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Govt caps sugar stock limit for dealers at 1,000 quintals

India, Oct. 8 -- The Government has issued a notification reducing the stock holding limit for sugar dealers to 1,000 quintals, effective from October 15 to November 30, as part of its efforts to cont... Read More


Rupee slumps 43 paise to close at 96.78 against US dollar

India, Oct. 8 -- The rupee slumped 43 paise to close at 96.78 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the Reserve Bank of India raised the key benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points ... Read More


SC to examine plea for recall of split verdict on CEC appointment law

India, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking recall of its recent split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Electio... Read More


HC extends stay on employee terminations post cancellation of JPSC, JSSC exams

India, Oct. 8 -- The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday extended the stay on the termination of services of Government employees whose appointments were affected by the cancellation of certain examinat... Read More


Benefits to disabled officer cadets: SC rebukes Centre for non-compliance

India, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuked the Centre for its failure to comply with its directions to reconsider welfare measures for military officer cadets who became unfit due to any ... Read More


SC pulls up officials over poor heritage upkeep

India, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on various departments, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, for their failure to properly maintain several heritage monument... Read More


SC upholds interim bail for Congress's Nandigram bypoll candidate

India, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order granting interim bail to Congress' Nandigram bypoll candidate, Milan Pradhan, for electioneering... Read More


SIR: Special camps for displaced, left-out voters

India, Oct. 8 -- Amid the political row over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi on Wednesday announced special camps across the National Ca... Read More


Meta deploys AI tools to curb child abuse ads

India, Oct. 8 -- Meta on Wednesday said it has deployed new AI tools to check ads that covertly lead users to child abuse material, as it disclosed that it acted on 5.3 million pieces of child sexual ... Read More


Economic gains outweigh foreign deposit costs: RBI

India, Oct. 8 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said that economic benefit is more important than the hedging cost borne by the Central Bank on the foreign curre... Read More