NEW DELHI: Deliberating on the right of an accused to bail, particularly in serious offences, Supreme Court Tuesday said personal liberty would have to take back seat if it is pitted against India’s sovereignty, and pointed out a lack of uniform application of prolonged incarceration as grounds for bail has resulted in similarly situated persons…
Meet me at the airport.” That’s the call to supporters from Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, who intends to return from the US on June 6, “fully aware I may be arrested on landing”. Dipke’s plan “is to lead a peaceful protest demanding immediate resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated examination failures”.Protest…
Now let’s apply the same principle to the décor on the shelves, coffee table, and wall arrangements. Group your décor objects, such as books, vases, candles, or artwork, in clusters of 3, 5, or 7 pieces. If you have photo frames on a shelf, go for three photos. Now, let’s move on to the plants….
NEW DELHI: A potentially debilitating wave of alleged cyberattacks struck CBSE’s newly launched Class 12 verification and re-evaluation portal within hours of its activation on Tuesday, raising fresh concerns over the cybersecurity preparedness of India’s high-stakes examination infrastructure and the safety of sensitive student data linked to the board’s on-screen marking (OSM) system.CBSE said the…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday removed CBSE chairperson Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta from their posts with immediate effect and ordered a one-member inquiry into the procurement of the digital evaluation (on-screen marking) system.The appointments committee of Cabinet approved the appointment of Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, additional secretary in the ministry of home affairs,…
NEW DELHI: Fuelled by unusually warm waters in the Pacific, El Nino is rapidly developing and is set to impact global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing risk of extreme weather in coming months, World Meteorological Organisation warned on Tuesday in an update that points to an “80% likelihood of El Nino forming in June-Aug”.This makes…
NEW DELHI: Foreigners who enter India on a visa valid for 180 days and wish to stay back beyond this period must now register with the competent authority prior to expiry of their visa, instead of the earlier norm which allowed them to register within 14 days of visa expiry, reportsThe Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment)…
NEW DELHI: Soon after the overhaul of index of industrial production (IIP) for the formal sector, govt machinery is preparing to enter the statistical blind spot of the vast informal economy. The statistics ministry is finalising plans to launch an entirely new index designed to measure monthly industrial production, specifically for the country’s vast informal…
NEW DELHI: India and the UK on Tuesday agreed to resolve the gaps so that the bilateral trade agreement can be implemented at the earliest.Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal held talks with UK secretary of state for business and trade Peter Kyle on addressing the ticklish issues as India has concerns over the steel…
Rupi Kaur (Image: Wikipedia) Few modern quotes circulate as widely as this one from Rupi Kaur. It appears in motivational posts, graduation speeches, recovery stories and personal reflections, often because it expresses something many people recognise from experience. The wording is simple. There is no complicated philosophy behind it, no long explanation attached. Yet it…