October 29, 2025 11:15 PM

India highlights justice reforms and digital initiatives at SCO Justice Ministers’ Meeting

Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal represented India at the Twelfth Session of the Justice Ministers’ Meeting (JMM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States held through video conferencing on Wednesday. The meeting, hosted by Russia, brought together Ministers of Justice from SCO nations, including China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and others, to deliberate on strengthening cooperation in the legal sphere and advancing digitisation of justice ...

November 23, 2024 3:38 PM

Hemant Soren poised to form government in Jharkhand for second time

Jharkhand's ruling alliance, comprising the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the CPI-ML, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, is on course to retain power and, for the first time in the state's history, is set to form a second consecutive government. The alliance has taken the lead in 57 out of the 81 Assembly seats, according to EC figures, as of 2:30 p.m., surpassing the majority mark of 41 to cross the two-thirds mark. The opposition National De...