Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:39:41
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was open to the suggestion of conducting NEET, a single window entrance test for admissions for MBBS and BDS courses, in Urdu medium also from next academic year.
The central government, represented by Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, however, told the bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi that it was not feasible to introduce Urd
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:37:39
Rajya Sabha on Friday passed a Bill to amend a 49-year-old law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China, amid a walkout by the entire Opposition. The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, which amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968, was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha despite the opposition demanding def
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:36:05
Women working in the organised sector will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Parliament passed a bill on Thursday in this regard that will benefit about 1.8 million women.
The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more people and the entitlement will be for only up to first two children. For third child, the entitlement will be for only
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:32:42
New Delhi [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): After calling for action against Australia captain Steven Smith and batsman Peter Handscomb in relation to the DRS controversy in the Bengaluru Test, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has withdrawn its complaint it had filed with the ICC.
In its complaint, the BCCI said that both the Australian players had committed an alleged level 2 offence for a
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:31:37
Australia's premier pacer Mitchell Starc was today ruled out of the remaining two Tests against India with a stress fracture in his right foot, dealing a major blow to the team's fortunes.
Starc was handy with both bat and ball in the opening two Tests, picking up five wickets besides scoring a crucial half century on a rank turner in Pune.
"Mitchell experienced some pain in his right foot d
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:26:33
As many as 348 armed forces personnel committed suicide since 2014, with the highest 276 from the army.
A total of eight cases of fratricide were also reported during the period, as per details given by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha.
The number of Indian Air Force personnel who committed suicide was 60 and from Navy, it was 12.
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:24:23
With various exit polls showing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in Assembly elections held recently in four of the five states, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said exit polls that have given the BJP an edge over other parties in Uttar Pradesh were "wrong" and claimed his party in alliance with the SP would win the elections.
Giving examples of how the pollsters' predict
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:20:52
he Supreme Court today issued a bailable warrant against a sitting Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan for non-appearance in a contempt case, an order unprecedented in the annals of Indian judiciary.
Justice Karnan hit back at the apex court over the warrant to ensure his presence before it on March 31, calling it "unconstitutional" and alleged he was being targetted for being a Dalit.
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Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:18:33
The CISF is trying to do away with the practice of stamping hand baggage tags of fliers at all airports soon in order to make air travel more comfortable, the chief of the paramilitary force today said.
Delivering his address on the occasion of the 48th Raising Day of the force here, CISF Director General O P Singh said the force has already conducted a trial in this regard and it has been succ
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