NEW DELHI: A five-judge bench of Supreme Court led by CJI B R Gavai will on Thursday give its opinion on the Presidential reference questioning SC’s power to fix timelines for the President and governors to grant, refuse and withhold assent to bills passed by assemblies.A bench of CJI Gavai, CJI-designate Surya Kant, and Justices…
Lucknow: Interrogation of the arrested accused in the Delhi blast case has revealed a deeper chain of influence, with investigators claiming that the arrested Kashmir-based cleric, Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, radicalised the key conspirators. Investigators say he systematically targeted young medical professionals using layered indoctrination and emotional manipulation.Maulvi Irfan first radicalised Dr Muzammil by establishing a…
NEW DELHI: Amitabh Kant, India’s former sherpa to G20, has said the country needs to fire on all cylinders to reach the goal of a $30 trillion economy. “If we want to create an employable population, it is very critical to focus on improving health outcomes and nutrition standards as we-ll. If we want to…
MUMBAI: Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) has forayed into the petcare market with its brand Waggies that will offer pet food at an affordable pricing, stepping up competition against players such as the local units of Mars Petcare, Nestle and Godrej Consumer Products. RCPL is eyeing consumers in a market that is still nascent but growing…
Lucknow: In a first, the state govt has come up with a special training module, ‘Navarambh’, to connect children from child and juvenile shelter homes with the mainstream.The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), in collaboration with the women welfare department and Unicef, selected 46 teachers from the basic education department for expert…
NEW DELHI: National security adviser of Bangladesh, Khalilur Rahman, met NSA Ajit Doval here on Wednesday, said the Bangladesh high commission. According to a statement, the NSAs discussed the functioning of the Colombo Security Conclave and key bilateral issues. Rahman also invited Doval to visit Bangladesh.The statement by Bangladesh high commission said, “Bangladesh delegation to…
Lucknow: As the state govt inches closer to collecting one crore suggestions for the Viksit Uttar Pradesh 2047 vision document, the planning department has started stakeholders’ meetings with various departments coming together to discuss development strategies.On Wednesday, the social welfare department organised a meeting with participation from nine departments, including social welfare, minority affairs, women…
Varanasi: A Pocso court in Varanasi has sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. Special judge (Pocso) Vinod Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 on the convict Irshad, a resident of Ramnagar in Varanasi.The court delivered the verdict within 11 months of the crime. Special public…
Lucknow: The reduction in stamp and registration charges for rent agreements is set to be implemented across the state from Thursday. The proposal to reduce the stamp and registration duties by as much as 90%, cleared by the Cabinet recently, was notified on Wednesday.A govt official said until now, UP saw an average of 36,000…
Eric Schmitt, Truman State and Saint Louis University Law alum, calls OPT a ‘cheap labour pipeline’ for foreign students Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, a political science graduate from Truman State University, has described the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme for foreign students as a “cheap labour pipeline,” calling for its termination. He argued that such…
