SC:DECISION ON GOVERNOR’S POWERS WON’T DEPEND ON POLITICAL PARTY IN POWER
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its decision in case of the governor’s powers will not depend on the political party in power. The Court was hearing a Presidential reference that questions its April ruling which prescribed timelines for the President and the Governor to decide on bills. The Constitution Bench of Chief […]
RESEARCH: WORLD PEOPLE PREFER SELF-RELIANT STRATEGIES
MOST PEOPLE ‘GO IT ALONE’ TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS NEW DELHI: When faced with tough decisions, humans the world over prefer reflecting on their own rather than accepting advice or information from elsewhere, researchers report. In a study encompassing 13 languages, 12 research teams, and 12 countries over five continents, the same findings cut across […]
BIHAR SIR: CLAIMS TO BE CONSIDERED EVEN AFTER SEPT 1 DEADLINE
NEW DELHI: Noting the submission of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that claims and objections to the Bihar draft electoral rolls will be considered even after the September 1 deadline and even after final publication of rolls, the Supreme court has directed the Bihar Legal Services Authority (BLSA) to instruct all district legal services […]
PIL FOR TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
PIL FOR TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central and State Governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea by a Class XII student seeking directions for the inclusion of transgender-inclusive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in school curricula and textbooks prepared by the National […]
SC REJECTS PIL AGAINST 20% ETHANOL BLENDING IN PETROL
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) against 20% blending of ethanol in Petrol. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order after the Central government opposed the plea and claimed that E20 fuel benefits sugarcane farmers. The government […]
SC UPHOLDS TELANGANA’S 4-YEAR RESIDENCE RULE FOR DOMICILE QUOTA IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS
SC UPHOLDS TELANGANA’S 4-YEAR RESIDENCE RULE FOR DOMICILE QUOTA IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Telangana’s 4-year residence rule for domicile quota in the medical admissions. The law mandates that even permanent residents of Telangana must have studied or resided in the State for four consecutive years to avail domicile […]
HIDDEN BRANCH IN HUMAN EVOLUTION
NEW DELHI: Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with multiple species coexisting. Newly discovered teeth reveal a previously unknown species of Australopithecus that lived alongside some of the earliest Homo specimens nearly […]
SC TO HEAR THE PLEA ON BIHAR ROLLS
SC TO HEAR ON MONDAY PLEA FOR DIRECTION TO EC TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS IN BIHAR ROLLS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on September 1 a plea by the RJD and others seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to extend the time for filing claims in respect of […]
MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS IS NOT GOOD
TOO MANY PILLS IN MIDDLE AGE MAY HARM YOUR STRENGTH AND BALANCE NEW DELHI: A new study suggests that taking multiple medications may be associated with how strong, mobile, and steady you feel even before old age sets in. Researchers using the long-running CARDIA study looked at data from nearly 2,000 adults, average age 60, and […]
KHARGE: GOVT FAILED TO STRIKE A TRADE DEAL, PROTECT NATION
NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the government has failed to protect the nation as a report of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), suggested that almost 1% of the GDP could be impacted, and that China would benefit. Launching a scathing attack on the Union government after the additional tariffs imposed […]
