New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) The union Cabinet today granted approval for Phase‑III of a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at creating 5,000 additional postgraduate (PG) seats and 5,023 more MBBS (UG) seats in existing state, central and standalone medical colleges and hospitals with an increased cost ceiling of Rs 1.50 crore per seat. The total…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Amid fresh controversy triggered by US President Donald Trump’s remarks on the use of paracetamol during pregnancy, the World Health Organization (WHO) has rebut the claims, making it clear that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the common pain reliever to autism in children. At a White House event…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to submit detailed information on the custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in connection with 24 criminal cases, including terror funding charges. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria passed the order…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to create a dedicated online portal under the aegis of the union Home Ministry to trace missing children and monitor investigations in such cases. A Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan highlighted the lack of coordination among state and union…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to ensure that elections to all state bar councils are conducted by January 31, 2026. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh observed that many state bar council elections have not been…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court has declined to declare the arrest of Chinese national Alice Li, accused in a Rs 9 crore GST fraud case, as illegal. The Court directed her husband, petitioner Xu Xunfu, to approach the trial court for her bail. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan…
New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) The BJP today lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over remarks made in an interview to the Financial Times, accusing him of attempting to undermine public faith in the Election Commission and India’s democratic institutions through a “propaganda-based strategy.” Addressing a press conference in the national capital, BJP spokesperson…
New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana till October 15, who was sentenced for the 1995 assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court made it clear that no further adjournments would be granted. A bench of…
New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today agreed to urgently hear a plea filed by a Ramlila organizing committee challenging the Allahabad High Court’s ex-parte order restraining ongoing Ramlila celebrations at a school ground in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh allowed…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today cleared the doubling of the Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir–Tilaiya railway line section in the poll-bound Bihar. The 104-km rail project, with a capital investment of approximately Rs 2,192 crore, aims to augment the capacity of a key rail corridor…
