The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination…
The mediator informed that the parties have agreed to hold further discussions among themselves under his supervision NEW DELHI: After a bitter courtroom battle over the division of the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s assets, his family members are now cooperating in a Supreme Court-directed mediation process to arrive at an amicable settlement. The Supreme Court…
The vote approving the contempt resolution came a week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right A Senate committee Thursday voted along party lines to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the…
Passenger vehicle retail sales increased 19% year-on-year to 4.1 lakh units, crossing the four-lakh mark for the first time in July NEW DELHI: Alternative-fuel passenger vehicles are on the verge of overtaking petrol-powered models in India, with CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles accounting for 40.6% of passenger vehicle retail sales in July, just behind petrol’s…
Under the revised norms, candidates won’t be denied admission merely because their UDID card or disability certificate is temporary. NEW DELHI: Candidates cannot be denied admission to MBBS courses under the PwBD quota solely because they hold a temporary disability certificate or Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card, National Medical Commission (NMC) said. However, it made…
Another 15% chose “applying for job” as their next step, without indicating whether the job would be in India or overseas NEW DELHI: The foreign degree may be global, but the career plan is largely homeward-bound: 81% of Indian study-abroad aspirants surveyed by Oxford International said they planned to return to India after completing their…
SC said in court monitored investigations, sanctions for prosecution should be granted promptly NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has put a spoke in efforts of defaulting realtors to escape CBI probe by settling with a few homebuyers. The court said these builders would continue to be investigated for cheating homebuyers and siphoning off their deposits…
Kharge said they had been demanding Shah’s statement on police “excess” against students for the past 15 days and that the PM should apologise to students NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Thursday cleared the Appropriation Bill, 2026, which authorises withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to cover excess expenditure of around Rs…
Sources said Rahul Gandhi called a meeting with UP Congress MPs on Tuesday, where he sought the views of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members NEW DELHI: Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh have told the party leadership that there should be an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the 2027 assembly elections, brightening the prospects…
Rahul said students in the country are protesting against a flawed education system. NEW DELHI: Flooded with queries on Instagram about his stand on the ongoing Jharkhand students’ protests, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said every government should try to change an education system that has “collapsed” and is “expensive and oppressive”, be it government of…