As per tradition, the Law Ministry had sought the recommendation of the name of his successor from the current CJI, in response to which Justice Khanna put forward the name of Justice Gavai.

The term of Justice Sanjiv Khanna is ending on May 13. After him, on the basis of seniority, Justice BR Gavai will take over as the next CJI. Justice Gavai will be the 52nd Chief Justice of the country.

The appointment of Justice Gavai is special in many ways, as he is going to become the second Dalit Chief Justice of the country.

Born on 24th November, 1960 in Amravati, Hon’ble Justice took up the profession of law on 16th March, 1985. In his initial years, he worked with late Bar. Raja S. Bhosale (former Advocate General & High Court Judge) till 1987. Thereafter, he practised independently in Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990.

After 1990, he practised mainly in Nagpur Bench, Bombay High Court, with special areas of constitutional and administrative law. He was Standing Counsel for Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Amravati Municipal Corporation and Amravati University. Besides, he regularly appeared for various autonomous bodies and corporations like CICOM, DCVL and several Municipal Councils of Vidarbha region.

He was appointed Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor, Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench from August, 1992 to July, 1993. On January 17, 2000, he was appointed as Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor for the Nagpur Bench.

On November 14, 2003, he was appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court and became a permanent judge on November 12, 2005. He presided over a variety of cases in the Mumbai principal bench as well as the Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji benches.

On May 24, 2019, he was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He will retire on November 23, 2025.

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The advocates of the Muslim side argued that these amendments are violating their fundamental rights granted by the Constitution. In particular, the rights of religious freedom given in Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution have been violated. They said that the amendment interferes in their religious matters.

At the same time, the Solicitor General on behalf of the Central Government and senior advocates on behalf of the supporters of the Act assured the Supreme Court that the amendments made in the Waqf Act are completely constitutional and there is no violation of fundamental rights in them.

During the hearing, the Hon’ble Court in its preliminary observation said that most of the amendments appear to be in line with the Constitution. However, the Court has sought clarity on the definition of ‘user’. Apart from this, the Court has also sought clarification from the Central Government regarding the role of Hindu members in the formation of the Waqf Council.

The Court has asked the Solicitor General and the advocates of the Hindu side to provide special assistance and clarification on both these issues. Now the next hearing of this case will be held on Thursday at 2 pm.

Earlier, senior advocates started presenting their arguments in this important case before a bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal started the debate on behalf of the petitioners, after which Abhishek Manu Singhvi presented his arguments.

Advocate Singhvi told the Court that there are about eight lakh Waqf properties across the country, out of which more than four lakh properties are registered as ‘Waqf by User’. They expressed concern that these properties are under threat after the amendment made in the Waqf Act.

During the hearing, Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna said that when he was in Delhi High Court, he was told that the land was a Waqf property. He said, “Don’t get us wrong, we are not saying that all Waqf by User properties are wrong.”

With this, the debate between the two sides continued on Wednesday and the Supreme Court has again scheduled the hearing on Thursday at 2 pm.

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Addressing the  esteemed gathering of dignitaries, industry stakeholders, and investors, Shri Puri noted that today’s signing ceremony signifies much more than the completion of a procedural formality—it is a powerful testament to India’s unwavering commitment to reducing its import dependence and securing its energy future.

With India currently reliant on imports for 88% of its crude oil and 50% of its natural gas needs, the urgency for domestic exploration and production has never been greater. As the Minister pointed out, “In the next two decades, 25% of the world’s incremental energy demand growth will come from India.”

Reflecting on the past, Shri Puri acknowledged the challenges the Indian upstream sector faced between 2006 and 2016—a “dull decade” marred by policy paralysis and procedural delays, leading to the exit of global energy giants like BP, ENI, and Santos. However, the tide has turned. “We were determined to unlock India’s untapped energy potential, estimated at approximately 42 billion tonnes of oil and oil equivalent of gas,” he said.

To that end, the Government has implemented a series of transformative reforms over the past decade. A key achievement has been the expansion of exploration activity, with the explored area of India’s sedimentary basins increasing from 6% in 2014 to 10% today, with a target of reaching 15%. The Minister reiterated the commitment to increasing exploration acreage to 1 million sq. km by 2030, highlighting the dramatic 99% reduction in “No-Go” areas within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Scientific, data-driven exploration has been a cornerstone of this strategy, backed by a ₹7,500 crore investment into new seismic data acquisition, aerial surveys in remote terrains, and stratigraphic wells. Importantly, geo-scientific data is now available for major basins on both coasts, with the National Data Repository being upgraded to a cloud-based platform to ensure faster, transparent access to seismic, production, and well data.

