New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take measures like stopping non-essential construction transport and power plants and implementing work from home. The bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, directed the secretaries concerned of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi to attend the […]
Bhopal: Reaching out to tribals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded their contribution to Indian culture through the ages and said Lord Ram drew inspiration from them during his exile as he slammed the Congress for “neglecting” adivasis during its previous rules. Tribals were now partners in the country’s development and benefitting from various […]
KOLKATA: The TMC on Monday hinted that the winter session of Parliament is set to be a stormy one, as opposition parties would do all that it takes “to stop India from turning into an elected autocracy”. The cabinet committee on parliament affairs has recommended that the winter session be held from November 29 to […]
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday agreed to the Supreme Court suggestion that a former judge of its choice may be appointed to supervise the state SIT’s probe on day-to-day basis into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed on October 3. A bench headed by Chief […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear on November 18 a plea seeking directions to the CBSE and the CISCE to issue a revised circular for conducting the ensuing class 10 and 12 board examinations in hybrid mode instead of offline mode only amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea, filed by six […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday targeted the BJP government over the ordinances that seek to increase the tenure of ED and CBI directors, and said the move undermines institutions and is meant for creating security for the ruling dispensation and its friends instead of the nation. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said at a press […]
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday said the mind of the Indian judiciary can be known to millions largely through the actions of trial courts and district judiciary and therefore, nothing is more important than to ‘preserve, protect and promote’ the independence and integrity of the judiciary at all levels. He […]
NEW DELHI: In a major push for a hands-on approach to governance, the Modi government is planning to rope in young professionals, seek suggestions from retiring officials and make the best use of technology for project monitoring, besides various other steps to be overseen by eight different groups comprising of members from the entire Council […]
NEW DELHI: More than 400 per cent increase in cybercrime cases committed against children was reported in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with most of them relating to publishing or transmitting of materials depicting children in sexually explicit act, according to the latest NCRB data. Top five states reporting cyber crimes against children are: Uttar […]
New Delhi: The tenures of Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can now be up to a maximum of five years from the present two years, according to two ordinances brought in by the government on Sunday. The Directors of CBI and ED enjoy a fixed tenure of […]