Category: NEW DELHI

• NEW DELHI

On December 13, 2022, the collegium recommended the five names for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court, namely Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Justice Manoj Misra.

Amid the recent crisis faced by Joshimath town in Uttarakhand, where homes and buildings are gradually submerging due to land subsidence, Power Minister R.K. Singh on Thursday told the Parliament that NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad project is far away from the town,

The plea filed by Sharma contended that the BBC documentary on Gujarat riots was released for public view. However, due to "fear of truth", the documentary has been banned from viewership in India by any means under rule 16 of the IT Act 2021.

The Supreme Court has told the concerned courts to consider modifying the conditions imposed if the undertrial prisoners fail to produce bonds within a month, while noting that most of them are behind bars after being granted bail by courts.

The top court stressed that pay revisions deter public servants from the lure of gratification: Supplementing their income by accepting money or other inducements for discharging their functions.

Apart from this, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia himself directed the excise commissioner to grant the licence on priority to Indospirit Marketing Pvt Ltd, the ED claimed.

Strongly denouncing the recent acts of violence against its diaspora, India on Thursday asked Australia to ensure that its territory is not used for activities detrimental to India's territorial integrity, security and national interest.

According to sources, after the Vijay Sankalp rally, BJP's Union ministers, senior leaders and chief ministers of other states, including Tripura, will make efforts to create an atmosphere in favour of the saffron party by holding 35 small and big rallies in the state.

The Supreme Court on Thursday orally observed that it has passed many orders in connection with hate speeches at events yet nobody was taking action, while agreeing to examine a plea against an alleged hate speech event scheduled on February 5 in Mumbai.

Parliamentary proceedings on Thursday were washed out amid noisy protests by the Congress-led opposition, which sought a discussion over research group Hindenburg's report on Adani Group.

Road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) has said that the increased allocation of Rs 10 lakh crore as capital expenditure in the Union Budget for the year 2023-24 will help boost logistics and connectivity across the nation.

Hours after its shares crashed at the bourses, the Adani Group on Wednesday evening decided to call off its Rs 20,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO), saying that money would be returned to the investors.

Aiming to discourage cheap imports from China and encourage domestic manufacturing, Customs duty on imitation jewellery has been enhanced from 20 per cent to 25 per cent in the Union Budget 2023-24 that was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought reply from Centre on a 2010 'Gajah Report' recommendation on conferring statutory status to a proposed body National Elephant Conservation Authority (NECA) for the preservation of elephant corridors.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to give wide publicity in the media that users aren't bound to accept its 2021 privacy policy and also WhatsApp's functionality would not be affected till the new data protection bill comes into effect.

The Budget documents showed that the major reduction is mainly due to lower money allocation for AI Asset Holding Ltd (AIAHL), a special purpose vehicle formed by the government and that holds various assets of national carrier Air India.

The Union Budget 2023-24 on Wednesday allocated Rs 28,138 crore to meet the requirements on account of revision of armed forces pensioners/ family pensioners under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.

The integration of the Ayush system in the National Health ecosystem has got a major boost in the Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday.

The Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, allocated Rs 5.94 lakh crore for the defence sector, marking a hike of 13 per cent over previous year's layout of Rs 5.25 lakh crore.

With Lok Sabha polls just a year away, the Narendra Modi-led government on Wednesday unveiled its last full union budget for 2023-24, which came loaded with tax relief for taxpayers, significant push towards capital spending and infrastructure as well as agriculture and defence.

Mindful of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Union Budget on Wednesday enhanced allocation to the government's ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission by 27 per cent to Rs 69,684 crore for 2023-24, from Rs 54,808 crore in the current fiscal.

Nakul Anand, Chairman of FAITH, the apex body of tourism and hospitality industry associations, said the Union Budget could have announced more direct support measures for the two sectors.

The Education Ministry has been allocated the highest ever Rs 112899.47 crore in the budget. Due to this rise the budgetary allocation for higher education has also gone up at Rs 44,094.62 crore compared to Rs 40,828.35 crore in 2022-23.

The government has steered clear of a populist Budget in what is the last full Budget before the general elections scheduled next year, analysts said on Wednesday.

Cigarettes are set to become costlier as the National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) on specified cigarettes has been revised in the Union Budget 2023-24.