The Minister proudly noted that 76% of the total area currently under exploration has been brought under active exploration only since 2014. Under OALP Round-IX alone, 28 blocks across eight sedimentary basins have been awarded, covering 1.36 lakh square kilometers—38% of which fall in areas previously designated as “No-Go.” Additionally, two blocks were awarded under the Special DSF Round, with a total of 60 bids received.

“Congratulations to all the awardees. Your success will play a pivotal role in meeting our increasing energy demands as India continues its ascent as one of the world’s largest energy consumers,” Shri Puri said.

Looking ahead, the Minister announced that OALP Round-X has already been launched at the India Energy Week 2025, offering 25 blocks across 13 sedimentary basins—covering the largest-ever acreage of 1.92 lakh square kilometers, with 51% falling in previously restricted zones.

Furthermore, DSF Round-IV is being launched tonight, comprising 55 discoveries across nine contract areas with estimated reserves of 258.59 million metric tonnes of oil equivalent (MMTOE). All blocks have undergone rigorous technical vetting by global experts, and critically, all relevant data is being made freely available to potential investors.

He also shared that under previous DSF Bid Rounds (I, II, and III), a total of 85 Revenue Sharing Contracts covering 175 fields have been awarded.

Highlighting the potential in unconventional hydrocarbon sources, Shri Puri elaborated on India’s Coal Bed Methane (CBM) assets, currently estimated at 2,600 BCM. With 15 active CBM blocks—five already under production—the Government is preparing to launch a Special CBM 2025 Round to offer three new blocks (two in West Bengal and one in Gujarat), further diversifying India’s energy portfolio.

In a major legislative update, the Minister announced that the amended Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (ORDA), will come into effect in April 15, 2025. This “landmark reform” modernizes India’s upstream regulatory framework and aligns it with international best practices.

The Government has also been responsive to industry concerns through the establishment of a Joint Working Group (JWG) comprising private E&P operators, National Oil Companies, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons. “The JWG has submitted its report, and we are formally launching it this evening,” Shri Puri announced.

In a move towards inclusive governance and legal clarity, the Minister also launched the draft PNG Rules Public Consultation Portal, encouraging industry and public stakeholders to share feedback. These rules will help shape future Model Revenue Sharing Contracts and streamline sectoral regulations.

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Congratulating Team India on Christmas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, “An extraordinary game and an extraordinary result! Proud of our cricket team for bringing the ICC Champions Trophy home. They performed brilliantly throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our team for the excellent performance.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote on X, “A victory that created history. Congratulations to Team India on achieving a spectacular victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Your fiery energy and unstoppable dominance on the field made the country proud and set a new standard for cricketing excellence. May you always perform brilliantly.”

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wrote on X, “This is a great victory and a brilliant performance by the Indian Cricket Team! Team India has created history by defeating New Zealand in the final match of the Champions Trophy. India is extremely happy with this victory. Congratulations to the entire team for the brilliant display of cricketing skills. This victory today will inspire many youth and aspiring cricketers.” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote on x, “Many congratulations to Team India on winning the ICC Champions Trophy! An impressive performance that made India the champion team and made the whole nation proud”

Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on x, “An unprecedented team effort led the Indian cricket team to a spectacular victory and they won the Champions Trophy! Superb performance by Captain Rohit Sharma and all the members of the team! Your achievement fills 140 crore hearts with pride.”

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi wrote on x, “Great win, boys! Each one of you has filled a billion hearts with pride. Team India’s spectacular performance in the tournament, which included brilliant individual performances and utter dominance on the field, has been truly inspiring. Congratulations, Champions!”

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wrote on x, “Hearty congratulations to the Indian cricket team on achieving a spectacular victory in the Champions Trophy. The whole nation is delighted and proud of this victory.”

