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Five new judges join Supreme Court following increase in sanctioned strength

Five new judges join Supreme Court following increase in sanctioned strength

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) got five new judges, taking its working strength to 37 judges, with only one position remaining vacant. The appointments come shortly after the Union government increased the Court’s sanctioned strength from 33 to 37 judges, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI), through the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026. Promulgated on May 16, the ordinance was intended to help the Court tackle its mounting backlog of more than 93,000 pending cases and facilitate the more frequent convening of Constitution Benches. CJI Surya Kant administered the oath of office to former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Shree Chandrashekhar, former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Sanjeev Sachdeva, former Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Arun Palli, and senior advocate V.S. Mohana. Senior advocate Mohana’s elevation is particularly significant as it increases the representation of women in the Supreme Court, which currently has only one woman judge, Justice B.V. Nagarathna. …

RCB’s Tim David sanctioned by IPL for using ‘obscene gesture’ during MI match | Cricket News

RCB’s Tim David sanctioned by IPL for using ‘obscene gesture’ during MI match | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: May 11, 2026 10:03 PM IST Australian allrounder Tim David was sanctioned by the Indian Premier League on Monday after he was found to have used an obscene gesture after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s win against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday. After RCB won by 2 runs, videos began circulating where David put up 2 middle fingers while celebrating the victory against his former franchise. “Tim David, All-rounder, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 30% of his applicable match fee and has also accumulated two demerit points for breaching Level 1 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Team officials,” the IPL posted in a statement. “Tim was found to have breached article 2.6 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which relates to “using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting.” Tim admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by Match Referee, Amit Sharma,” it added. All were busy with Virat Kohli’s celebration, see how Tim David celebrated 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/0ApBaRNKNJ — Middle Stump Cricket (@MiddleCricket) May 11, 2026 …

RCB’s Tim David and MI captain Hardik Pandya sanctioned by IPL | Cricket News

RCB’s Tim David and MI captain Hardik Pandya sanctioned by IPL | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 13, 2026 05:58 PM IST The Indian Premier League handed out sanctions to Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Tim David and Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya for different offences during the match at Wankhede on Sunday. While Pandya was fined for slow over-rate, David was fined for “disobeying an umpire’s instruction during a match.” In David’s instance, he had hit a six in the second ball of the the 18th over which forced the ball to be changed due to the strike damaging the shape of the ball as well as it getting too wet. However, when a box of new balls was brought, David chose one and began to playfully check the ball. Even after the umpires requested the batter to return the ball, he did not relent and continued to play with it before returning it a few moments later. He would do the same thing in the 20th over as well, as per the IPL release. “Tim David, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has been fined 25% of his match …

₹20.10 crore sanctioned for Nagoba temple and ₹200 crore for integrated school in Boath

₹20.10 crore sanctioned for Nagoba temple and ₹200 crore for integrated school in Boath

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The government has accorded administrative sanction for the beautification and development of the historic Nagoba Temple at Keslapur village in Indervelly mandal of Adilabad district, at an estimated cost of ₹20.10 crore. The initiative aims to enhance tourist amenities and generate livelihood opportunities for the local tribal population. The project is also expected to boost tourism and attract visitors not only from Telangana but also from neighbouring States such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. As per the sanctioned components, ₹15.30 crore has been earmarked for infrastructure development at the temple, ₹4 crore for BT road connectivity to the shrine, and ₹80 lakh for the construction of storm water drains within the temple premises, taking the total allocation to ₹20.10 crore. The Nagoba Temple, an important spiritual centre for tribal communities, particularly the Mesram clan of the Gonds, witnesses large gatherings during the annual Nagoba Jatara, one of the biggest tribal festivals in the region. Meanwhile, the government also accorded administrative sanction for the construction of a Young India Integrated Residential School (YIIRS) complex …

Israel football association sanctioned by FIFA for multiple breaches of anti-discrimination rules, ordered to roll out prevention plan

Israel football association sanctioned by FIFA for multiple breaches of anti-discrimination rules, ordered to roll out prevention plan

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3 min readMar 20, 2026 10:23 AM IST FIFA, the world’s football governing body, imposed sanctions on the Israel Football Association (IFA) on Thursday for breaches of its anti-discrimination and fair-play rules following an alleged discrimination complaint from the Palestinian Football Association (PFA). FIFA said IFA has committed multiple breaches of its obligations as a FIFA Member Association. The world body said, “Following the proposal made by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) at the 74th FIFA Congress and the subsequent decision of the FIFA Council to mandate the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to investigate the alleged offence of discrimination raised by the PFA, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that the Israel Football Association (IFA) has committed multiple breaches of its obligations as a FIFA Member Association.” FIFA’s Disciplinary ‌Committee said the IFA had failed to take adequate action against persistent ​racist behaviour by supporters of certain clubs, notably Beitar Jerusalem, and had not responded sufficiently to inflammatory and ⁠politicised public statements by football officials and clubs under its jurisdiction. Read the full statement from FIFA on …

