NEW DELHI: Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday apologised to law students following the council’s controversial decision to briefly halt the enrolment of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law’s 2026 graduating batch as advocates, Bar and Bench reported.In a letter issued on Independence Day, Mishra said…
Mumbai: Four candidates from Haryana were arrested along with seven modified mobile devices during the non-teaching written examinations held by Central Sanskrit University for the Multi-Tasking Staff (Group D) guard or peon post at Kendriya Vidyalaya in IIT-Powai on Aug 9, and were sent to jail on Friday after completion of five days of police…
Sholinganallur’s Sathyavani Muthu Pond, once reduced to a waterbody choked with invasive weeds, garbage and silt, has been restored by Greater Chennai Corporation and Environmental Foundation of India Chennai: Sholinganallur’s Sathyavani Muthu Pond, once reduced to a waterbody choked with invasive weeds, garbage and silt, has been restored by Greater Chennai Corporation and Environmental Foundation…
‘What do you do?’Sounds like a simple question. But in India, the answer to this question determines your social status.Is there any scope?How much will you earn?What will people say?Some careers in India instantly earn respect. Others invite questions.So when a young person chooses a career, are they really choosing what they want or are…
Kolkata: A total of 1,008 yajnas will be performed by Hindu groups across Bengal in Jan next year to pray for the reconversion of converted Hindus into Sanatani faith. The announcement came two days after Acharya Ramchandra Das, one of the organisers of the event, met CM Suvendu Adhikari.Preparations for the mega event have already…
Fadnavis took to social media to put out figures countering Pawar’s claim that the situation was concerning. MUMBAI: The state continues to be number one in industrial presence and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar should realise that 76% of companies that close down are defunct companies, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday.He was responding…
They overpowered the home warden Chennai: Eleven juveniles lodged at Government Correctional Facility for Boys and Girls, Chengalpet, escaped on Friday night after overpowering the home warden, prompting a large-scale search operation by police. The juveniles had been remanded in connection with cases including theft, robbery, drug peddling and murder.Police said they pushed the home…
PM Modi said, ‘if this stays in front of me, I would not be able to address the citizens’,” the officer recalled. Former defence secretary RK Mathur has recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted on removing the bulletproof glass barrier from the Red Fort before delivering his first Independence Day address as Prime Minister…
KOLKATA: TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh on Saturday attended an Independence Day programme held by a rebel faction of the party, triggering fresh speculation about his political position.The event was organised by the faction led by expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee. Ghosh, however, said he attended the programme by chance and that there was no political motive…
Mumbai: In a relief for nearly 3,000 community health workers (CHV) engaged by the BMC, the Bombay High Court held that they are entitled to receive minimum wages.“Though branded as volunteers, CHVs almost work as workers of the municipal corporation. They do not merely ‘volunteer’ in a real sense but actually discharge vital duties for…
