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NEW DELHI: Holding that a welfare legislation, enacted to extend benefit to a certain section of society, should be given a “liberal and purposive interpretation” in favour of beneficiaries, Supreme Court has said an employer has to pay penalty from his pocket for delay in payment under the Employees’ Compensation Act, even if the compensation…
NEW DELHI: The home ministry Friday constituted two more empowered committees for Bengal to fast-track processing of citizenship requests received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. This takes the number of empowered committees functional in the state to four.CAA provides for grant of citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging to their six…
NEW DELHI: The US-Israel attack on Iran and its aftermath, including the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have marked the most pronounced rupture yet between opposition parties, especially Congress and Left, and govt on a fraught foreign affairs development, an issue which has traditionally seen a certain convergence on account of national…
File photo NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that no “Hindu” refugee would lose citizenship in West Bengal, while criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government of opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The state is set to go to polls this year, and infiltration remains one of the key political flashpoints, setting…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday warned that judicial orders based on AI-generated, non-existent judgments will amount to misconduct and not merely an error in decision-making, flagging serious concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in court proceedings.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said it would examine the issue in detail…
File photo NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Saudi PM and Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Bahrain King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa and thanked the two leaders for their attention to the Indian community amid unstable situation in West Asia. He also condemned the…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has set up around 50 centres across the city to facilitate the issuance of the “Pink Saheli” cards and the distribution process will commence from Tuesday.The Pink National Common Mobility card, launched by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, will provide women and transgender individuals free bus travel and seamless access…
NEW DELHI: Used syringes found in stadium washrooms. Athletes failing dope tests. And now, doctors are being told to check what they prescribe.As doping cases rise across sports, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked doctors, hospitals and medical colleges across the country to be cautious while treating athletes. The concern is that banned substances…
Air India Express will restart operations to and from Muscat on Tuesday, March 3, following a temporary suspension due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, the Tata Group‑owned airline said in a statement on Monday.Services to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will remain suspended until 23.59 hours IST on March 3, it…
NEW DELHI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Monday took a dig at the ruling DMK in Chennai, saying it would struggle to win even 25 to 30 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections without the Congress in its alliance. TVK leader C T R Nirmal Kumar claimed the DMK’s current strength relied heavily on…