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wrote on Instagram, “Historic victory… Congratulations to the champions! Heartiest congratulations to the countrymen! The country is proud of every player of the Indian cricket team who made the festive season more colorful and joyous with the colors of victory by winning the Champions Trophy. Infinite good wishes for the bright future of all of you. Jai Hind”

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai wrote on Instagram, “Mera Bharat Mahaan, Dubai mein maar liya maande, Jai Ho-Jai Ho Hindustan, heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the champion team for becoming the champion in the Champions Trophy. This victory is the hope of 140 crore countrymen, this victory is of Team India. Fantastic, tremendous, Zindabad! Bharat Mata ki Jai”

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar wrote on Instagram, “A great start, a great end, a great innings! Finally the Indian team celebrated its victory in the Champions Trophy..! In the final match between India and New Zealand in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian team dominated and achieved a historic victory. I am very happy with this great victory I heartily congratulate all the players of the Indian team for this victory. I also congratulate the coaches. Today the whole country is celebrating. It is justified for the countrymen to be proud of their players.”

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In this final match played at Dubai International Stadium, New Zealand batted first and scored 251/7 in 50 overs. In response, the target of 252 runs looked easy for the Indian team, but the New Zealand bowlers made the match exciting by giving continuous shocks. However, Rohit played a quick innings of 76 runs in 83 balls, followed by the excellent batting of Shreyas Iyer (48) and KL Rahul (34 not out) gave India victory with one over to spare.

With this title win, India won the Champions Trophy for the third time after 2002 and 2013. Earlier, half-centuries from all-rounder Daryl Mitchell (63 off 101 balls) and Michael Bracewell (53 not out off 40 balls) helped the team reach a respectable score. India’s spinners performed brilliantly, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty took two wickets each, while Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket.

Brief scores:

New Zealand: 251/7 (Daryl Mitchell 63, Michael Bracewell 53 not out; Kuldeep Yadav 2/40, Varun Chakraborty 2/45)

India: 254/6 (Rohit Sharma 76, Shreyas Iyer 48; Michael Bracewell 2/28, Mitchell Santner 2/46)

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55 workers of the BRO camp in Mana area of ​​​​Chamoli were caught in the snowstorm. The brigade commander of the area, Brigadier Mandeep Dhillon, said that eight people have died in this accident. The eighth body buried in the snow was found during the rescue operation on Sunday evening. The body of the last missing employee was recovered at 4:43 pm on Sunday evening. After this, the death toll has gone up to eight.

Out of the 55 workers caught in the avalanche, 46 were already rescued. One worker reached his home on his own. At the same time, the bodies of eight other missing workers have been recovered. The bodies of four of them were recovered on Sunday.

The Indian Army, which is engaged in relief and rescue operations, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of the workers who lost their lives in the unfortunate natural disaster.

Brig. Mandeep Dhillon said that many lives were saved here due to the tireless and professional rescue operations conducted by the joint efforts of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, ITBP, NDRF, Border Roads and the State Government.

It is worth noting that snowfall and rain continued to create problems even during relief and rescue in this snowy area. The Indian Army has appreciated the efforts of all the soldiers and personnel who faced bad weather and terrain to carry out this rescue operation.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army’s Central Command, Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta personally monitored the ongoing search and rescue operations. He also visited the avalanche site in Uttarakhand to coordinate. Special reconnaissance radars, UAVs, quadcopters and dogs specialized in avalanche rescue were deployed to locate survivors. Army helicopters were continuously working to transport necessary equipment forward. With the help of helicopters, many injured were evacuated and taken to hospital.

–IANS

GCB/AKJ/FZ

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Joginder Sharma spoke to news agency IANS on this occasion and shared his views on fitness. He said, “I felt very good because this is a great message for the youth from our government. Only if our body is healthy, we will be able to do something in life. I myself cycled about six to seven kilometers here, and more than a thousand people, including children, women, elderly and youth, were participating in this program. It was a great experience.”

In today’s digital age, children and youth are more active on social media or are busy playing mobile games. Expressing concern over this, he said, “We all should take time out for our body. It is very important to exercise at least three to four days a week. Prime Minister Modi’s thinking has always been visionary. He believes that a healthy body gives birth to a healthy mind, and this is why he supports such programs to promote fitness.”

The Indian cricket team has currently reached the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a great performance. Talking about this, Joginder Sharma said that the Indian cricket team has been performing brilliantly in the last few years. He expressed hope that India will become the champion this time too. Also, he described New Zealand and Australia as the main competitors for the Indian team.

When he was asked about the captain of the Indian cricket team after Rohit Sharma, he said, “Rohit is currently performing brilliantly and is fully fit. It would not be right to say at this time who will become the captain after him. It will be decided when the time comes.”

Regarding Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s presence in IPL, he said that fitness is very important in sports. As long as the player is fit, he can perform well.

On the question of the next potential Indian superstar of T20 cricket, he said that this format is unpredictable and it is difficult to predict the performance of any team or player. However, he described Test cricket as the best platform to test the real potential of players.

