In South Carolina, temple committee defends Sabarimala temple’s ban on women entry
Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Devaswom Committee will submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court to preserve existing traditions Sabarimala TempleBoard chairman K Jayakumar on Monday expressed opposition to the 2018 ruling to open the hill shrine to women…
HC stays CAT relief for Wankhede
New Delhi: delhi high court Disciplinary proceedings have been resumed against Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede, who was punished for drugs seized in a 2021 case, invalidating relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).The…
SC: Employers must pay late payment penalties from their own pockets
NEW DELHI: Holding that welfare legislation enacted to extend benefits to a class of society should be given a “liberal and purposive interpretation” in favor of the beneficiaries, the Supreme Court said employers must pay penalty for late…
There are still 2 groups in Bangladesh that can quickly process CAA applications
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday set up two more empowered committees for Bengal to expedite processing of citizenship applications received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. This brings to four the number of commissions…
Iran war: Over 700 flights cancelled, international airfares surge in India
KOLKATA/HYDERABAD: As war between Iran and the US and Israel engulfs the entire Gulf region, one-way economy class fares on European airlines bypassing the Gulf from London to Mumbai soared to about Rs 2.90 lakh, while business class fares for the same…
Six hundred thousand babies are born with abnormalities every year, but there is no national registry to track them
New Delhi: Nearly 600,000 babies in India are born with congenital anomalies every year. However, the country has no national registry to track them.As infectious disease mortality rates decline and congenital conditions account for an increasing share…
Supreme Court warns AI-generated judgments will amount to misconduct
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday warned that judicial orders based on AI-generated, non-existent judgments would amount to misconduct and not just decision-making errors, signaling serious concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in court…
Iran war: Flights from West Asia resume, bringing stranded Indians home
NEW DELHI: In a bid to bring relief to hundreds of thousands of people stuck in West Asia since Saturday, Emirates, flydubai and Etihad Airways started operating special flights from Monday, including some to India.The Directorate General of Civil…
Middle East Tensions: PM Modi speaks to Saudi and Bahrain leaders; thanks them for protecting Indian communities
File photo New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Saudi Prime Minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and thanked both leaders for their concern for the Indian…
Delhi govt sets up 50 ‘Pink Saheli’ card centers; distribution starts from Tuesday
New Delhi: The Delhi government has set up around 50 centers across the city to facilitate the issuance of ‘Pink Saheli’ cards and the distribution process will begin from Tuesday.President Droupadi Murmu on Monday launched the Pink National…