In order to have 50 per cent students in universities, India needs to double the varsities’ strength to 2,500, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam has said. Delivering a keynote address at the Indian School of Business (ISB) here on Friday,...
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In a significant development, India and Japan have inked an agreement for co-development of a specialised stealth radio communication equipment used by naval warships. This would be the first case of co-development or co-production of defence equipment between the two...
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will visit Nepal next week with a multi-pronged focus on enhancing military ties between the two nations. The visit is important in the backdrop of Nepal having refused to send Gorkha troops to the Indian...
Once done, will be first co-development agreement
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will investigate the November 11 incident in which 10 suspected militants were killed in an encounter with security forces and the November 7 case in which a tribal woman was killed after being set on...
India has reiterated its stand on climate finance during the ongoing negotiations at the COP29 summit in Baku, stating that developed countries need to commit to mobilise at least $1.3 trillion every year till 2030 to aid developing countries in...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “batenge to katenge” slogan for Hindu unity has divided BJP’s own allies and cadres. After Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dissociated with the slogan saying he did not support it, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis on...
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the rationale behind a provision which denies maternity leave benefits to women who adopt a child above the age of three months. The top court was hearing a plea challenging the...
Noting that there is a legislative vacuum, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to spell out its stand on putting in place a comprehensive framework for rehabilitation of victims of sex trafficking. “Human and sex trafficking are crimes that...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at 24 locations in poll-bound Maharashtra and neighbouring Gujarat as part of a money laundering probe against a Malegaon-based trader who allegedly misused bank accounts for electoral malpractice. The searches were...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it failed to comply with orders of the Indian authorities under the Information Technology Rules (IT Rules). A...
Days after Justice Sanjiv Khanna took over as the 51st Chief Justice of India, the Supreme Court Registry has issued a fresh roster for the allocation of new cases to 16 Benches of the Supreme Court. It has been decided...
The Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, will inaugurate the 8th edition of the Military Literature Festival (MLF), scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on November 30 and December 1. Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann is...
Dominica on Thursday announced the decision to bestow Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest national honour, The Dominica Award of Honour, a move Delhi described as an apt recognition of the PM’s leadership and solidarity with the Global South....
Independent MLA candidate Naresh Meena was arrested following high drama and violence on Thursday a day after he slapped SDM Malpura Amit Chaudhary outside a polling booth in Rajasthan’s Tonk district. The violence has been going on since Wednesday evening...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the police are bound to register an FIR in case of noise pollution. The Bench also directed the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police to be vigilant and take appropriate steps...
The Centre on Wednesday released new guidelines to regulate misleading advertisements by coaching institutes, prohibiting false claims like 100 per cent selection or 100 per cent job security. The final guidelines, drafted by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), come...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested four persons, including two Bangladeshi nationals, on Wednesday in a money laundering probe linked to alleged illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals. The move comes a day after the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across 17 locations...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has nominated Justice Surya Kant as the chairperson of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. Justice Kant was nominated to the post by CJI Khanna in exercise of the powers conferred by Section...
Jharkhand witnessed 66.18 per cent polling in the first phase of the Assembly elections in 43 constituencies on Wednesday. Lohardaga seat recorded the highest voter turnout at 73.21 per cent, followed by Saraikela-Kharsawan seat, from where former chief minister Champai...
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The Inter-State Council, a committee that probes and gives suggestions on disputes between states, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman and nine Union Ministers and all Chief Ministers its members. Senior ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit...
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar for his alleged remarks on the national emblem and the West Bengal Police. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) had complained against the leader to...
The Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the BJP, accusing it of posting a “misleading” advertisement on social media that contained “false information” about INDIA bloc leaders as part of its campaign for the Jharkhand...
The BJP on Monday petitioned the Election Commission of India demanding FIRs against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader Rahul Gandhi over alleged violations of laws, Representation of People’s Act and Model Code of Conduct. In a memorandum to the...
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was on Monday sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India, has been trying to locate a pre-Independence building in Amritsar constructed by his grandfather Sarav Dayal. Dayal, a famous lawyer of his time, had...
Four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the annual India-Russia Summit, increased business opportunities in trade and investment are being worked upon by the two sides. Speaking during the India-Russia Business Forum in...
The National Investigation Agency on Monday conducted simultaneous searches at nine locations across the country in connection with activities promoted by some Bangladeshi nationals as part of terror group Al-Qaida’s conspiracy to destabilise India. Officials said the crackdown, which was...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the Directors-General of Police for Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh to ensure victims or complainants in criminal cases receive updates on investigation progress within 90 days. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar clarified that complainants...
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