New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a writ petition challenging Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (amended in 2017), which grants maternity benefits only to adoptive mothers who adopt a child below the age of three months. A bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Congress, led by its president, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday paid respect here to ‘Father of Nation’, Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary. Kharge, on his social media handle X, said, “On Martyrs’ Day, we pay our deepest respects to Bapu — the guiding light of our nation.” “His ideas…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on his 77th death anniversary. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Manohar lal Khattar, MoS Defence Sanjay Seth, Chief of Defence Staff, and Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and…
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (UNI) In a major jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party-Congress alliance in Chandigarh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Harpreet Kaur Babla was elected as the Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and Congress candidate Jasbir Singh Bunty as the Deputy Mayor. Babla got 19 votes in a 35-member house, whereas AAP’s candidate Premlata…
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal Former registrar Anita Chand, who was removed from the post of Nursing Council registrar on the orders of Madhya Pradesh High Court in the nursing scam, had challenged the order of the High Court in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has rejected her petition. Anita Chand had filed SLP and argued…
Invites Investment for Medical Park in Ujjain Bhopal: On the second day of his Japan tour, MP Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav met Daiki Arai, Director of AND Medical Company, in Tokyo to discuss opportunities for medical device manufacturing in Madhya Pradesh. CM Dr. Yadav highlighted the 75-acre Medical and Pharmaceutical Park being developed in…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the concept of regional or provincial domicile is incompatible with the Indian legal framework. It emphasized that all citizens of the country possess a single domicile — the “Domicile of India.” A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Justice SVN…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh’s petition challenging his expulsion from the Bihar Legislative Council for allegedly using defamatory language against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, which…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday accused Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena of playing politics on Yamuna water issue, stating that he should either fulfill his constitutional responsibilities or resign from his position. In a letter written to the Lieutenant Governor in response to one received from his office on January…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified its earlier order regarding the doctors’ protest against the RG Kar rape-murder incident stating that doctors who resumed duty after August 22, 2024, should not be treated as absent and must be considered on duty. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv…
