India

Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking to change boundaries of UP, Punjab and Haryana

29 Feb 2024 17:20 PM IST

The Delhi High Court rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Thursday that called for changing the boundaries of several North Indian states, including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. The petition also sought to relocate the capitals of Haryana and Punjab, as well as their High Courts. Justices Manmohan

Uttarakhand’s Chief Secretary has urged officials to ramp up millet production in the state

29 Feb 2024 17:16 PM IST

Uttarakhand’s Chief Secretary, Radha Raturi, has directed officials to increase millet production in the state during a meeting of the House of Himalaya and Millet Mission at the Vidhan Sabha Bhawan. She instructed the Agriculture and Horticulture Department to identify unused valleys and lands for expanding production of Mandua, Jhangora,

Union Cabinet Approves Nutrient-Based Subsidy Rates for Fertilizers, Including Three New Grades

29 Feb 2024 17:11 PM IST

The Union Cabinet, on Thursday, gave its approval to the proposal for Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the Kharif season of 2024, along with the addition of three new fertilizer grades under the NBS scheme. The estimated budgetary requirement for the Kharif season

Notification imposes restrictions on women for change in surname challenged in Delhi HC

29 Feb 2024 15:50 PM IST

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition challenging a notification issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs regarding the use of maiden names by married women. The notification reportedly requires married women seeking to use their maiden surname to submit a company

Pro-Pak slogan allegations: BJP accuses Karnataka govt of trying to ‘cover up’ issue

29 Feb 2024 15:18 PM IST

Basavaraj Bommai, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, has accused the state government of attempting to conceal the alleged incident involving pro-Pakistan slogans. “They are allowing pro-Pak (Pakistan) slogans inside Vidhan Sabha. This is a danger to the security and democracy of

Telangana: New Notice For 11,062 posts out for TS DSC recruitment

29 Feb 2024 14:02 PM IST

Commissioner of School Education, Telangana cancelled notification for 5,089 vacancies for the post of school teachers and non-teaching staff which was released on Sep 6, 2023 ( DSC-2023 Notification No. 20/RC-1/DSC/TRT/2023). The latest notification which has been released, contains 4,957 teaching positions across multiple categories; there are 796 openings for Special Education Teachers

SCBA embraces multi-lingualism, issues circulars in vernacular languages

29 Feb 2024 06:10 AM IST

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has taken a groundbreaking initiative by issuing its communications and circulars in vernacular languages, including Hindi and Urdu, in addition to the customary English communications. “For the first time in the history of the Supreme Court Bar, we have opted to issue circulars in

Big blow to Senthil Balaji as Madras HC dismisses his bail plea

29 Feb 2024 06:07 AM IST

The Madras High Court on Wednesday declined the bail petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who had been apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last year in connection with a money laundering case. This marked the second occasion in four months where the DMK leader’s plea

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Santhan dies in hospital

29 Feb 2024 06:05 AM IST

T Suthenthiraraja alias Santhan, 55, was one of the seven convicts who was released in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. He died on Wednesday at 7 50 am at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, due to cardiac arrest. Santhan had been suffering various ailments and undergoing treatment for

CBI & ED can arrest TMC leader wanted in Sandeshkhali case: HC

29 Feb 2024 06:01 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stated that both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have the liberty to arrest absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, emphasising that it is not solely the responsibility of the West Bengal police to apprehend him. Shahjahan recently

Historic alliance rally in Andhra Pradesh sets stage for political battle

29 Feb 2024 05:56 AM IST

In a monumental gathering that shook the political landscape of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena Party Leader Pawan Kalyan addressed a mammoth crowd of over 600,000 supporters at the ‘Telugu Jana’ Vijaya Ketanam Jenda Meeting. With fervent speeches and impassioned calls to action,

Bombay HC directs consideration of housing request for 26/11 survivor

29 Feb 2024 05:48 AM IST

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government’s housing minister to consider, “with sensitivity,” the request of Devika Rotawan, one of the youngest survivors of the 26/11 terror attacks case, for a house allocation under an Economically Weaker Section scheme. A division bench comprising Justices Girish Kulkarni and