NEW DELHI: Setting aside an MP high court notice to a trial judge asking why he had granted bail to an accused facing trial for stripping a man and tying him to a tree before assaulting him, the Supreme Court on Thursday said such “unwarranted” orders by constitutional courts had a “chilling effect” on judicial […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday set up a four-member committee to review the National Pension System, also referred to as the new pension scheme, and suggest if changes are required to the defined contribution mechanism that was put in place for all recruits in government from 2004.The panel has also been tasked to suggest […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday released its second list of 41 candidates for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections and also marked a seat for regional outfit Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.The Congress so far finalised 142 candidates for the polls. The first list of 100 candidates was released in March.The candidates were finalised at a […]
NEW DELHI: Anil Antony, son of Congress veteran & former defence minister AK Antony, joined the BJP in presence of Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan.in Delhi on Thursday.Anil had resigned from the Congress after his tweet criticising the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi created unease in the grand old party. […]
NEW DELHI: The draft National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education 2023 has recommended major changes in assessment across different levels of schooling, with the national steering committee’s document suggesting Board exams be conducted at least twice a year.Highlighting that class X and XII final exams largely test rote memory and a very narrow range […]
NEW DELHI: To make bone marrow transplant affordable, the Union government has planned to set up centres at its three hospitals in Delhi. Till date, only AIIMS Delhi has a facility in the city and the treatment cost is exorbitant in private hospitals. “If all goes well, the centres are likely to start soon at […]
MUMBAI: Union minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray had attempted to offer contracts for his assassination.During a press conference in Mumbai, the BJP MP made accusations against Thackeray, claiming that while he served as the chief minister of Maharashtra (from November 2019 to June 2022), he was involved […]
Akshara Singh, who is now shooting for her upcoming film, got disturbed when she heard rumors of her leaked MMS again in the morning. The actress stated that when such headless news spreads, then she has to bear the brunt of it.During a conversation with the media, Akshara stated that she is really upset and […]
Glacial ice melt in the Himalayas between 2000 and 2020 may be underestimated by approximately 6.5% , and as much as 10% in central Himalayas, as per a new study published in Nature Geoscience. Although the differences in mass loss estimations may not seem high, the finding is important because lake-terminating glaciers comprise about 25% […]
BENGALURU: The Congress leadership has informally asked candidates and functionaries to refrain from attacking PM Modi and getting into Hindutva-versus-secularism debates during the campaign for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections, reports Anil Gejji.“If we say anything against Modi, it will be blown out of proportion and efforts will be made to change the poll […]
