GUWAHATI: “Ek kilo parimitam alookam dadatu,” requested Amalendu, a villager in Patiala Basti, asking for a kilogram of potatoes. Shopkeeper Akbar responded: “Astu dadami (take it).”This exchange, a scene from daily life, is just one of many where Sanskrit has become an integral part of communication in Anipur Basti and Patiala Basti near the Bangladesh…
NAGPUR: When Vilas Kolha stands in line to vote at a polling booth in Gadchiroli during the Maharashtra assembly elections on Nov 20, it will be another victory for democracy. He will be among 137 surrendered Maoists casting votes across three constituencies in Gadchiroli.The ex-Maoist commander-in-chief of central India’s stronghold in Abujmarh, carrying a record…
NEW DELHI: Observing that no one wants to forfeit claim to pursue education or his/her preferred profession due to disability, Supreme Court has appealed for a change in the approach of govt authorities by focusing more on the ability and not the disability of such persons, and bring them into the social mainstream and allow…
NEW DELHI: After rendering positive rulings in numerous PILs on diverse issues – gender justice, rights of disabled, queer and marginalised, CJI D Y Chandrachud signed off on Friday by entertaining the last PIL in his 25-year-long career that pleaded for including Indian healthcare system in PM Jan Arogya Yojana.The petitioner was serial PIL litigant…
NEW DELHI: Increasing pendency of cases in SC has always been an insurmountable task for all CJIs because of a quantum jump each year in number of case litigants approaching the court but Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has in his almost two years tenure as Chief Justice managed to bring pendency down by 10,000…
NEW DELHI: In a consequential move, a key parliamentary panel is set to discuss proposal for reservation in private sector, a sensitive issue with serious political and social repercussions.The issue pertains to extending the frontiers of quota for Dalits and tribals from govt to private sector, a demand which gained prominence during UPA decade but…
SURAT: A debt-ridden CRPF constable kidnapped his neighbour’s eight-year-old son for ransom earlier this week and allegedly ended up killing the kid in a bid to stop him from raising an alarm. The accused Shailendra Rajput was arrested in Gujarat’s Ankleshwar town Saturday.Police said Rajput – currently posted in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh – had incurred…
NEW DELHI: Aiming to rule out any irregularities in MBBS admissions, National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges to verify and submit details of all students enrolled for the academic year 2024-25. This includes admitted students’ entrance exam (NEET) roll number, marks obtained in 10+2 (physics, chemistry, biology), merit number, date of birth,…
COP29 (Picture credit: AP) An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking the country’s first participation since Taliban took control in 2021. The summit will be held from November 11-22.Although no country has formally recognized the Taliban government, Azerbaijan extended an invitation to the delegation. While the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has disapproved of HC interim orders to keep a MBBS seat vacant in a medical college for a candidate alleging unfair denial of admission and said such a direction can be passed only in exceptional circumstances when a candidate presents a strong prima facie case.This order was passed by a…
