The Ernakulam Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has set aside a State government order appointing B. Ashok, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, as Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation (KTDFC). The tribunal order came on a petition filed by Mr. Ashok challenging the decision of the General Administration (AIS) department … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with (left) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya during a public meeting in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo Several leaders from the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have welcomed the Union Home Ministry’s Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, that provides an exception to minorities belonging to … Read more
Animal welfare activists and care providers in the city met on Sunday to discuss misconceptions among the public on the recent Supreme Court order related to the feeding of stray dogs. The meeting was organised by People For Animals (PFA) in Mysuru, to dispel misconceptions, including the thought that the court had imposed penalties of … Read more
The Maharashtra government has put a temporary stay on the earlier order of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), allowing homoeopathy practitioners to practice modern medicine. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Maharashtra government has put a temporary stay on the earlier order of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), allowing homoeopathy practitioners to practice modern medicine. … Read more
A view of IndiGo flight take off at Chennai Airport. File. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj IndiGo on Sunday (June 1, 2025) doubled its order of widebody Airbus A350 aircraft to 60 by converting a part of its purchase rights into a firm order. In April 2024, IndiGo announced its maiden order of 30 … Read more
Following the verdict in the 2019 Pollachi sexual abuse case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Opposition leader Edappadi K Palanisamy clashed on social media. In a post on X, Stalin expressed his satisfaction with the verdict but also took a jibe at certain individuals allegedly attempting to protect the culprits. “Justice has been … Read more
Uttara Kannada district, District in-charge Minister Mankal S. Vaidya. File. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath Amid cow theft cases in Uttara Kannada district, District in-charge Minister Mankal S. Vaidya has warned that those indulging in such activities would be shot at in the open. Asserting that he will not let such activities to continue in … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI To celebrate or not to celebrate is the question for many colleges in West Bengal regarding Students’ Week, a recently launched annual event held from January 2 to 8, as they have not received a formal order from the State government for its conduct. While … Read more
Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid. FIle | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar A Delhi court on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) refused to pass order on Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer’s regular bail application in a terror-funding case. Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh dismissed the application … Read more
In a move to clarify the ongoing confusion surrounding the cancellation of Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards, the Congress government in Karnataka issued an official order today. The order instructs the Food Department to take immediate action, ensuring that only the BPL cards of individuals who are income taxpayers or government employees are canceled. The … Read more