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SC grants bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in disproportionate ass
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and former Punjab Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), who has been accused in a disproportionate assets case.
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Supreme Court grants bail to three accused in Pune Porsche case
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court has granted bail to three accused in the Pune Porsche car accident case, where two people were killed due to rash and negligent driving by a juvenile in May 2024. The accused are alleged to have helped the juvenile's family tamper with evidence by swapping blood samples.
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Uttar Pradesh: "Withdraw SC/ST Act by Feb 6 or the Central govt will be up
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Agnihotri stated that while the new guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have been stayed, the bigger issue is the abolition of the SC/ST Act, adding that if it is not withdrawn by February 6, the government at the Centre will be uprooted.
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State Minister Vikramaditya Singh says Union Budget overlooks Himachal's f
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The minister pointed out that the revenue deficit grant received by Himachal Pradesh under the recommendations of the Finance Commission has been steadily decreasing in recent years and has now been practically eliminated, whereas, given the state's financial situation and the heavy losse
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Pollution a top priority for govt: DEA Secretary Anuradha Thakur on Union
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"Pollution is a priority for the government. We are working with many state governments on projects related to air and water pollution. There is a significant budgetary outlay on sewage control as well as drainage," Thakur said.
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Union Budget 2026: Centre allocates Rs 1.4 lakh Cr for state local bodies,
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Centre has allocated Rs 1.4 lakh crores for states for the Financial Year 2026-27 as Finance Commission grants, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.
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Delhi: AISA holds Equity March at DU, protests SC stay on UGC regulations
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
AISA organised an Equity March at the Arts Faculty, University of Delhi, to register a vehement protest against the Supreme Court's recent stay on University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations.
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"They want to support India's efforts to decarbonise": Piyush Goyal says F
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on whether the carbon tax could offset the benefits of the India-EU FTA, Goyal emphasised that the agreement includes a "most favoured nation" clause, which ensures that if the EU grants any concessions on carbon tax to other countries, India will automatically benefit fro
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Delhi HC grants protection to man accused of diverting ISKCON temple funds
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The High Court granted relief to the accused after noting a long delay in lodging the FIR, the fact that he was removed from his job in June 2025, despite being given Rs 21.45 lakh to deposit in the account of the Department of the temple.
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Calcutta HC grants permission for BJP procession over Anandpur warehouse f
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
With permission granted, the BJP will be allowed to start the procession from near the Garia Shitala Temple or the Shahid Khudiram Metro Station and proceed to the Narendrapur Police Station.
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"It appears regulations were drafted in haste": Drishti IAS founder Vikas
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS, suggested that the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations were "drafted in haste", pointing out various shortcomings of the regulations.
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SC stays UGC's equity regulations; leaders call for 'balanced' revision
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the of th
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