At the same time, squash player and Asian Games bronze medalist Ramit Tandon said in the event, “It is a very good thing that the country is being promoted so much in sports. I personally enjoyed a lot here that the game is being enjoyed in this way. Usually there is a lot of pressure in professional sports, so such events should be held. I appreciate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thinking for this. My coach is also present here.”

Squash coach Gregory Gautier was also present in this event.

Double bronze medalist in Asian Games and young player Anahat Singh said that it is very fun to be in this event. Many people are together here. Everyone is enjoying. We three people have also come here together and we had a lot of fun.

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Wishing the devotees, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wrote on social media, “Hearty congratulations to all the revered saints, Kalpvasis and devotees who have come to take a dip of faith in Triveni Sangam today on the holy bathing festival of Mahashivratri dedicated to the worship of Lord Bholenath in Maha Kumbh-2025, Prayagraj! May Tribhuvanpati Lord Shiva and holy stream Mother Ganga bless everyone, this is my prayer. Har Har Mahadev!”

Devotees have reached here from different parts of the country, and some international tourists have also expressed happiness about their spiritual experience.

A foreign devotee who came to Sangam for the first time expressed her feelings and said, “We have just arrived here, but it is a very spiritual and special experience. I have participated in many festivals, but India is really unique… I cannot put it in words.”

Another female devotee expressed her gratitude and said, “I feel very blessed and lucky that I could come here. The atmosphere here is very good and everything is happening in a proper way.”

The city administration led by the Uttar Pradesh government has taken full care of the safety and convenience of the devotees.

Prayagraj Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Dwivedi shared his views on the arrangements for Mahashivratri bath and said, “Today is the last holy bath of Mahakumbh 2025, in which devotees are coming from all over the country. A huge crowd has gathered for the holy bath. Pilgrims are coming by train and private vehicles. There is a crowd of devotees at the ghat to seek blessings.”

Despite the large crowd of devotees, everything was able to run smoothly. All arrangements have been made for this. From transportation to crowd control, the government has left no stone unturned to make the spiritual experience easy for everyone.

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After this, about 14 MLAs including Atishi have been suspended from the proceedings of the House for the whole day and all the suspended MLAs have come out of the Delhi Assembly and sat on a dharna. Aam Aadmi Party MLAs are sitting with Babasaheb’s photo in their hands and are protesting.

Today is the second day of the House of Delhi Assembly. Today, after the LG’s address, the CAG report will be placed before everyone in the House and it will be discussed. It is being told that there are 14 main points in it on which BJP can attack Aam Aadmi Party.

This includes the important points of the new liquor policy, Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’, irregularities in the transport department and Mohalla clinics. According to the information, there are about 14 MLAs including Atishi, Vishesh Ravi, Surendra Singh, Mukesh Ahlawat, Anil Jha, Chaudhary Zuber Ahmed, Veer Singh, Kuldeep Kumar who have been suspended from the House for the whole day.

Aam Aadmi Party has been continuously protesting since yesterday against the removal of pictures of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh from the offices of Delhi Secretariat and Delhi Assembly and it is being demanded that these pictures be re-installed. In his speech, the LG of Delhi has clearly said that Ayushman Yojana will be implemented in Delhi and along with it all the old schemes will continue.

He said that no scheme will be stopped in any way. Along with this, gas cylinders will also be provided to poor women for Rs 500.

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Chief Minister’s Advisor Vem Narendra Reddy and other senior officials were also present in this review meeting. Chief Minister Reddy directed on this occasion that rescue operations should be carried out speedily to save the 8 workers trapped in the tunnel. He also inquired about the condition of the injured and said that better medical facilities should be provided to the injured workers.

The Chief Minister also said that the government stands with the families of the victims and will help them in every possible way.

The minister informed that NDRF and SDRF teams have left for the accident site. The CM said that officials of all the concerned departments should be vigilant in terms of relief operations and ensure that rescue operations go on speedily.

Let us tell you, the Indian Army has taken the lead to rescue the people trapped in the tunnel. The Army sent its Engineering Task Force (ETF) to the spot. The Army team has started the rescue operation as part of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The Engineer Task Force of the Indian Army is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, which is necessary for such a complex and challenging mission.

The Army has deployed various specialist teams in this mission, including medical teams, ambulances and all the equipment required for rescue operations. The Army has started working actively to rescue the people trapped in the tunnel.

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