Last year's policy can be adopted this year too, SC on 12th board exam

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre to give reasons if the government is departing from the decision taken last year, amid the Covid pandemic, in connection with the class XII board exams. The top court suggested that the…

UIDAI issues draft for new Aadhaar norms to supersede 2016 framework

New Delhi (IANS) The draft Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulations, 2021 stipulate that the Authority may enable an Aadhaar number holder to permanently lock his biometrics and temporarily unlock it when needed for biometric…

Citing flaws, SC grills Centre on vaccine decisions, stresses on jabs for rural population

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday shot a volley of tough questions at the Centre in connection with its Covid vaccine policy, and flagged various flaws: shortage of vaccine doses, pricing issues, registration for vaccination and lack of…

'You must smell the coffee,' SC asks tough questions from Centre over vaccine policy

New Delhi (IANS) A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday remarked, "You must smell the coffee", as it grilled the Centre over its vaccine policy and emphasised that the policy to fight back the deadly virus should be aligned with the ground…

India reports 1.65L Covid cases, lowest since April 12

New Delhi (IANS) India reported less than 2 lakh Covid-19 cases third day in a row, with 1,65,553 fresh cases recorded in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, 3,460 patients succumbed to the coronavirus, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry…

Pak increases infiltration bids along border amid 2nd Covid wave

New Delhi (IANS) Infiltration bids have increased along India-Pakistan borders this year compared to previous year's corresponding four-and-half months with the neighbouring country pushing militants and smugglers into Indian territory to spread…

New pictures of Mehul Choksi emerge, show injury marks

New Delhi (IANS) Pictures of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi have surfaced on social media which showed several marks of bruises on his face and shoulders, even as a private jet landed in Dominica from Qatar.

Antigua News Room, a news outlet…

Bengal Chief Secy Alapan Bandopadhyay might not go to Delhi on Monday

Kolkata (IANS) In the midst of the tug-of-war between the Centre and the state over the issue of his central deputation, West Bengal Chief Secretary, Alapan Bandopadhyay, is left with a day to decide his future course of action. Indications are that…

India records 1.73L new Covid cases, lowest spike since April 13

New Delhi (IANS) India on Saturday reported 1,73,790 fresh Covid-19 cases while 3,617 patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said.

This is for the third time since April 13 that…

Mehul Choksi to remain in Dominica, next hearing on June 2: Court

New Delhi (IANS) The High Court of Dominica on Friday once again "restrained" the extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

Justice M.E. Birnie Stephenson,…