC in June. Later addressing the media, Banerjee had expressed concern over the lack of any action on the matter so far and said that he did not receive any satisfactory response.“If the Speaker does not decide on these petitions within the period required by law and applicable judicial directions, I will be compelled to approach the Supreme Court and seek its intervention,” Banerjee said.Banerjee had earlier met Birla on July 27 in Parliament urging him to expedite his decision on pending petitions seeking disqualification of the 20 MPs, elected on TMC symbol, who have aligned with NCPI.Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP, had also sought revocation of changes made to the seating arrangements of his party’s MPs to allow the rebel members to sit separately. He had submitted separate letters to the speaker on each of his concerns.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesIn one of the two letters, Banerjee stated, “More than five weeks have elapsed since filing of the petitions. To date, no notices have been issued, no hearings have been scheduled, and no procedural directions appear to have been passed. Such continued action is a matter of grave concern.” On June 19, a TMC delegation led by Banerjee had submitted the 20 disqualification petitions to Birla.He had said the urgency of the matter has been further accentuated by the decision of parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to invite the members against whom the disqualification petitions are pending, as a separate group, to the all-party meeting held on July 19. “Such developments underscore the imperative for an expeditious determination of the petitions,” he stated to emphasise his point.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? 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NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged in RS Thursday people associated with BJP “purified” the stage at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani, two days after he made a speech there on Aug 8.Leader of the House J P Nadda said BJP did not support such activities, the incident was “painful” and action would be taken against the culprits.Raising the issue during zero hour, Kharge said, “I did not mention the name of any caste or religion, I only spoke about the problems of the people. But with great pain, I have to say that after my speech, BJP people performed a ‘havan’ (ritual) there and carried out purification of the stage. Is this the way democracy works? How are you protecting the Constitution?”Kharge demanded that cases be registered under Untouchability Act and those involved be arrested.Nadda said the issue shouldn’t be politicised or sensationalised. “There will be a detailed investigation. Let me make it clear that BJP never subscribes to such activities. I condemn this. The incident has hurt your (Kharge) sentiments and it is a matter of regret for all of us,” he said.Some MPs were heard saying that those behind the purification were protesting against the raising of slogans associated with a particular religion, because the ground also happened to be a venue for Ramlilas. Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, however, didn’t allow anyone besides Kharge and Nadda to speak.Kharge said he had never told anyone he needed protection because he was a Dalit. “I have the strength to fight, and I do fight. But the purification of the stage made me feel the pain of untouchability and humiliated me,” he said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesRadhakrishnan said, “We all condemn untouchability. We are all purified. Those who have done this wrong will be investigated, they should be caught and punished. There are no two opinions on this.”Later, calling the incident “reflective of RSS-BJP’s mindset”, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said PM Narendra Modi must apologise for the caste prejudice shown towards Kharge. AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said the act went “against everything that Ambedkar and the Constitution tell us”.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? 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He might have a certain axe to grind against some officers. There is no breach of any procedure. We will present a clear picture before court,” Acharya said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesCJI Kant pointed out that none of the aggrieved officers who might have been overlooked in the choice of 11 empaneled names have complained. UPSC, through senior advocate Hrishikesh Baruah, informed the court that the selection authority was meeting on Thursday itself. But the bench said it should not finalise the panel.Baruah then said UPSC would postpone the meeting till next date of hearing. SC asked Odisha govt to file its response to the application and posted the matter for hearing on Aug 18. This means Odisha would have to either ask Khurania to continue as DGP till further orders or appoint an ad hoc DGP till the matter gets decided by SC.On Sept 22, 2006, SC laid down guidelines for selection of DGPs in states to insulate them from political influence and had given them a tenure of two years. For last two decades, it has been supervising the appointment process for DGPs and entertaining applications which point out irregularities or illegalities in that process.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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