Hospital treatments worth ₹1.73 lakh crore sanctioned under Ayushman Bharat, Rajya Sabha told| India News

Hospital treatments worth ₹1.73 lakh crore sanctioned under Ayushman Bharat, Rajya Sabha told| India News

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New Delhi, As on February 28, a total of 11.69 crore hospital admissions across the country, amounting to ₹1.73 lakh crore, have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana , Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Hospital treatments worth ₹1.73 lakh crore sanctioned under Ayushman Bharat, Rajya Sabha told Out of these, 4.40 crore hospital admissions amounting to ₹68,302.23 crore were authorised during the last two financial years FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25. The significant utilisation of the scheme indicates that eligible beneficiaries are availing the benefit to access healthcare services, thereby reducing their out-of-pocket expenditure, Jadhav said in a written reply. The AB-PMJAY provides health coverage of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to 12 crore families constituting the bottom 40 per cent of India’s population. In March 2024, approximately 37 lakh families of accredited social health activists, and Anganwadi workers and helpers were included under the scheme. The scheme was further expanded to cover six …

Maternity, childcare leave for women teachers to be sanctioned within 15 days

Maternity, childcare leave for women teachers to be sanctioned within 15 days

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School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa during the State Council session at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Monday (March 16). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Applications submitted by women teachers seeking maternity leave, childcare leave, or a combination of both will be processed and sanctioned within 15 days by the competent authority, School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa informed the Legislative Council on Monday (March 16). Replying to BJP member Y.M. Satish, the Minister said the government is taking steps to ensure that requests related to maternity and childcare leave are addressed within a fixed timeframe. A policy will be formulated to ensure that applications for maternity leave are approved within 15 days of submission. Transfer choice He added that women teachers returning to duty after maternity leave can seek a transfer to a place of their choice during counselling. This facility will be available until the child completes five years. The Minister said a new category will also be introduced for maternity-related transfers. He added that the overall process of teacher transfers …

Arshdeep Singh sanctioned by ICC due to incident involving Daryl Mitchell in T20 World Cup final | Cricket News

Arshdeep Singh sanctioned by ICC due to incident involving Daryl Mitchell in T20 World Cup final | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 10, 2026 04:31 PM IST India seamer Arshdeep Singh was fined 15% of his match fees for the incident involving Daryl Mitchell in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday. In the 11th over of New Zealand’s innings, Arshdeep fielded the ball on his follow-through and threw it towards Mitchell hitting the batter. Mitchell was irate and India skipper Suryakumar Yadav had to calm him down. However, Arshdeep and Mitchell made amends just after the over after the two shook hands. The ICC said that the sanction to Arshdeep was due to the bowler breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. The release stated that Arshdeep was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an International Match.” “In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Arshdeep’s disciplinary record, for whom it …

Telangana CM urges Amit Shah to increase sanctioned strength of IPS officers in state| India News

Telangana CM urges Amit Shah to increase sanctioned strength of IPS officers in state| India News

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Hyderabad, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday night and urged him to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state in view of its growing administrative and security needs. Telangana CM urges Amit Shah to increase sanctioned strength of IPS officers in state The two leaders also discussed the recent surrender of several senior Maoist leaders before the Telangana Police and other issues. “During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the issue of Maoist surrenders and their rehabilitation. The chief minister informed Shah that significant improvements in policing have taken place in Telangana over the past two years,” an official release here said. Highlighting that 591 Maoists have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream of society during this period, the chief minister said the state government was providing them compensation and rehabilitation assistance as per the rules. He requested the Union home minister to extend financial support from the central government for development works in the backward regions of the state. …

Team India sanctioned for Slow Overrate in Raipur ODI

Team India sanctioned for Slow Overrate in Raipur ODI

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Team India has been fined 10 per cent of the match fee for maintaining a slow over rate against South Africa in the second ODI in Raipur. Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after KL Rahul‘s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. According to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences. Each of the players was fined five per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time if sanctioned. “Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after KL Rahul’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration,” the ICC statement read. “Therefore, India was charged in accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences. …