Parliament's Public Accounts Committee to review performance of regulatory bodies
Amid a political storm over allegations of conflict of interest against Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to review the performance of regulatory bodies established by Acts of Parliament. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman K C Venugopal said...
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India, Maldives defence dialogue focuses on Indian Ocean, defence projects
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Centre extends assistance to Andhra, Telangana for flood relief, rescue
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Envoys of five nations present credentials to President Murmu
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Amidst global turmoil, India needs stable Government and capable leadership: Naqvi
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Former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar joins BJP
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Fair probe into RG Kar horror not possible unless Mamata resigns: BJP
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Technical report of anti-rape bill missing: Bengal Governor
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Delhi Court extends Amanatullah’s ED custody by three days
A city court on Friday extended AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's ED custody by three days in a money laundering case, saying he may be required to be confronted with co-accused and witnesses. Special judge Vishal Gogne passed the order on an application moved by the central probe agency, which had sought...
SC accepts CEC recommendations to tackle dwindling green cover in Delhi
The Supreme Court on Friday accepted a set of recommendations made by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) including creating a customised module which would contain data on details of projects requiring cutting of trees, the number of trees to be felled or translocated, and compensatory plantation to tackle dwindling green...
RG Kar rape, murder: Vital evidence lost due to demolition of POC, says CBI
The Health Department of Bengal had prior knowledge of the demolition of a portion of the seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College Hospital undertaken barely a couple of days after the body of a brutally raped and murdered lady doctor of the Chest Medicine Department was found in...
Frequent mobile phone use linked to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases: Study
Do you spend hours glued to your smartphone, whether for social media or work? It's better if you reassess your habits. For, a new study published in Canadian Journal of Cardiology has suggested that frequent mobile phone use is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly among...
Meghalaya bans two- finger test to confirm rape
The Meghalaya Government has informed the Supreme Court that it has prohibited the 'two-finger test' which was conducted to determine whether a survivor of rape or sexual assault was habituated to sexual intercourse. The State Government told the apex court that a circular dated June 27, 2024, was issued by the...
India, Saudi Arabia hold 6th defence cooperation meet
In an effort to further strengthen their bilateral defence ties, India and Saudi Arabia conducted the sixth edition of Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation (JCDC) meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defence ministry said here on Thursday. Giving details, officials said the two countries discussed new avenues to further strengthen...
India takes part in heads of Asia Coast Guards meet
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) participated in the 20th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) from September three to four at Incheon, South Korea. During the meeting, various issues of significance, such as maritime law enforcement, safety and security of life at sea, marine environment protection, illicit trafficking of...
