NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government has constituted a nine-member expert committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine and finalise the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026.The proposed legislation is expected to be introduced during the assembly’s August session, with indigenous communities proposed to remain outside its ambit.In a…
The latest allegations come at a time when the NEET-UG paper leak had triggered a major political storm and forced govt to promise stricter safeguards in high-stakes exams New Delhi: An organised examination racket is operating across several states, according to Haryana-based advocate and student leader Deepak Dhankhar, who claims the UGC-NET Sociology question paper…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday handed an early edge to its opponents in the upcoming Bankipur Assembly bypoll after its candidate, Abhishek Kumar Sinha, pulled out of the contest, citing “family reasons.“The move gave fresh ammunition to the opposition, which claimed that the saffron party was “jittery at the prospect of a defeat”…
On July 15, the panel will meet to discuss the affordability and accessibility of healthcare facilities in the public and private sectors. NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare will meet on July 16 to discuss the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) under the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act,…
The ministry said the products covered include certain herbal and medicinal liquid preparations, including cardamom and ginger tinctures. NEW DELHI: Oral medicinal formulations containing more than 12% ethyl alcohol and sold in bottles larger than 30 ml will soon require a doctor’s prescription after the Centre amended the Drugs Rules to curb their misuse.Officials said…
NEW DELHI: In the Union territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, 29.7% of electors have been deleted from the draft electoral roll published on Friday, with officials overseeing the SIR (special intensive revision attributing the unique trend to the UT’s large migrant workforce and heavily industrialised economy.The largest share of deletions…
India and New Zealand on Saturday officially elevated their ties to strategic partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Auckland at the invitation of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.PM Modi and his counterpart Luxon inked 18 agreements, setting out an ambitious framework to deepen cooperation across trade, agriculture, security, innovation and…
PM Modi gifts former Australia skipper Steve Waugh two-decade-old photograph during MCG visit Australia’s T20 competition, Big Bash League, will travel thousands of kilometres for its opening match between defending champions Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades, which will take place in Chennai on Dec 12.Australian PM Anthony Albanese made the announcement after a meeting with…
NEW DELHI: A “petitioner-in-person”, Prabal Pratap, on Friday caught a Supreme Court bench and advocates by surprise when he “ordered” the judges to register a case against a police officer in Lucknow, threw a bunch of papers in the courtroom and then went on to swear at the CJI.Appearing along with co-petitioner Chandra Bhan before…
A writ petition for access to a life-saving breast cancer medicine, Ribociclib, filed before Kerala high court in June 2022 has been listed for final hearing 57 times since Jan 21, 2023, without the matter being heard.The working group on access to medicines has written to Chief Justice of India, requesting him to consider steps…
