‘Madam, I am ready to marry you’: When Pakistani journalist proposed to Vajpayee; what was ex-PM’s condition? | India News
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s bus ride to Lahore in February 1999 India’s beloved former prime minister…
AIIMS, Isro ink space medicine pact | India News
New Delhi:The All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Human Space Flight Centre on Monday signed an agreement to collaborate on space medicine, opening the door for research on how the human body behaves in space – and how those insights could improve healthcare on Earth.The collaboration establishes a framework…
Stressful, toxic people in your life may make you age faster, say researchers | India News
NEW DELHI: The company you keep may shape your life – and if it includes stressful or toxic people, it could even make you age faster.A new international study suggests that difficult or persistently stressful people in one’s social circle may quietly accelerate biological ageing and affect overall health.Researchers analysing social network data and biological…
Ram Gopal Varma reviews ‘Dhurandhar 2’ trailer, calls it ‘stratosphere level’ | Hindi Movie News
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has added his voice to the growing buzz around ‘Dhurandhar 2’ after the film’s trailer was released on March 7. The action-packed preview sparked a flurry of reactions online, and Varma took to social media to share his excitement about the scale and intensity teased in the sequel.Posting the trailer on…
97% of employers say English proficiency key now: Report
NEW DELHI: Nearly 97% of employers in India say English proficiency among employees is more important today than it was five years ago, while 87% believe the rapid adoption of AI is increasing the need for English skills at workplace, according to a global survey by ETS (Educational Testing Service), the organisationwhich is behind the…
Advocate files 5 PILs, gets SC flak for raising ‘frivolous’ pleas | India News
NEW DELHI: Advocate Sachin Gupta created a record of sorts on Monday by arguing five PILs one after the other spanning a range of issues – from inclusion of Pali language in the Sixth Schedule to garlic’s ‘tamasic’ quality – only to get a mouthful from Supreme Court and escape exemplary costs by a whisker.Arguing…
Little accountability put on heads & members of tribunals, says SC | India News
NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern over the functioning of tribunals, Supreme Court on Monday said little accountability was fastened on chairpersons and members of such bodies as they continued even when they were not good enough to write judgments or decide cases expeditiously.“They cannot be put under the control of the govt. They are not…
UP scholarship Phase 2 funds set for March 18 as verification status decides student payouts
The scholarship initiative, which is one of the pillars of the state welfare system, offers financial support to economically disadvantaged students so that they do not have to worry about their studies accumulating more academic costs. With the upcoming date of the disbursement, the authorities are encouraging applicants to pay close attention to their application…
SC closes contempt case after apology from YouTuber | India News
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday closed suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against YouTuber Ajay Shukla for his “defamatory” remarks against a former apex court judge after he tendered an unconditional apology.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma decided to accept Shukla’s apology and end the proceedings against him but warned him…
Can acid-attack survivors be given government jobs? SC to states | India News
NEW DELHI: Continuing with its humanitarian approach towards acid attack survivors, the SC on Monday asked the states and Union Territories to explain whether these physically disfigured people can be rehabilitated through preferential employment in govts and PSUs through a policy decision.Dealing with a PIL by acid attack survivor Shaheen Malik, a bench of CJI…
Let me be quizzed in all cases together: Ex-IAS officer in SC | India News
NEW DELHI: Ex-IAS officer Anil Tuteja, a powerful bureaucrat in the then Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress govt who is an accused in several major scams, on Monday requested the Supreme Court to direct the investigating agencies to interrogate him continuously in all the cases and then allow him bail till the completion of trials.Appearing for the…