To erase this perception of lineage trumping merit or a judicial officer getting priority over first-generation lawyers in getting recommended for appointment as high court judges, one of the collegium judges recently mooted the idea of instructing high court collegiums not to recommend lawyers or judicial officers whose parents or close relatives were/are judges of…
Though there will mostly be clear skies during the day, the maximum (day) temperatures in the region are expected to be in the range of 12-16 C. In the plains, a cold wave is considered when the minimum (night) temperature of a station is 10 C or less and it is at least 4.5 below…
HYDERABAD: An ancient Sanskrit inscription discovered on a rock outside Gilgit in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was decoded by ASI’s epigraph division. Written in Brahmi script, it dates back to approximately 4th-century CE, reports U Sudhakarreddy. According to ASI epigraphy director K Muniratnam Reddy, the inscription reads: “Pushpasingha, for the merit of his guru (name partially lost),…
DHARAMSHALA: With Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday approaching, excitement is growing over whether he will mark the occasion by announcing his successor as the leader of his people and a symbol of their challenge to China’s determination to erase their identity as a community.Dalai Lama will turn 90 on July 6, a milestone which many consider…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the nation to embrace the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj as an occasion for unity. In his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat‘, he emphasised the event’s potential to foster national cohesion and called upon people to take a resolve to eliminate division and hatred from society.“If…
MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai airport missed its much-touted March-end deadline, but not by much as the city’s second commercial flights airport is expected to be inaugurated on April 17. Access to the public will begin four weeks later, in the second half of May, when airlines commence domestic flights, along with cargo operations. By the…
BENGALURU: Paternal consent for the adoption of a child born out of rape is inconsequential and immaterial, Karnataka high court said while ruling in favour of a teenage sexual assault survivor who had been refused official permission to legally give her baby to a couple, reports Vasantha Kumar.“When the natural guardians of a child are…
JAMMU: Expressing concern over the ongoing shutdown in the holy town of Katra against the proposed ropeway project, J&K’s deputy chief minister, Surinder Choudhary, said the project is ill-advised and, that, development can’t come at the cost of employment.Katra, base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage in Jammu, remained shut for the fifth consecutive day…
NEW DELHI: Patna police use mild-lathi charge and water cannon to disperse the BPSC aspirants protesting in Gandhi Maidan, demanding a re-exam to be held for the 70th BPSC prelims. The protesting students in Patna are demanding the cancellation of the Integrated Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024 conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has formed several teams to investigate the camps which are allegedly collecting the personal information of women in the name of the AAP government’s scheme “Mahila Samman Yojna,” according to a senior official’s statement on Sunday. This action follows Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena‘s directive for an investigation into…
