Supreme Court Justice Justice DY Chandrachud said Saturday that it is “deeply disturbing” that the high court is left with only one woman after Justice Indu Malhotra’s retirement and called for “serious introspection” to address this. “Judge Malhotra’s retirement means that the Supreme Court now has only one female judge …
Read More »After Haryana, the Jharkhand government liquidates 75% of the private sector quota
Jharkhand’s cabinet approved an employment policy on Friday requiring 75% of private sector jobs up to a salary of Rs 30,000 a month to be reserved for the local population, sources close to Chief Minister Hemant Soren said. The decision comes days later Haryana notified her policy from reserving 75% …
Read More »Covaxin booster: SEC says to remove label from clinical trial mode
A panel of experts recommended on Wednesday the removal of the “clinical trial mode” label attached to the emergency authorization of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 Covaxin vaccine, The Indian Express has learned. The recommendation of the Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC), if accepted by the head of India’s main drug regulatory …
Read More »Behind the departure of Trivendra Singh Rawat: concentration of power, government of civil servants, growing anti-incumbency
From the centralization of power to the composition of his cabinet, the arrogance of the bureaucracy to the growing anti-incumbency, these were some of the factors that led to Trivendra Singh Rawat from BJP. resigning as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, and the party is likely to announce a …
Read More »First BJP List: Suvendu vs Mamata in Nandigram; Rally Modi today
BEFORE Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first rally in West Bengal after the election calendar was declared, at the historic Brigade Parade Ground, on Saturday BJP threw another gauntlet in the high-voltage battle for the state. He announced that he will deploy Suvendu Adhikari, the Trinamool leader who recently passed to …
Read More »Mumbai: man kills father, grandfather and jumps to death in Mulund
A 20-year-old man jumped to death from his sixth-floor apartment in Mulund after allegedly stabbing his father and grandfather on Saturday. The incident took place at the Vasant Oscar Housing Society. Police said Shardul Mangle killed his father Milind, 55, a motivational speaker, and grandfather Suresh, 85, bedridden with a …
Read More »‘This land won’t blame us … you’ll soon find out’: Vijayan skinns BJP after Customs links him to gold smuggling
One day after Customs linked the Chief Minister of Kerala to the gold smuggling case, Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday harshly criticized the BJP-led central government and said “this land will not blame us, no matter what you do.” In a forceful response, CM Vijayan said: “All I have to say …
Read More »PM to Bengal BJP leaders: Make sure they don’t insult each other during the campaign
In the middle of high-pitched campaign in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra modi he has asked his fellow party members to ensure that the BJP does not indulge in insults or abuse and to maintain a positive campaign, according to sources. The prime minister, who held one-on-one meetings with senior …
Read More »OCI cardholders require special permission if they want to engage in ‘Tabligh’ media activities: Government
From now on, Indian Foreign Citizen (OCI) cardholders will need to obtain special permission from the Center if they wish to engage in any missionary or ‘Tabligh’ or journalistic activity in the country, the Home Office reported on Thursday. However, the MHA has made a significant concession to OCI cardholders …
Read More »Over Rs 650 cr discrepancies found after raids in Pannu, Kashyap and others, IT Department claims
The Income Tax Department (IT) continued its searches for entities related to actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, as well as their partners linked to production company Phantom Films Pvt Ltd for the second day. Approximately 168 tax officials have been searching 28 locations in Mumbai and Pune in …
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