SC finds audit of child shelters ‘frightening’
The Supreme Court called the preliminary contents of a social audit conducted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as “frightening.”
SC questions second chance for those left out of NRC Assam
The Supreme Court asked the Union government whether it is giving the over 40 lakh people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, a “second chance” to gain citizenship by allowing them to produce fresh documents to prove their Indian legacy.
Jatropha powers India’s first biofuel flight
A blend of oil from jatropha seeds and aviation turbine fuel propelled the country’s first ever bio jet fuel-powered flight on Monday between Dehradun and Delhi.
Iran asks UN to act against ‘economic strangulation’ by U.S.
Iran on Monday demanded the UN’s top court to suspend U.S. nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, accusing Washington of plotting its “economic strangulation”.
SC stresses adverse impact of female genital mutilation
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the Constitution does not allow a person to cause injury to another.
Bill to protect Khasi women from outsiders
The chief of an autonomous council in Meghalaya has justified a controversial bill to prevent women of the Khasi tribe from marrying non-Khasis, insisting it could protect them from deadly diseases such as HIV-AIDS transmitted through marriage with outsiders.
Bill to protect Khasi women from outsiders
The chief of an autonomous council in Meghalaya has justified a controversial bill to prevent women of the Khasi tribe from marrying non-Khasis, insisting it could protect them from deadly diseases such as HIV-AIDS transmitted through marriage with outsiders.
Online registration of drones must from Dec. 1
Drones, their operators and pilots will have to be mandatorily registered on aviation regulator DGCA’s online portal effective December 1.
PSU banks plan closure of 70 overseas offices in FY18
Public sector banks are in the process of closing or rationalising about 70 overseas operations as part of capital conservation exercise.
New copters to enable tech transfer
The Defence Ministry is shortly expected to release project-specific implementation guidelines for the 111 naval utility helicopters to be procured under the Strategic Partnership (SP) model. However, foreign companies say there is still some clarity required on crucial legal, liability and technology transfer issues.