Article 370 abrogation completed unfinished task: Rajnath Singh
‘Move ended separate laws in J&K, ensured equal constitutional rights’ Srinagar: Asserting that the abrogation of Article 370 completed an unfinished task linked to national integration, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the move fulfilled a long-cherished vision of Bharatiya Jana Sangh ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Addressing a gathering after the inauguration of the Rashtriya […]
RBI postpones 2nd phase of quicker cheque clearing mechanism
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday postponed implementation of the second phase of the faster cheque clearance mechanism to provide more time to banks to streamline their operations. The second phase of the ‘Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System’ was to be implemented by banks from January 3. There had been […]
President confers Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar on 24 scientists
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Vijyan Ratna Puraskar posthumously on renowned astrophysicist Jayant Naralikar for his contribution to cosmology and popularisation of science. The award was received by R Srianand, the Director of the Pune-based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, which was founded by Naralikar. Murmu also gave away the […]
CJI urges young lawyers to be nation builders
Patiala (Pb): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant told young lawyers on Tuesday to see themselves not merely as “case builders” but as “nation builders” and ask themselves a larger, more enduring question — what is the role of a lawyer in a country like India. Addressing the seventh convocation ceremony of the Rajiv […]
Dense fog likely across north in next few days
Cold conditions persist in Delhi, Punjab and UP New Delhi: Most regions across northern India experienced severe cold conditions on Monday, though minimum temperatures hovered below normal. Fog disrupted visibility in Delhi, albeit for a brief stretch, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting dense to very dense […]
130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say
Abuja, Dec 22 (AP) Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state when they attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov 21. Fifty escaped […]
Parliamentary panel calls for rigorous implementation of Land Acquisition Act
New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has called for the rigorous implementation of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act), particularly in the Scheduled Areas, and raised concerns over violations of the Act’s provisions. In a report tabled in Parliament this week, the Parliamentary Standing Committee […]
Parliament passes bill to allow 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current 74 per cent, which is expected to increase insurance penetration, lower premiums, and boost job creation. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha […]
Substantial, compelling reasons must exist to set aside acquittal of accused: SC
New Delhi: Observing that reversal of acquittal should not be a matter of course, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said there must be “substantial and compelling reasons” to set aside the release of an accused. A bench of Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria made the observation while upholding an order of Allahabad High […]
NIA to have dedicated court in each state, UT: Union Govt
Says Delhi to have 16 special courts New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that to ensure speedy trial, it has decided to set up a dedicated NIA court in each state and Union territory and more than one court at places where there are over 10 cases under anti-terror law. A […]