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LS passes bill on assisted reproductive tech; members flag rights of single parents, LGBTQ community

New Delhi, December 1 (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate and supervise assisted reproductive technology clinics, with various members urging the government not to exclude single parents and

India / 1st December 2021

Liability of father to maintain child continues till the son attains age of majority: SC

New Delhi, December 1 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that in a dispute between husband and wife the liability and responsibility of the father to maintain the child continues till the son attains th

India / 1st December 2021

Don't leave high courts at state govts' mercy for infrastructure funds, SC tells Centre

New Delhi, December 1 (PTI): The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre not to leave high courts at state governments' mercy for funding of judicial infrastructure and to develop a centralised mechanism w

India / 1st December 2021

FB, Insta purge about 22 mn content pieces in India in Oct

New Delhi, December 1 (IANS): Meta, the newly-formed parent company of Facebook and its family of apps, on Wednesday said that it has removed more than 21.8 million pieces of content in October on Facebook and

India / 1st December 2021

'You are insulting judges': SC warns ONGC of contempt over arbitrators' fees

New Delhi, December 1 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of contempt, for declining to pay fees to the arbitrators, retired judges, who have been arbitratin

India / 1st December 2021

AI can help overcome language, literacy barrier in India: Experts

New Delhi, December 1 (IANS): As digital transformation enters top gear amid the pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a solution to overcome language, literacy barrier in India, experts said he

India / 1st December 2021

Ordinance on extending tenure of CBI, ED chiefs won't create nepotism,disparity in bureaucracy: Govt

New Delhi, December 1 (PTI): The ordinance on extending the tenure of CBI and ED chiefs will not create nepotism in bureaucracy or bring disparity in service conditions of government officials, the Centre

India / 1st December 2021

No material to show larger conspiracy in 2002 riots, idea is to keep pot boiling : SIT to SC

New Delhi, December 1 (PTI): There was no material to substantiate claims of any larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots and the idea behind alleging that the violence was state-sponsored is to keep the pot

India / 1st December 2021

Rule of law remains greatest challenge faced by developing democracies like India: Justice Gita Mittal

New Delhi, December 1 (IANS): Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir & Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) along with Margaret Beazley, Former

India / 1st December 2021

Omicron variant can be detected by RT-PCR, RAT: ICMR chief

New Delhi, November 30 (IANS): New Covid variant Omicron doesn't escape the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) test and Rapid Antigen Test, Indian Council of Medical Research Director G

India / 30th November 2021

Stricter norms for int'l passengers to be effective from Tuesday midnight

New Delhi, November 30 (PTI): The strict norms for arriving international passengers, especially from 'at-risk' countries, will come into effect from Tuesday midnight and authorities are stepping their

India / 30th November 2021

'Waited for long', SC to decide punishment for Vijay Mallya in Jan

New Delhi, November 30 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it has waited for sufficiently long, and the process to award punishment to Vijay Mallya in a contempt of court, in which he was held guilty in J

India / 30th November 2021

No case of Omicron variant reported in India so far: Govt tells Parliament

New Delhi, November 30 (PTI): India has so far not reported any case of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed Parliament on Tuesday, underlining that the government

India / 30th November 2021

25 who underwent cataract operation in Bihar's Muzaffarpur lose eyesight

Patna, November 30 (IANS): At least 25 persons got severe infection in their eyes and eventually lost their eyesight after they underwent a cataract operation at a hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, an offici

India / 30th November 2021

No caste-wise census, except of SCs, STs, since Independence: Govt

New Delhi, November 30 (PTI): The Centre on Tuesday said it has not enumerated caste-wise population, other than SCs and STs, in Census since the Independence. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand

India / 30th November 2021

Centre committed to compensate states for 5 yrs for revenue loss due to GST roll out: FM

New Delhi, November 30 (PTI): The Centre is committed to compensate states for five years for the revenue loss due to GST implementation as provided in the statute, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on T

India / 30th November 2021

Will examine if orders mandating COVID-19 vaccination not proportional to personal liberty: SC

New Delhi, November 29 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday said that if orders passed by the States mandating COVID-19 vaccinations are not proportional to personal liberty, then it would examine them. The Ce

India / 29th November 2021

Leaders of 12 oppn parties condemn Centre over suspension of RS members

New Delhi, November 29 (PTI): Leaders of 12 opposition parties on Monday condemned the government for bringing a motion that led to the suspension of 12 members of Rajya Sabha for their unruly behaviour during

India / 29th November 2021

New Covid variant: Need well thought out plan for schools instead of prolonged closures, say experts

New Delhi, November 29 (PTI): With the new variant of COVID-19 sparking concerns and uncertainty, health and education experts have called for a well thought of plan for schools rather than prolonged closures a

India / 29th November 2021

SC concerned at low Covid ex-gratia claims, seeks wider publicity, simpler process

New Delhi, November 29 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern at state governments grappling with various issues in connection with Rs 50,000 ex-gratia distribution to next of kin of Covid victim

India / 29th November 2021

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