Help them, govt should use its resources: SC to Centre on Ukraine-returned medical students

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the Centre could develop a web portal providing details of foreign universities for the medical students who returned from Ukraine following Russia's invasion in February, to complete…

Fifth IAS officer from UP seeks VRS

Lucknow (IANS) Yet another IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre has sought voluntary retirement from the service.

A 2005-batch IAS officer, Sreenivasulu was on inter-cadre deputation to his home state Andhra Pradesh from January 2016 to July…

App loan fraud: ED recovers documents, seizes Rs 46 cr of Payment Gateways

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it carried out search operations on September 14 at multiple locations in connection with an investigation related to the app-based token, named HPZ and related entities and seized…

Sextortion racket tries to target senior Trinamool MLA

Kolkata (IANS) An inter-state sextortion racket has now targeted a senior Trinamool Congress leader and three-time party MLA from the Chuchura Assembly constituency in West Bengal's Hooghly district, Asit Majumdar. However, Majumdar dodged the…

CBI raids in Mumbai, Gujarat in Rs 428 crore Canara Bank fraud

Mumbai (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided several locations in Mumbai and Gujarat's Kutch in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 428.50 crore in the Canara Bank, an official said on Thursday.

Following a complaint…

'Show courtesy', 'listen patiently' part of DoPT guidelines for dealings between civil servant and MPs

New Delhi (IANS) 'Show courtesy and consideration, listen patiently, be meticulously correct and courteous, rise to receive and see off' -- these are some of the common guidelines issued for civil servants while dealing with Members of Parliament…

8 Congress MLAs in Goa to switch to BJP

Panaji (IANS) A Congress leader in Goa on Wednesday confirmed that eight party MLAs have passed a resolution to switch to the state's ruling BJP.

Confirming the development to IANS, party MLA and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislative…

Absence of specific law on hate speech, using IPC, RP Act & MCC to control it: EC to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India and in absence of specific law on 'hate speech' and 'rumour mongering' during…

Six labourers killed as lift collapses in under-construction building in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (IANS) At least six labourers were killed and one seriously injured after the lift of an under-construction building collapsed here on Wednesday.

The lift crashed from the seventh floor. The under-construction highrise building, named…

'Hijab is farz, courts not equipped to determine its essentiality', petitioners to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The petitioners on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that according to the religious text, wearing of hijab was 'farz' (duty) and the courts were not equipped to determine its essentiality.

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan,…