People listen during a rally in support of reparations for African Americans outside City Hall in San Francisco. (Picture credit: AP) California governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Thursday, formally apologizing for slavery and its effects on Black Americans in the state. As per the news agency AP, this law is part of…
Can Railway, NBFCs and PSUs appoint arbitrators unilaterally?NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said at a time when private investment in India is crucial to the country’s economy, the need of the hour is a robust, transparent and independent arbitration system to infuse confidence in the domestic and international investors.This observation came from a…
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh forest department has yet again denied an RTI request for information on Project Cheetah, citing ‘national security concerns’.RTI activist Ajay Dubey, who requested records on management and finances of Project Cheetah, is stunned at having his second request turned down. “I will appeal to the information commission and move court against the…
NEW DELHI: Amid opposition’s demand that it be sent to a joint committee, the govt is set to introduce the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Thursday that proposes far-reaching changes to restrain the powers of Wakf Boards to declare a property as ‘Wakf’ and introduce a detailed process to do so, including…
HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand authorities have mandated that shop owners along the kanwar yatra route display nameplates with their details. The directive, following a similar order in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, aims to “prevent any law and order issues” during the yatra, officials said.Backing the directive, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami cited “past instances of shop owners using fake…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the National Testing Agency (NTA) on a plea seeking a fresh NEET-UG exam 2024 on the grounds of “paper leak” and other “malpractices”.The top court said the “sanctity of the exam seemed to have been affected” so it needed an answer from the NTA….
NEW DELHI: The Congress termed the EC’s response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter as a “permanent blot” on the face of a body, which is there to “ensure a level-playing field to all political parties”. Demanding transparency and promptitude” from EC, an INDIA bloc delegation on Friday met the ECI and raised concerns over…
NEW YORK: After days of stalemate in talks seeking end of pro-Palestinian protest on campus, Columbia University on Monday began suspending protestors who refused to dismantle a tent encampment on its New York City campus.University President Nemat Minouche Shafik said in a statement that days of negotiations between student organizers and academic leaders had failed…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court has cancelled all appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff made through the 2016 state-level exams in the state govt-sponsored and aided schools. The high court made the decision on Monday regarding the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in government-funded and supported schools in West Bengal. They declared the selection process invalid,…
MUMBAI: In a move to boost transparency, RBI has asked all banks and finance companies to provide borrowers with a key facts statement that includes data on all fees and the annual cost of credit from Oct 1 besides basic loan information. The statement should also provide details on the policy on recovery agents, contact…
