Centre removes BSF chief, top officers of paramilitary forces in J-K
The Centre on Friday removed the chief of the Border Security Force and another top officer of the paramilitary force which guards the sensitive India-Pakistan border, including the Jammu region where a spate of terror attacks have claimed 22 lives...
Bombay High Court to Hear Petition Against Ladli Behna and Ladka Bhau Schemes
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the newly introduced Ladli Behna and Ladka Bhau schemes by the Maharashtra government. The schemes, launched ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, aim to provide...
Supreme Court rejects SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo between companies and political parties in the purchase of electoral bonds. The court said, “It will be both...
‘Extra burden on taxpayers’: PIL in HC seeks to quash Maha’s Laadki Bahin Yojana
Mumbai: A chartered accountant from Navi Mumbai has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the implementation of ‘Mukhya Mantri Majhi Laadki Bahin Yojana’, a cash benefit scheme meant for the women in Maharashtra. Under the scheme, which was announced...
NEET-UGC test: Supreme Court asks NTA to avoid flip-flops, fix loopholes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) -- the under-fire central body responsible for the conduct of the NEET-UG test -- to "rectify deficiencies in the exam system", including using technology to identify...
Landmark verdict: SC okays separate quota for marginalised among SCs, STs
New Delhi: A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday okayed sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among backward communities. The landmark verdict was passed by...
States empowered to sub-categorise SC/ST groups for quota: Top court
In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that states are empowered to make sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for granting quotas inside the reserved category to uplift more underprivileged castes. A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by...
UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s IAS selection, bans her from taking exam ever
New Delhi: The selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred from taking the entrance exam for life after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty of faking her...
Gadkari urges FM to withdraw 18% GST on life, medical insurance premiums
Nagpur/New Delhi: Amid criticism of Budget 2024 from several quarters, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting her to withdraw the GST imposed on premiums for life and medical insurance plans. Gadkari...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in attack on his Iran home
Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an attack in Iran's capital, Tehran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday. In a statement to Meher News Agency the IRGC said that Ismail Haniyeh and one of his...
Sena Vs Sena: SC to hear Thackeray group’s plea challenging Speaker’s order on Aug 7
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on August 7 a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as...
Contaminated cough syrup caused children’s deaths, RS told
Isolated cases of allegedly contaminated cough syrup leading to death in children have been reported in the past, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The World Health Organization, which from time to time...
18 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derail, 6 injured
Six people were injured as at least 18 coaches of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred at 3.45 AM near Barabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur, under the Chakradharpur Division of...
SC upholds Patna HC verdict quashing Bihar Govt’s rule increasing quota to 65%
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Patna High Court order setting aside the Bihar Government’s notifications to raise reservation in government jobs and educational institutions from 50 percent to 65 percent for backward classes. A three-judge...
Woman found chained in Maha jungle with US passport copy in pocket
Mumbai: A 50-year-old woman was found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, and a photocopy of her US passport as well as other documents, including an Aadhaar card with a Tamil...
Coaching horror: Male student’s body given to family
The body of Nevin Delvin, who was among the three civil services aspirants who were killed after the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi was flooded following heavy rain, was handed over to his family on Monday after post-mortem....
After outrage, Govt clarifies: Tax clearance certificate only for defaulters to fly abroad
New Delhi: After social media outrage over a Budget proposal making it mandatory to get tax clearance certificates for going abroad, the Government on Sunday clarified that the proposed amendment is not for all, and only those accused of financial...
2 kanwariyas dead, 14 injured in accident in MP
Two 'kanwariyas' died and 14 were injured after a truck hit a tractor-trolley in Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, a police official said. The incident took place at 5am on National Highway number 44, some 10 kilometres from...
President Accepts Banwarilal Purohit’s Resignation, Appoints 9 New Governors
New Delhi – In a major political update, the President of India has accepted the resignation of Shri Banwarilal Purohit from his positions as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. In a series of new...
2 students dead, one missing after coaching centre basement flooded in Delhi
Two student was found dead and one others were missing after the basement of a building housing a popular civil service coaching centre was flooded following heavy rain in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area on Saturday, officials said. According...
Woman Maoist carrying Rs 8 lakh reward surrenders in Gadchiroli
A woman Maoist booked for a murder and an attack on security forces and carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh surrendered before the police and CRPF in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Saturday, officials said. Rina Narote, alias Lalita, was...
