NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it is considering constituting a committee to revisit the University Grants Commission‘s (UGC) notified rules introduced to prevent caste discrimination in educational institutions, Bar and Bench reported.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the…
He further challenged Rahul, saying the country’s 80-year-old democracy would not be swayed by such tactics NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to debate him in Parliament, asking him to bring his allegations and arguments to the House instead of taking political debate to the streets. Taking…
Khan also sought interim bail by invoking the Supreme Court’s powers under Article 142 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan‘s plea seeking bail in a fresh Enforcement Directorate (ED) case, transferring the matter to the Allahabad high court and asking the Chief Justice to list it…
Ranka questioned the minister, saying: “Why were you negotiating with us then?” NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Ashutosh Ranka has hit back at Union minister Jitendra Singh after the latter alleged that Ranka received financial support from Pakistani politicians and handlers.Responding to the allegation in a post on X, Ranka questioned the minister,…
Meta has said online predators are increasingly using advertisements to evade detection NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against Meta India over the availability of child sexual abuse material on its platforms, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo informed.“Acting on our directions, Delhi Police has registered an FIR regarding the…
‘Want more MPs?’: Rijiju lays down 7 conditions for Rahul, takes swipe at Congress Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, listing seven conditions that he said the opposition party should follow if it wants to “win more MPs”.In a post on X, Rijiju said Gandhi…
The drug, tiratricol, is going to be compounded by Transvaal Pharmacy for 1.8 euro per capsule (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Dutch and Indian physicians and civil society organisations have come together to ensure access to a rare disease drug for seven children in India, by compounding the drug in the Hague and sending it to…
NEW DELHI: Ravi Uppal, a prime accused in the multi-crore Mahadev online betting case, has been arrested in Dubai. The development comes days after co-accused Sourabh Chandrakar was extradited to India from Oman. Enforcement authorities have formally moved for Uppal’s extradition, and sources said he is likely to be handed over soon to stand trial…
Around 10 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were feared missing after two boats allegedly capsized during an operation to rescue stranded fishermen in Bethupalli lake in Telangana’s Khammam district on Wednesday evening.According to news agency PTI, the personnel were conducting a rescue operation in two boats in the swollen lake, located in Sathupalli mandal,…
NEW DELHI: Observing that laws aimed at controlling population growth in the country had lost their significance because of a fall in the total fertility rate (TFR) from 3 to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1, Supreme Court Wednesday said the foundation of such laws had “crumbled”, they had become “counter-productive” and their validity,…
