The Karnataka government told the High Court that there is no restriction on wearing Hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline.Countering the petitioner Muslim girls from Udupi district, who challenged the restriction on Hijab inside the educational institutions, Karnataka Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi said the right to wear the headscarf falls under…Continue Reading

WTO gives China right to impose tariffs on $645 million of U.S. goods

The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorised China on Wednesday to impose $645 million of compensatory tariffs against the United States in a ruling immediately blasted by Washington. China went to the WTO in 2012 to challenge anti-subsidy tariffs the United States imposed between 2008 and 2012, mainly during the term of U.S. President Barack Obama,…Continue Reading

IAS officers have no right to claim cadre of choice: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a candidate cannot claim allocation of cadre of his/her choice as a matter of right after qualifying civil services examination as he/she opts for serving anywhere in the country with “eyes wide open”. A bench of justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian passed the order while adjudicating…Continue Reading