Source- indianexpress.com The Supreme Court will hear Friday a petition challenging the Calcutta High Court’s decision not to interfere with the West Bengal government’s decision to grant Rs 10,000 to each puja committee in the state. The plea was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M
Source- ndtv.com The government on Thursday rejected the findings of the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI), which has placed the country at 115th position out of 157 countries on various parameters, such as survivability measured by under-five mortality rate. “The government of India, therefore, has decided to ignore the HCI and will continue to undertake
Source- indiatoday.in We don’t talk about it as much as we talk about other diseases, but you’ll be shocked to know that 300 million people worldwide are suffering from depression. Depression and bad mental health have been ignored as a serious issue since ages. But, do you know, depression can also lead to death if it
Source- telegraphindia.com Mediapart, the French portal whose interview with former President Francois Hollande had shaken the Narendra Modi government, has published a new report with the potential to inject fresh life into the Rafale scandal. “According to an internal Dassault document obtained by Mediapart, a senior member of the aviation group had explained to the staff
Source- express.co.uk Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin “are unanimous in strengthening multi-polarity and multilateralism in the rapidly changing world”. The Pakistani air force’s Sherdils Aerobatic Team first announced on Sunday the state-run Pakistan Aeronautical Complex company and China’s government-owned Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group would “jointly produce
Source- indianexpress.com Writer-producer Vinta Nanda Tuesday accused actor Alok Nath of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions 19 years ago when they worked together on the sets of the 1993 TV show Tara. Nanda detailed the account on Facebook Monday in which she referred to Nath as “the most sanskaari (cultured) person”, before naming him the next day. Speaking to ABP
Source- moneycontrol.com Green bodies expressed concern over the findings of the latest IPCC climate change report, saying India is one of the most vulnerable countries for extreme weather events. Reacting to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), the Centre for Science and Environment said the impact of 1.5 degrees Celsius warming
Source- ndtv.com The International Monetary Fund or IMF on Tuesday predicted a growth rate of 7.3 per cent for India in the current year and 7.4 per cent in 2019. In 2017, India had recorded a 6.7 per cent growth rate. “India’s growth is expected to increase to 7.3 per cent in 2018 and to 7.4
Source- ndtv.com A petition challenging the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages inside Kerala’s Sabarimala temple was filed in the top court today amid mounting protests in Kerala. Seeking a review of the judgment lifting the centuries-old ban, the petitioner said the verdict can’t be a match for the voice of the people. The petitioner, the
Source- news18.com Washington: For India, getting a presidential waiver from the biting CAATSA sanctions might not be that easy, some American experts believe referring to the changing political dynamics within the administration and President Donald Trump’s personal strong views against New Delhi’s trade and tariff policies and calling it a “tariff king”. Under the CAATSA
