SC asks EC to settle Trinamool symbol dispute within 3 months NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday asked Election Commission to decide the dispute between Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress and the rival faction over the “two flower with grass symbol” within three months and gave four weeks to the opposing groups to complete their pleadings and…
US exempts speciality drugs from tariffs on imports from India, 19 countries The US will not charge any ad valorem tariff on certain speciality drugs and associated ingredients used for treatment of rare medical conditions imported from India and 19 other countries.The US commerce department published the list of countries in the Federal Register as…
Ostrea angasi. Image Credit: Wikipedia Australian high school students have taken part in an underwater experiment aimed at bringing native oyster reefs back to Coffin Bay in South Australia. After receiving SCUBA training, the students helped place 28 restoration units across different sites in the bay. The structures were made from old oyster shells inside…
Fresh SC plea seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s suspension over unilateral powers NEW DELHI: A fresh petition filed in SC in the ongoing row surrounding CEC Gyanesh Kumar has sought his suspension and declaration that CEC cannot take unilateral decisions on EC’s behalf. It also sought that Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and all actions,…
Supreme Court questions UPI MDR, asks Centre, RBI to explain legal basis NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre, RBI and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to explain under which provision of law the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions was imposed, even though it refused to stay its implementation from Oct…
Supreme Court delays CBSE three-language rule for Class VI students New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday ordered CBSE to exempt Class VI students from the three-language policy, under which they have to choose two Indian languages. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, which had requested CBSE to…
The makers of ‘Ramayana‘ have officially announced the title of the much-awaited epic, with the first instalment will be ‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’.The announcement came with a poster unveiled on the occasion of lead actor Ranbir Kapoor’s birthday. The poster features the same visuals of Ranbir as Lord Ram and Yash as Ravana, accompanied…
Rice husk ash, a waste material from rice mills, may help make asphalt stiffer and more resistant to heat, according to a new study. Researchers tested asphalt mixed with different amounts of the ash to see how it behaved at different temperatures. The results showed that adding rice husk ash increased the asphalt’s stiffness, elasticity,…
Minors on social media: SC asks Centre to enforce 18-year age threshold by law NEW DELHI: Agreeing with Supreme Court, Centre on Monday said it would soon insert a provision in the Information and Technology Intermediary Rules to prevent social media intermediaries from allowing children under 18 years of age to open social media accounts,…
Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had all eyes on her as she took over the runway in style, as she attended the Paris Fashion Week on Monday. The actress turned heads as she walked the ramp in her royal avatar at the grand event in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background.The actress, who…