The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s recent notification for recruitment of District Child Protection Officers (DCPO) has triggered concerns, mainly over a clause that the questions for one paper of the examination will be set only in English. The clause is in contrast to the notifications issued earlier this year for jobs in Group IV, Group…Continue Reading
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday said he had taken up with the UAE Justice Minister the issue of 175 pending extradition orders and 195 pending requests for exchange of prisoners and was assured that those would be looked into and expedited. The CJI was speaking at the civic reception hosted by the…Continue Reading
ReutersJOHANNESBURG: South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of Covid-19 infections among young children, even as the country recorded a further 16,055 infections and 25 deaths overnight on Friday. “We have always seen children not being heavily affected by the Covid epidemic in the past (and) not having many admissions (to hospitals).…Continue Reading
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the “atrocious” ISIS terror attack on a mosque in Afghanistan and other recent attacks against religious institutions in the war-torn country, references that India categorically insisted on in a statement issued by the powerful UN body and rejected any attempts to dilute them. The 15-nation UNSC issued the…Continue Reading