New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In a major step towards strengthening India’s maritime security and promoting indigenous defence capabilities, Achal, the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) in a series of eight being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), was launched in Goa on Monday. Designed and constructed under stringent dual-class certification from the American Bureau…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Reaffirming India’s pivotal role in the global pharmaceutical industry, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel on Monday pointed out that 70 percent of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) total vaccines are sourced from India. She also highlighted that 14 percent of generics imported by the United…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday emphasised the need to adopt a zero-casualty approach in the face of disasters, asserting that while the country is well-prepared to handle such situations, it must also address their root causes. Addressing the annual conference of relief commissioners and disaster response forces of…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday held that an individual working in a registered society, even if it qualifies as a “state” under Article 12 of the Constitution, cannot be treated as a government servant. The observation came while dismissing a plea challenging an order of the Tripura High Court that…
New Delhi, Jun 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the plea of Amtek Group promoter Arvind Dham seeking interim relief in a money laundering case, questioning the maintainability of his fresh application after a previous rejection by a three-judge bench. A vacation bench comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice PB Varale…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Samajwadi Party (SP) challenging an Allahabad High Court order that restrained its district president in Pilibhit from filing further writ petitions related to the alleged eviction of the party from its office in Pilibhit. However, the…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Soon after the government issued a notification declaring the 16th Caste Census to begin from 2027, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the opposition Congress party of always cheating and suppressing the rights of OBCs. “The OBC community has always been betrayed by the Congress. If the Congress…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In the past five-and-a-half months, India has lost 91 royal tigers—an alarming figure – due to poaching, territorial disputes, human-wildlife conflicts, train mishaps and natural causes, according to data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). On an average, this equates to nearly 17 tiger deaths every month. If this…
Amaravati, June 16 (UNI) The Meteorological Centre has forecast thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam over the next five days. In its daily weather report issued on Monday, the Met Centre said similar weather conditions are expected in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during the next…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the Gazette notification issued by the Government on the 16th Census, calling it a “damp squib” that offers no clarity and “remains silent on the inclusion of caste data”. On his social media handle X, Ramesh said that the notification merely reiterates…
