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Why the spirit of RG Kar protests must be kept alive

Will tomorrow be what we would like it to be after the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) rape-murder? After all, it took this gruesome crime to remind us of our duty to protest against what we should not see happening in society.

CHABAHAR PORT, RELIEF FIGURED IN MEETING BETWEEN INDIA AND TALIBAN

The use of the Indian terminal at Iran's Chabahar port for exports and humanitarian aid for the Afghan people were among the issues discussed at meetings between an Indian delegation and Taliban leaders in Kabul this week, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday.

Govt expands NCS job portal with new firms

The Centre has signed agreements with a slew of private firms, under which they will periodically list job vacancies on a state-run portal designed to act like a digital employment exchange, a move aimed at widening the reach of job advertisements.

WORKING GROUPS FORMED FOR URBAN REFORMS

The Centre has formed five new working groups comprising current and former bureaucrats across states and external experts to formulate reforms that will transform how Indian cities are managed.

Muda to take back 50:50 scheme plots after probe

The Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) on Thursday will take back plots distributed under the controversial 50:50 scheme \"but only after receiving the Desai Commission's report\", commissioner Raghunandan said, citing minutes of the body's first meeting.

GOVT NOTICE ON ACCURACY NOT RECEIVED YET, SAYS WIKIMEDIA

The Wikimedia Foundation (WF) claimed it is yet to receive any official notice from the Indian government, days after reports emerged that the ministry of information and broadcasting had issued a notice to it on bias and inaccuracies in its articles, and asking why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary.

No political appointments in NCLT, NCLAT: SC

SC CRITICISED THE TRIBUNALS FOR LACK OF TIMELY ADMISSION AND DISPOSAL OF APPLICATIONS UNDER THE IBC

Report blames staff, faulty signals for train accident

Multiple operational lapses by railway staff and malfunctioning signals led to the deadly collision between Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in June that killed 10 people, an investigation has found, calling for urgent steps to deploy train collision prevention systems.

Ayurveda-Biology now subject in NET, experts raise concerns

The University Grants Commission (UGC) officially introduced \"Ayurveda Biology\" as a new subject in the National Eligibility Test (NET) on Thursday, a move it said was meant to bridge traditional Indian medicine with modern biological sciences, but experts warned it could dilute academic standards and create confusion in the job market.

SC REAFFIRMS DOCS' ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a request to revisit its landmark 1995 judgment, which had classified medical services under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and held that healthcare providers, including doctors and hospitals, could be held accountable under the Act for service deficiencies.

CJI unveils museum chronicling judicial history

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Thursday inaugurated the National Judicial Museum and Archive (NJMA) at the Supreme Court, which serves as a gateway into the history behind Indian judicial institutions.

WHO lists pathogens for new vaccine development

WHO HAS NAMED 17 PATHOGENS THAT REGULARLY CAUSE DISEASES AS TOP PRIORITIES FOR VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

CAN'T SHUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE ON THE BASIS OF COMPROMISE: SC

Sexual harassment cases cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise between two parties, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, as it set aside a Rajasthan high court order dismissing a case after the accused and the survivor agreed upon a compromise.

Ideologue who pushed for Indianised curricula

Educationist Dinanath Batra, who sparked controversy by pushing for what he called Indianised curricula to banish western thought from textbooks and opposed concepts such as sex education because they didn't conform with Indian culture, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 94.

Initiate a debate in Parl, Yasin's wife asks Rahul

Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of incarcerated Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, has written to the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to initiate a debate in Parliament for her husband, who she claimed can \"bring peace\" to Jammu & Kashmir.

Notification banning 'Satanic Verses' untraceable, HC told

The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie's controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses appeared to be \"non-existent\" after authorities told the court that they could not trace an official notification on the restriction.

Terrorists claim they killed 2 J&K defence volunteers

Two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) went missing from the Kishtwar district of Jammu on Thursday with an offshoot of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claiming to have killed them and security forces launching a search operation to trace the two men.

SC dismisses plea to transfer RG Kar case

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request to transfer the trial in the high-profile rape and murder case of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata to another state, affirming that the trial will proceed in West Bengal.

National counterterror strategy on anvil: Shah

The Centre will soon bring a national counter-terrorism policy and strategy to fight extremists and their ecosystem, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday as he urged security agencies to use the stringent anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), \"without hesitation\" whenever necessary.

SC redefines 'summer vacation' as ‘partial working days'

JUDGES EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT SUMMER VACATION’ INACCURATELY SUGGESTED A COMPLETE HALT

Can't alter recruitment process in public jobs midway, says top court

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the public recruitment process must be free from any arbitrariness or discrimination, ruling that criteria cannot be changed midway once the process of selection begins.

DRI empowered to issue tax notices: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed its 2021 ruling and declared that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are indeed \"proper officers\" under the Customs Act, thereby restoring their authority to issue recovery notices.

India cancels some camps in Canada over safety concerns

TEN CONSULAR CAMPS WERE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER THOUGH IT ISN'T KNOWN HOW MANY WERE CANCELLED

NOT ANTI-BUSINESS, BUT CAN'T STAND MONOPOLY: RAHUL

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asserted that he was not \"anti-business\" as being projected by the BJP but was \"anti-monopoly\" and \"anticreating oligopolies\".

Man repairing his roof electrocuted

A 37-year-old man was electrocuted after touching a high-tension wire near his house in Shahbad Dairy, northwest Delhi, on Wednesday afternoon, the second such death on the day, police said on Thursday.

Oppn won more seats in LS polls through fake narrative

Barely two weeks ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra, chief minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Surendra P Gangan on the Mahayuti's prep and how the ruling combine is fielding a volley of accusations from the opposition—primarily on a slew of welfare schemes it launched recently to \"benefit people across classes\".

No friendly fights in MVA': Congress suspends rebel candidates for 6 yrs

THERE ARE 18 REBELS IN FRAY FROM MAHAYITI ALLIANCE AND 23 REBELS FROM THE OPPOSITION MAHA VIKAS AGHADI

Ajit Pawar campaigns for Malik, allies distant

NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday campaigned for his party nominees Nawab Malik and the latter's daughter Sana, who are contesting the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.

SRK gets death threat, caller demands ₹50L

The Mumbai police on Thursday identified a lawyer in Raipur whose phone was used to allegedly threaten Shah Rukh Khan with physical harm if he did not pay the caller ₹50 lakh.

JPC chairperson meets K'taka farmers amid Waqf land notice row

Chairperson of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday visited multiple places in Karnataka for what he described a \"fact finding\" mission and to meet aggrieved farmers whose lands were allegedly marked as Waqf properties.