India doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people: IMF official
Washington: India is doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people and this is certainly helpful in its economy, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday as the global financial institution in its latest outlook projected 9.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021. “We don’t have a change to our […]
PM Modi to participate in G20 leaders’ summit on Afghanistan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually participate in a G-20 leaders’ summit on Afghanistan on Tuesday that is expected to deliberate extensively on the overall situation in the war-torn country after its takeover by the Taliban. Announcing Prime Minister Modi’s participation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the agenda of the summit […]
Right to clean environment is a human right: UN rights body
Geneva: The United Nations’ main human rights body has overwhelmingly voted to recognise the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, and to appoint an expert to monitor human rights in the context of climate change. The Human Rights Council passed the clean-environment resolution, which also calls on countries […]
PM Modi lauds health workers involved in COVID vaccination
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded health workers involved in taking COVID-19 vaccination to remotest corners of the country. He was responding to a tweet by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who had posted a video of health workers carrying the vaccines and navigating a tough terrain, and said their contribution in keeping […]
Ensure safety of all citizens in JK: Priyanka to Centre
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday condemned the killing of innocent people in Jammu and Kashmir by militants and urged the central government to take immediate steps for ensuring the safety of all citizens. As many as seven civilians have been killed by militants in Kashmir Valley in the last five days. […]
Retired Kashmiri migrants not entitled to retain govt house for more than 3 years: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a retired government employee who is a Kashmiri migrant would not be entitled to retain government accommodation for a period exceeding three years, in Delhi or in the National Capital Region or anywhere in the country. The top court said the three-year period can also be […]
Thresholds on harmful ingredients: Experts call for mandatory food labels as per WHO-mandate
New Delhi: Experts on Wednesday said that India should make it mandatory for manufacturers to put WHO-standard food labels on harmful ingredients to tackle the exponential rise in childhood obesity, early onset of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. According to a statement issued by the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), the experts said that […]
Justify exercise undertaken for the process: SC asks Centre
Quota in promotions for SCs/STs New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre as to what exercise it has undertaken to justify decisions to grant quota in promotions to the employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) on counts such as they have inadequate representation in jobs and the reservation […]
IT dept unearthed huge no of black assets, overseas accounts: CBDT
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department unearthed “a large number” of undisclosed foreign bank accounts and assets after it recently raided multiple business groups based in Mumbai, Noida and some other places, the CBDT claimed on Monday. It said searches were conducted at 37 premises in Mumbai, Pune, Noida and Bengaluru on September 30 on […]