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China's claim on Shaksgam valley unacceptable; entire PoK belongs to India: Ladakh Governor Gupta

India, Jan. 14 -- Ladakh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday strongly rejected China's claim over the Shaksgam valley, asserting that the entire region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belongs to Ind... Read More


SC delivers split verdict on mandating prior sanction to probe Govt servants

India, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of a 2018 amendment (Section 17A) to the Prevention of Corruption Act, which mandates prior sanc... Read More


Supreme Court urges companies, investors to consider inclusion of disabled persons as 'strategic advantage'

India, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged companies and investors to consider the inclusion of disabled persons not just as a compliance issue, but as a strategic advantage that enhances bu... Read More


EC tells SC it is empowered to examine citizenship for electoral purposes

India, Jan. 14 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it functions as the original authority in matters relating to electoral rolls and conduct of polls and its opinion is b... Read More


Food surplus, income scarcity

India, Jan. 14 -- Even as the focus is generally on the manufacturing and services sectors, it is agriculture which is the hero of this year. Food grain production is set to cross 355 million tonnes. ... Read More


Don't-tax-the-rich campaign

India, Jan. 14 -- With less than three weeks to go before the Union Budget, the focus is on government revenues. Experts feel that the Exchequer may take a hit of INR 2,00,000 lakh crore due to the lo... Read More


SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking removal of Savarkar portraits, warns of costs

India, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking the removal of portraits of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar from Parliament and other public spaces, warning the petitioner o... Read More


Vice President launches anti-drug campaign in Delhi University

India, Jan. 14 -- Cautioning against drug abuse, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, who is also Chancellor of Delhi University, said on Tuesday that drug-free youth easily acquire skills, promote entre... Read More


Govt to launch 81 more Ayushman Arogya Mandir, says Pankaj Singh

India, Jan. 14 -- Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh said on Tuesday that the Rekha Gupta government will open 81 new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs under the fifth phase of expansion of the flagship scheme ... Read More


French farmers drive tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes

India, Jan. 14 -- French farmers steered some 350 tractors on Tuesday over cobbles-toned Paris avenues toward Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear t... Read More