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SC Agrees To Prepone Hearing On EWS Quota In NEET-PG Admission
The Supreme Court announced to prepone the hearing on the matter of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in the NEET-PG admission on January 5. The order came at the request of the Central government for an urgent hearing in the matter. A three-judge bench will hear the matter, reported The Print. Notably, the decision following the urgent hearing will help the government to start the NEET-PG counselling soon.
Tags: SC, Centre, hearing, NEET-PG Admission, EWS Quota
Courtesy: The Print
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Centre Not Planning To Bring Back Farm Laws: Agriculture Minister
Dismissing the rumours, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Centre has no plan to bring back the contentious Farm Laws, on December 26. ''Congress is constantly trying to spread rumours to hide its failures, the farmers should be cautious of this,'' said Tomar. Earlier on December 25, the Congress had alleged that the government is trying to bring the laws back through the back door.
Tags: Farm Laws, Congress, Agriculture Minister, Centre, Rumours
Courtesy: United News of India
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India Launches 27 Satellite In Last 5 Years: Jitendra Singh To Lok Sabha
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on December 15 informed Lok Sabha that India successfully launched 27 satellite missions and 25 launch vehicle missions between April 2016 and March 2021. Meanwhile, India also launched 286 commercial satellites from domestic and foreign customers and eight student satellites from Indian Universities. Sing added that our major success was to place India's second lunar mission, using India's heavy-lift launch… read-more
Tags: lok sabha, Centre, Satellite Missions, Vehicle Missions, GSLV Mk-III
Courtesy: ANI
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Rahul Gandhi Alleges Corruption Of Rs 254 Cr In Jan Dhan Accounts
Citing a media report, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP government alleging corruption in the transfer of money in Jan Dhan accounts on Twitter on November 22. The report stated the State Bank of India charged Rs 17.70 from each account holder and collected a total of Rs 254 crore between 2017 and September 2020. ''Who is responsible for keeping the accounts of these monies?,'' tweeted Rahul.
Tags: Jan Dhan accounts, SBI, Centre, Congress, corruption
Courtesy: ANI
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SC Collegium Recommends 8 Names For Chief Justice Post In HCs
The three-member collegium headed by Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana has recommended eight names to the Centre to appoint them as chief justices of different high courts in India, media reports said on September 17. Reportedly, Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Meghalaya, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh will get new Chief Justices. Besides, the collegium also recommended the transfer of 28 HC judges including, Allahabad High Court… read-more
Tags: SC Collegium, Chief Justice, High Court, Centre
Courtesy: Zee News
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Private Cryptocurrency Isn't Good For Economy: RBI Governor
As the private cryptocurrency spreading its legs in India, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das once again raised his concerns over it while speaking at a press briefing on September 9. Das also said he alerted the government about the growth in private cryptocurrencies in the Indian economy. Earlier in February, Das had also raised the concern over the currency saying it could major risk to the financial stability.
Tags: RBI, SHAKTIKANTA DAS, Private Cryptocurrencies, Centre
Courtesy: NDTV
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Centre Asks Maharashtra & Kerala To Implement Night Curfew
The Centre has asked Maharashtra and Kerala to implement a night curfew in areas with high COVID-19 cases after the country-wide numbers rose to 32.6 million with 40,000 new cases daily. The celebration of Onam in Kerala has led to the state accounting for 60% of India's total cases. "More efforts would be required to arrest the increase in infections," the Home Affairs Ministry stated on August 26.
Tags: Maharashtra , Kerala, Centre, Covid-19 cases, Night Curfew
Courtesy: Reuters
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Centre Approves 9 Judges Recommended By Collegium For SC
All nine names recommended by the Collegium for the Supreme Court have reportedly been cleared by the Centre. The Court currently has only 24 judges against the sanctioned number of 34. Sources stated that the orders are "processed, approved and forwarded to the President for issuance of warrants of appointment". For the first time, three women judges, including Justice Nagarathna, have been included.
Tags: Supreme Court, Supreme Court Collegium, Centre, Approved, judges
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Experts Will Examine Pegasus Allegations: Centre To SC
The Centre told the Supreme Court on August 16 that a team of experts will examine the Pegasus allegations to dispel any wrong narrative. In a two-page affidavit, the government stated that the Pegasus allegations are based on conjectures and "unsubstantiated media reports". The document further denied any links of the government to the Israeli spyware and claimed that the petitioners "have not made out any case".
Tags: Pegasus, Centre, Supreme Court, experts
Courtesy: NDTV
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Opposition Support OBC Amendment Bill In Parliament
Despite the differences with the centre over the Pegasus issue and more, the Opposition has extended support to a constitution amendment bill that gives states the right to select their own OBCs. This will eliminate the issue of acquiring a required two-thirds majority vote in Parliament. "This is a big issue, we are going to support the centre. Running Parliament is the centre's responsibility," said RJD's Manoj Sinha.
Tags: Opposition, OBCs, obc constitution bill, Centre
Courtesy: NDTV
