Category: Nation
Early Tamil Culture Bears ‘Extraordinary’ Influence of Vedic Traditions
NEW DELHI: The Tamil language attained classical status by adopting Vedic and Sanskrit traditions, even.
Supreme Court Says Divorce Decree by Catholic Church Court is Invalid
New Delhi: Supreme Court has ruled that divorces granted by Catholic Church Courts have no legal validity.
It said that only civil courts in the country have the authority to grant divorce.
Prime Minister Expands Ministry With an Eye on Elections in UP
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Mody dropped five ministers from his council on Tuesday and expanded it by inducting 19 new faces.
The nature of the expansion and the profile of the new faces show that Narendra Modi has done this exercise with an eye on the upcoming elections in the state of Uttar Pradesh and to implement the party’s agenda of bringing Dalits and backwards closer. Several of the new faces belong to the dalit and OBC categories.
CBI Arrests Delhi CM Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary for Corruption
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and a crusader against corruption, suffered a setback when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested his principal secretary Rajendra Kumar for corruption. Four others were also arrested in the graft case involving Rs 50 crore.
Syro-Malabar Cardinal Bats for BJP; Welcomes Uniform Civil Code
Kochi: Cardinal George Alenchery, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, which is a constituent of the the Catholic Church in India, has come out in the open in support of the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party’s ( BJP) move to bring Uniform Civil Code in India.
Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual People are Not Third Gender: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Supreme Court has clarified that only transgenders will be treated as Third Gender.
Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking ban on Whatsapp
New Delhi: The Supreme Court rejected a public Interest litigation case filed by a a man seeking ban on Whatsapp.
The petitioner Sudhir Yadav argued that that terrorists and criminals could easily communicate on WhatsApp and even super computers could not decrypt them.
Pay Hiked: 1 Crore Central Govt Employees, Pensioners to get More Public Money
New Delhi: The Union Government has approved 15 per cent hike in the basic pay of central government employees, including the armed forces, with effect from January 2016.
This decision will allow 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners in the country to draw more money and benefits from the nation’s exchequer.
India Gets Membership in MTCR: Can Purchase Drones to Watch Pakistan
New Delhi: After its unsuccessful bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group last week due to China’s stiff opposition, India will, today, become a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime( MTCR).
Incidentally, China is not a member of the group.
AAP MLA Mohaniya Arrested
NEW DELHI: AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya was arrested on charges of molestation and sexual harassment.