The Centre on Tuesday asked states and Union territories to review infrastructure preparedness, including re-establishment of field and makeshift facilities, so that they are not found wanting if there is a surge in hospital admissions due to escalation in Covid cases. To tackle a possible rise in COVID-19 cases, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on…Continue Reading
A day after Rajya Sabha secretariat countered the Congress’s charge that Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had left it to the government and Opposition to resolve the stalemate over the suspension of 12 MPs from the House, the Centre accused the Grand Old Party of “casting aspersions” on the functioning of a constitutional authority. The Congress,…Continue Reading
In the absence of a regulatory body, ed-tech startups have been mushrooming in India, particularly in the last two years of the pandemic.As the pandemic disrupted the traditional brick-and-mortar education, the ed-tech startups rushed to help schools transition from offline to online.However, there have been various claims made by the students and parents about the…Continue Reading
The Centre has initiated disciplinary proceedings against suspended IPS officer Param Bir Singh, Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said in the state Assembly on Wednesday. Singh was placed under suspension earlier this month after he was named as an accused in multiple cases of extortion in Mumbai and Thane. The former Mumbai police commissioner…Continue Reading
Representative imageNEW DELHI: The Centre will review its Covid vaccination plan at the end of December by when it aims to have fully vaccinated 65% of the adult population. The discussion will include booster or third dose for high-risk people as well as vaccination for children, a senior official source said. “We will review the…Continue Reading
Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 | Last Update : 11:44 PM IST ANIPublished Dec 15, 2021, 4:59 pm ISTUpdated Dec 15, 2021, 4:59 pm IST This has been challenged in Supreme Court and the matter is under consideration by the Supreme Court, she further informed Rajya Sabha. (Representative Photo: PTI) New Delhi: Minister for Social Justice…Continue Reading
Junior home minister Nityanand Rai informed that Uttar Pradesh not only accounted for the highest arrests of those below 30 (931) under the anti-terror law in the past three years.NEW DELHI: Nearly 57% of those arrested in the country under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between 2018 and 2020 were below 30 years of age,…Continue Reading
Nothing is happening on ground to control the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and directed the Centre and Delhi government to come out with suggestions to control the pollution within 24 hours, observing, “you cannot fire bullets from our shoulders”. Stating that “we cannot…infuse creativity in your bureaucracy”, the…Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to gather information from the States on the progress made on disbursal of ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50,000 to the kin of COVID-19 victims and pulled up the Gujarat government for issuing notification constituting a scrutiny committee contrary to its directions. A bench of Justices MR Shah…Continue Reading
AS INDIA seeks global collaboration on regulating cryptocurrencies, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi identifying them at the Sydney Dialogue Thursday one of the key areas where democracies should work together, the Centre is deliberating on a taxation framework for the sector following concerns that digital currencies are skirting the banking system. Government officials told The…Continue Reading