The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to respond to a petition seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir. However, the court acknowledged the prevailing ground situation, citing the Pahalgam terror attack. The Centre’s assurance of restoring statehood ‘at the earliest’ was recalled, while the court recognized that assembly elections have been conducted. Post navigation Champion bodybuilder Hayley McNeff dies at 37, Massachusetts community mourns sudden loss Discounts dip but Russian crude keeps flowing to India: IOC says purchase based on economics