High Court stays probe against Infosys co-founder under SC/ST Act | India News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: The Karnataka HC stayed on Wednesday the investigation and further proceedings against Infosys co-founder and Indian Institute of Science governing council chairman Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan and 15 others in a complaint filed under provisions of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Justice SR Krishna Kumar also directed the issuance of an emergent notice…

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Citing financial crisis, Kerala halves minority scholarships | India News – The Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s govt has, citing the financial crisis, slashed scholarships for minority community students by 50%, leaving the education of thousands of students in limbo. The decision affects nine of the 11 scholarship programmes – originally allocated Rs 13.6 crore – offered by the department of minority welfare.Govt insists that the reduction in plan size…

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Stormy Parliament session likely as opposition vows to raise waqf at meet | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Budget session of Parliament, which starts on Friday with President Droupadi Murmu’s address, is once again likely to be contentious. The first signs of it emerged at Thursday’s all-party meeting attended by representatives from 36 parties, where opposition vowed to raise issues, such as the Maha Kumbh stampede and waqf bill. Parliamentary…

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With government nod, Supreme Court orders reappointment of retired high court judges to cut pendency | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: To reduce pendency of 62 lakh cases and counting in high courts, Supreme Court on Thursday, with the Centre’s agreement, ordered that a maximum of five retired HC judges could be reappointed to each HC to hear criminal cases, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. It added that their number should not exceed 10% of the…

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House panel to review today implementation of media laws | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Parliament’s standing committee on communications and information technology is scheduled to “review implementation of laws related to all forms of media” in a meeting on Friday, in which a host of factors related to media will be discussed.Sources said issues of “rampant” paid news, fake news, many TV news channels focussing on sensationalism,…

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