CBSE changes its affiliation rules
THE CENTRAL Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has amended its affiliation norms:
SC bars States from diverting money from CAMPA funds
The Supreme Court has barred State governments from diverting money from their Compensatory Afforestation and Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds
Rural Development Ministry survey
Kuligod in Karnataka’s Belagavi district is the country’s best developed village, but more than a third of the gram panchayats ranked in the top 10 are in Andhra Pradesh, according to the findings of an ongoing Rural Development Ministry survey.
SC relief for ‘amicable couple’
The Supreme Court has allowed a couple to go their separate ways without waiting for the mandatory “cooling-off” period of six months on learning that they have decided to part as friends.
POCSO Act: no time bar to report crimes
Survivors of child sexual abuse can file a police complaint after they become adults.
12 courts set up to try MPs and MLAs, Centre informs Supreme Court
The apex court had taken note of the long silence from the States and UTs about their respective legal battles against criminality and corruption in politics.
Victim of a crime should have a say in punishment: Supreme Court
The victim of a crime should have a say in the punishment of the criminal the Supreme Court has said.
Why cyclones hit the east coast in October, and how they are predicted
Cyclone Titli became the third major cyclone to hit the Odisha-Andhra coastal zone in the last five years, all in October.
Panel to study issues raised by #MeTooIndia
The government will set up a committee of judges and lawyers to examine the existing legal and institutional framework to deal with complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace.
SC stays Uttarakhand court order banning ‘fatwas’
The Supreme Court stayed an Uttarakhand High Court’s order that had banned all religious outfits, bodies, panchayats and groups in the state from issuing “fatwas”.