New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court has set aside the appointments of 1,091 assistant professors and 67 librarians made by the Punjab Government in October 2021, reiterating that the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations are binding on a State that has adopted them. A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended a warm welcome to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on his return to Earth following a landmark mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), hailing it as a defining moment in India’s space exploration journey. Group Captain Shukla, an Indian Air Force officer, became the…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, alleging that their close associate was involved in a narcotics case in Maharashtra. The party also criticised the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu over alleged irregularities in land record management…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of the registration of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalimeen (AIMIM) as a political party, but allowed the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition raising broader issues regarding the validity of political parties with religious objectives. A bench comprising Justice…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted interim protection to Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook allegedly containing derogatory references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS. A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Aravind Kumar directed that the matter be listed after August 15…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, met Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today, emphasising the need for a productive session in the Upper House. In a post shared on X, Kharge said, “The Opposition wants a productive…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian ever to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), is on his way back. A live broadcast showed the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission undocking from the orbiting laboratory with its four-member crew on Monday. It is expected to splash…
San Diego/Bengaluru, July 15 (UNI) Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 commercial mission safely returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California today. The return marked the successful completion of India’s second human spaceflight and Shukla’s pioneering role…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) India has made significant strides in childhood immunisation, achieving a 43% reduction in the number of zero-dose children to .9 million in 2024 against 1.6 million the previous year, according to a joint statement by World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF here. This development comes as part of a broader…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, whose execution was set for tomorrow in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, on charges of murder, has been postponed — thanks to the efforts of Indian officials who were in regular touch with the authorities there, sources said. “In the case of Ms. Nimisha Priya,…
