New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a contempt plea filed by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) alleging contempt for a demolition stay order, saying there is no direct involvement by the petitioners. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved setting up a venture capital (VC) fund with a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore under the aegis of IN-SPACe to promote startups in the space sector. Briefing media on Cabinet decisions here today, Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B)…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary, the Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Secretary of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) following the reported death of a four-year-old boy…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stated on Thursday that road safety cannot be achieved without integrating advanced engineering solutions, enforcement of laws, and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). Addressing the 12th edition of the Traffic InfraTech Expo here, Gadkari underscored the alarming…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) In a big push to infrastructure development in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday cleared two rail projects with an estimated cost of Rs 6,798 crore. The projects are scheduled to be completed in five years and…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) In view of Cyclone Dana making a landfall along the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal, the Indian Navy is preparing to conduct Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. The Eastern Naval Command, in coordination with Naval Officers-in-Charge (NOIC) in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal, have activated a…
Bengaluru, Oct 24 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday moved the Karnataka High Court, challenging the single judge’s order that upheld Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in connection with the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. The appeal, filed on October 23, seeks to overturn the order passed by Justice…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the criminal proceedings initiated by the Uttar Pradesh Police against a journalist for writing articles on alleged caste discrimination in the UP government. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan granted interim protection to the journalist Mamta…
Agra (UP), Oct 24 (UNI) A threat has been received to blow the Kheria airport of the district after which the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has registered a case at Shahganj police station, police sources said here on Thursday. Police sources said that in the complaint it has been stated that on October 4,…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The President of Spain Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his spouse Begona Gomez will pay an official visit to India from October 27 – 29. This will be his first visit to India. The visit of the President of Spain is taking place after 18 years. He is visiting on the…
