Govt to further bring down inflation: FM in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that the government will take measures to further ease inflation, which has dipped below the RBI’s upper tolerance level of 6 per cent. Retail inflation has moderated to an 11-month low of 5.8 per cent in November from 6.77 per cent in the […]
Over 4.21 lakh seats were vacant in engineering colleges in 2021-22: MoE
New Delhi: More than 4.21 lakh sanctioned seats in engineering colleges across the country remained vacant in the academic year 2021-22 even as the situation has improved in comparison to the last four years, according to Ministry of Education statistics. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar in response […]
Parliament passes bill to rename arbitration centre
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was piloted by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in the House. The Lok Sabha has already passed […]
SC refuses to entertain PIL against quotas
Calls it abuse of process of law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking abolition of the reservation system in the country, calling the petition an “abuse of the process” of law. “Remove the system of reservation? What is this? Why? Because you are saying it is against equality and it is leading to a caste system. […]
JKEDI holds day-long ‘Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme’ for school students
PULWAMA: The Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Tuesday organised a day-long Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) for the students of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School (GGHSS) Nishat at Pampore Campus. The awareness programme was organised by JKEDI as part of its efforts to create mass awareness among the educated youth of J&K […]
China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes ‘zero-COVID’ policy
Beijing: China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict “zero-COVID” policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. At midnight on Monday, the smart phone app will cease to function, meaning residents’ travels will not be traced and recorded, potentially reducing the likelihood they will be forced into quarantine […]
Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
Islamabad: A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said. Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s spokesman. Residents reported explosions and gunfire and photos and video […]
SC stays NGT order to phase out public transport vehicles below BS-IV in 6 months
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to phase out all public transport vehicles with BS-IV (Bharat Stage) engines and below in the next six months. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka issued notice to the parties in the case and sought […]
Sexual abuse of children remains hidden problem: CJI
Says state must encourage families to report abuse
New Delhi: Sexual abuse of children remains a hidden problem as there is a culture of silence and therefore the state must encourage families to report abuse even where the perpetrator is a family member, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday. Speaking at a two-day national programme on the Protection of Children from […]
No plan as of now to bring All India Judicial Service: Govt
New Delhi: Due to divergence of opinion amongst the various stakeholders, there is no proposal “at this juncture” to bring an All-India Judicial Service to select judges of lower courts, the government said in Lok Sabha on Friday. The government has been pushing for an all-India judicial service on the lines of IAS and IPS […]
