J&K Judicial Academy organizes refresher prog for Judicial Officers of UTs of J&K, Ladakh

Srinagar: The J&K Judicial Academy on Saturday organized a one-day Refresher programme on “Remand & Bail Jurisprudence – Basic Principles, Parameters and Conditions with Special Provisions on Bail under General and Special Laws, Reasonable Exercise of Judicial Discretion and Order Writing” for the participant Judicial Officers of Kashmir province at Judicial Academy Srinagar and for […]

Central agency warns of phone virus that hacks into call logs, camera

Central agency warns of phone virus that hacks into call logs, camera

New Delhi: An Android malware called ‘Daam’ that infects mobile phones and hacks into sensitive data like call records, contacts, history and camera has been found to be spreading, the national cyber security agency has said in its latest advisory. The virus is also capable of “bypassing anti-virus programs and deploying ransomware on the targeted […]

Delhi University scraps chapter on Allama Iqbal from BA Political Science

Delhi University scraps chapter on Allama Iqbal from BA Political Science

DU Academic Council clears syllabi changes New Delhi: The Delhi University‘s Academic Council has approved several resolutions, including some contentious ones like the implementation of a four-year integrated teacher education programme, despite dissent by some members. The council also cleared several syllabi changes, including the scrapping of a chapter on Muhammad Iqbal from the BA […]

Court not an institution to sermonise society on morality, ethics: SC

New Delhi: Court is not an institution to sermonise society on morality and ethics and rather, it is bound by the rule of law while taking decisions, the Supreme Court has said. The top court made this observation while ordering premature release of a woman convicted for murder of two children. The woman had an […]

Opp boycott of new Parl building inauguration an insult: Thakur

New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday hit out at the Opposition for its decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building, saying it was an “insult” to the institution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new Parliament building on Sunday and 20 Opposition parties, including Congress, AAP, TMC […]

Boycotting NITI Aayog meeting by some CMs is anti-people, irresponsible: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday lashed out at chief ministers who boycotted the governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog, calling their decision “anti-people” and “irresponsible”. The meeting, which will deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047, […]

PM pays tributes to Nehru

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary. India’s first and longest-serving prime minister, Nehru, died in office in 1964. Modi tweeted, “On his death anniversary, I pay tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.” PTI Press Trust of Indiakashmirreader.com

Indian Overseas Congress releases video inviting NRIs for interaction with Rahul Gandhi

Washington: The Indian Overseas Congress has released a promotional video inviting Indian Americans for an exclusive interaction with “visionary statesman” Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the US next month. Congress leader Gandhi, 52, is scheduled to arrive in the US next week on a three-city tour. Starting with San Francisco where he is scheduled […]

Int’l tourist footfall in India will increase if citizens promote places they visit: Jaishankar

Rajpipla (Gujarat): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that international tourist footfall in the country will increase if domestic tourism is promoted by people by way of sharing their experiences about the places they visit. He was talking to reporters here on the second day of his two-day Gujarat tour, during which he […]

Elon Musk’s startup gets go-ahead for human test of brain implants

Elon Musk’s startup gets go-ahead for human test of brain implants

San Francisco: Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Neuralink said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first in-human clinical study is “an important first step” for its technology, which is intended to let brains interface directly […]